Willi Carlisle

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Willi Carlisle
Born (1989-05-29) May 29, 1989 (age 34)
Origin Kansas, United States
Genres
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • banjo
  • fiddle
  • Accordion
Years active2016–present
Labels
Website willicarlisle.com

Willi Carlisle (born May 29, 1989) is an American folk singer-songwriter from Kansas, United States and based out of Arkansas, United States. [1] [2] His music pulls from traditional American folk music, [2] punk music, [3] and country music. Many of his songs contain themes of drug abuse, queer life, and rural American life. [4]

Contents

Early life

Carlisle grew up in a musical family, with his father being a polka musician, [2] which led to him being introduced to American folk, bluegrass, and country. [5] While growing up, he participated in school musicals and was a member of his school's choir. [6] Carlisle attended the University of Arkansas and got an MFA in poetry with the hopes of this teaching him how to write better folk music. [1] [7] While in the academic setting, he realized a disconnect that existed between contemporary poetry and regular people. This drove him to write music connecting to this group. [4]

Discography

Albums

List of albums
TitleRelease dateLabel
To Tell You the TruthMay 11, 2018Self-released
Peculiar, MissouriJuly 12, 2022 Free Dirt [8]
Critterland January 25, 2024 Signature Sounds [9]

Singles and EPs

List of singles and EPs
TitleRelease dateLabelAppears on
Too Nice to Mean MuchOctober 10, 2016Self-released
Boy Howdy, Hot Dog! (GemsOnVHS Field Recording)March 11, 2022GemsOnVHS
Tulsa's Last MagicianMarch 29, 2022Free Dirt RecordsPeculiar, Missouri
Life on the FenceMay 16, 2022
VanlifeJune 14, 2022
All of the Redheaded StrangerMarch 6, 2023Self-released
The Grand Design (GemsOnVHS Field Recording)April 29, 2023GemsOnVHS
Angels (Western AF Version)June 19, 2023Western AF
Willi Carlisle Western AF Field Recordings (Western AF Version)August 31, 2023
CritterlandOctober 16, 2023Signature Sounds RecordingsCritterland
When the Pills Wear OffNovember 13, 2023
Higher LonesomeJanuary 11, 2024
Dry County DustJanuary 22, 2024

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