Soon, a rowdy crowd of thousands will be howling along with 49.
Those two nights at Bridgestone [Arena] were incredible.
That was a big one, Gibson says of supporting Childers this past April in Nashville.
49 Winchester are touring the U.S. in support of their new album ‘Leavin’ This Holler.‘Thomas Crabtree*
It wasnt something that happened overnight.
Gibson is happy to have the back catalog to chart the groups journey.
Its this dichotomy that we like, Gibson says.
All the glitz and glam of the city, the fun stuff we do on tour.
Then, we go back and crawl into the mountains and see nobody, hear nobody.
But no matter how far and wide they travel,49 Winchesters native geographywill always inform their music and their message.
Its a promise that Gibson knows he didnt keep.
Were a band that derives a lot of our identity from the place they came from, Gibson says.
Weve always wanted to be a torchbearer for Appalachia and Appalachian music.
And thats okay, because its people Ive known my whole life.
Theyre proud of me.
Im just that guy from town that went out and did a cool thing.
