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SUMMARY:Colby Acuff
DESCRIPTION:Sometimes it seems like country has forgotten its wild roots 
 – or least outgrown them\, changing as it has to reflect an ever-evolvin
 g world. Then there’s a guy like Colby Acuff. A fourth generation Idaho 
 native with a rugged spirit true to his mountain home\, honest-to-a-faul
 t lyrics and a sound as raw as the remote wilderness\, Acuff’s untamed b
 rand of country stands proudly apart in today’s format\, pure and untouc
 hed by modern gimmicks. Self-taught and largely self-contained\, he’s al
 ready used it to find success on his own terms – and with new major-labe
 l backing from Sony Music Nashville\, plans to do the same nationwide. …
  Just don’t expect him to follow the pack. “If you wanna do something ri
 ght\, you’ve gotta do it yourself\,” Acuff says\, speaking with the hard
 scrabble charm of an old-soul troubadour. Hailing from Coeur d'Alene\, I
 daho\, a Rocky Mountain oasis near the very top of the continental U.S.\
 , that proudly-independent attitude forms the heart of Acuff’s outgoing 
 personality – and a creative drive stretching all the way back. Growing 
 up\, Acuff was always busy with three things – fishing\, duck hunting an
 d making music – and it was music that captured his imagination. He lear
 ned piano at 5\, drums at 9 and guitar at 11\, took the stage for the fi
 rst time at 12 and was even writing songs by 15 – and even those early e
 fforts were unique\, inspired by bold artistic outliers. Favorites inclu
 ded bluegrass trailblazers like Flatt & Scruggs\, who broke away from th
 e great Bill Monroe to go their own way\, plus country “outlaws” like Wa
 ylon Jennings and Willie Nelson – some of the first to successfully buck
  the Nashville system. Even modern-day mavericks like Sturgill Simpson a
 nd Tyler Childers have his admiration\, although Acuff has always follow
 ed his own winding path. So winding\, in fact\, he eventually wondered w
 hat else he could do … and with typical go-your-own-way flair\, went and
  found out. Studying economics in college\, Acuff excelled in finance\, 
 sold real estate for rent money and was even offered a job as a junior s
 tockbroker – a cushy opportunity for any recent graduate. But he turned 
 it down cold. He could have worked 15 years and been handed a successful
  business\, Acuff explains. But that wasn’t him. As much as he bristled 
 at the thought of office life\, even worse would be following a course h
 e didn’t chart himself. Instead\, Acuff became a fly-fishing guide\, spe
 nding days on the river and selling out bars each night. The hometown he
 ro traveled the Northwest releasing three independent albums from 2020 t
 hrough 2022\, including the “life changing” If I Were the Devil. A mix o
 f plainspoken vocals\, piercing lyrics and country heart as sturdy as Ro
 cky Mountain granite\, he dug deep into his soul and the wild country ar
 ound him\, with themes so vivid and distinct they were somehow universal
 . From two-stepping honky tonk anthems with a frontier philosopher's eye
 \, to serene campfire confessions\, full of spiritual scar tissue and ro
 ad-weary wisdom\, each one was written solo and pulled straight from the
  life he actually lived – and because of that\, none were your “typical”
  country song. “I’ve never written for radio\, I’ve never written for an
 ything other than me and my fans – and I don’t write love songs\,” Acuff
  says with a laugh. “My girlfriend hates that about me.” Dark\, stormy a
 nd desolate\, “If I Were the Devil” was a fitting example and has now be
 en streamed more than 27 million times. Meanwhile\, Acuff’s career total
  has surpassed 42 million\, and a new frontier lays ahead. Working with 
 acclaimed producer/engineer Eddie Spear (Zach Bryan\, Brandi Carlile\, C
 ody Jinks)\, Acuff’s first major label project is in motion\, recorded w
 ith a new team of top-flight talent at Nashville’s Sound Emporium. Anoth
 er batch of gritty\, solo-written songs – plus the first ever cowrites o
 f a promising career – it will help introduce a country talent as wild a
 nd free as the Idaho mountains themselves. But despite his new chapter\,
  he’s got no plans of taming down. “You’ve got two options: you can make
  music for you and the people who are gonna hear it\, or you can make mu
 sic for the people who are gonna pay for it\,” Acuff says. “And I always
  lean toward making music for you and your fans.”\n\nTickets: https://ww
 w.axs.com/events/1499533/colby-acuff-tickets?skin=woolysdm\n\nhttps://fi
 ndlocal.community/event/18b71318-683f-495f-a926-32ab9918b42f
LOCATION:Wooly's\, Des Moines\, IA
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/18b71318-683f-495f-a926-32ab9918b42
 f
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