About this Event
Welcome to EmiSunshine & The Rain LIVE 'In the House' event! Join us on Sat Jul 06 2024 at 6:00 PM at Grinder House Coffee Shop, LLC for an unforgettable evening of music and fun. Get ready to experience the incredible talent of EmiSunshine & The Rain as they perform live in person. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to see them up close and personal. Grab your friends and family and come enjoy a night of great music and good vibes. See you there!
Rolling Stone once named EmiSunshine among “10 new country artists you need to know,” but she is more than that. With a style described as “old-timey,” the East Tennessee native performs her own unique contemporary blend of roots music that is equal parts Americana, Bluegrass, Gospel, Blues and Jazz.
Known for her powerful voice and masterful ukulele-playing, the 19-year-old singer/songwriter has been attracting national attention since she was 9 years old, with appearances on Today, NBC’s Little Big Shots, American Idol, Pickler & Ben, Song of the Mountains, WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour the Grand Ole Opry and elsewhere. In 2018, she was featured in the Grammy-nominated Elvis Presley documentary film The King, for which she wrote and performed two original songs—“Johnny, June and Jesus” and “Danny Ray.” In 2019, she received the prestigious ASCAP Foundation Desmond Child Anthem Award for musical excellence.
With nine albums released under own name and guest appearances on other projects, EmiSunshine is now preparing to release her first Bluegrass album, SIDESHOW, with her family band The Rain (father Randall Hamilton, brother Johnathon Hamilton, and Uncle Bobby Hill). Though she has recorded Bluegrass-tinged songs in the past, the new project is her first complete Bluegrass album, featuring guest performances by 3-time IBMA winner Justin Moses, mandolin prodigy Wyatt Ellis, Cruz Contreras of The Black Lillies, and Nashville multi-instrumentalist Addie Levy.
“So many fans have been asking me to record a Bluegrass album,” she says. “It’s the kind of music I grew up on, and it has been such a huge influence on me, ever since I heard Ralph Stanley sing ‘O Death’ at Merlefest when I was real young. It stopped everyone in their tracks. I felt that reverence to my core.”
Emi has opened for, or shared the stage with the likes of Loretta Lynn, Rhonda Vincent, Willie Nelson, Vince Gill, Tanya Tucker and more. She began writing songs at the age of 5 with help from her mother, Alisha Hamilton, with whom she still regularly writes. Many of her songs deal with serious themes like domestic violence and addiction, but she is equally drawn to uplifting stories that celebrate equality and offer encouragement to anyone facing challenges in life.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Grinder House Coffee Shop, LLC, 73 North Main Street, Crossville, United States
USD 20.00 to USD 25.00
