At age 44, Wes Collins and his wife Anita made a pact to become writers. She started writing fiction, Wes penned his first song, and few years later they were both multi-award-winners in their fields. Wes more than makes up for lost time with songs that dig deep and go to uncertain, sometimes scary places. Come for a haunting melody and some intricate fingerpicking and stay for the wit and deep literary intelligence. There is always more to find in a Wes Collins song.<\/p>\n
And now Wes is flanked by musical heavyweights FJ Ventre on bass and harmonies, Scott Dameron on guitars, and Barry Gray on guitar, cajon, drums and harmonies. The call themselves the Wes Collins Band, and they drive, groove, and tiptoe. Come see what we mean.<\/p>\n
\u201cWes Collins has a wonderful gift for telling stories from truly unique points of view. Every narrator in Jabberwockies reveals thoughts I\u2019ve had but would certainly be terrified to express. Wes is a courageous songwriter. Wes also has that magical musical sensibility that makes me hit \u201crepeat\u201d on his songs. He makes my favorite records and he\u2019s one of my ultimate favorite musical artists.\u201d \u2013 Jaimee Harris<\/p>\n
\u201cWes Collins\u2019 songs have a way of circling around my mood and elevating it. His music makes me feel better, no matter how my day is going. I congratulate him on his new record Jabberwockies, a stellar collection of new songs, beautiful vocals, and glorious harmonies by Jaimee Harris and Crystal Hariu-Damore. I can\u2019t stop listening to it, I love it!\u201d \u2013 Mary Gauthier<\/p>\n
\u201cYou could hear a Wes Collins album all the way through without listening to a single lyric and be moved\u2014his musicianship and musicality create a landscape in which you are thankful to lose yourself. But we listen to lyrics, and Wes can spin a story. His use of language, and his voice, bring you layers deeper than you planned to go, but you don\u2019t want to leave.\u201d- Crystal & Pete Damore, Ordinary Elephant<\/p>\n
\u201cHe credits many other singer\/songwriters in his musical tent as inspiration, including Neil Finn, Gillian Welch, Bruce Cockburn and Patty Griffin, but Collins is well on his way to establishing his own voice as one we should value.\u201d \u2013 North Carolina Arts Council<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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