Sully Bright (Lounge)

City Winery Nashville Presents Sully Bright live in concert on October 12 at 8:00pm

Imagine yourself nearing the end of a trail in the Blue Ridge mountains of North Carolina – variations of green fill your vision, a soft breeze cools the sweat on your brow, rustling leaves and running water join the song of the birds in your ears. This is where the music of Sully Bright takes you.

Bright was born in the small town of Forest City near the mountains of North Carolina. Bonding over rock legends with his father (the Eagles are a favorite), music has been close to Sully Bright’s heart throughout his life. He began writing songs in high school, a pastime turned passion that shaped his life trajectory. Though he treasures his home, Sully Bright moved to Nashville to attend Belmont University in 2020. He is in his final year now at Belmont, where he studies songwriting and works as an intern with producer Lucas Morton. During his second year at Belmont, Bright became friends with John Pierson Smith, with whom he established the folk duo Spruce & Hollow. Spruce & Hollow released their first album earlier this year, and they actively play shows in Nashville and beyond. In the gaps between schoolwork, his partnership with Smith, and the rhythms of everyday life, Bright has been writing, recording and producing throughout his time at Belmont. This has led to the upcoming release of his debut album, “Darling, Wake Up.

”Bright brings all of himself to his debut record; it is an album that reflects this Nashville songwriter’s deep love for his home in North Carolina, as well as his connection to the natural world. Bright shares, “Many of the songs are written about memories and my home in the mountains of North Carolina. The blue ridge lines have become a driving inspiration for my songwriting and how I see the world.” The imagery of leaves and trees, fish and birds, ridge lines and rivers populate the lyrics of Bright’s first record. These images do not operate just as metaphor or simple observation, but rather they are Bright’s vocabulary for expressing the longings of his own heart, both for his home in North Carolina and for the sense of safety and fulfillment that it represents to him.

$15 ADV

$20 DOS