2017-438-E Arts - Jenks Miller - 2017-18 Arts Grant Agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID:AA4o52F4-E4o6-4Fo4-9e10-E18606475c71 played a role in my life that connected me to something greater than myself. And so that took some work. Psychologically getting to that place took some work But now that's very important to me It's like mediation. It provides a chance for me to get outside of myself for a little bit. Beyond that, I'm really inspired by nature and wooded areas. One of the reasons I love this state so much is because of the landscape. I love the mountains. I live in the woods in central North Carolina. I feel really at home here. Having traveled to most places in the country, North Carolina continues to feel like home. I always miss it I feel this really strong attachment to the state itself. So as a North Carolinian, it makes me invested in what the state represents and the direction in which we're headed My love for this state on a spiritual level informs my political opinions and what I care about on that level There's a lot of things to be hopeful for Some of them are abstractions But I want to put my best foot forward and perform to the best of abilities even though I don't know what's ahead I just don't know another way to be I want to be true to myself and to the things and people that I love. That's a grounding force in my life. Rolling Stone, 10 New Country Artists You Need to Know, February 2016: Mount KHmriah Sounds Like: Earthy country-soul with overtones of gospel, plus edges sharp enough to cut --the result of singer Heather McEntire,guitarist Jenks Miller and bassist Casey Toll's respective backgrounds in punk, metal and experimental jazz bands For Fans of: Emmylou Harris,Amy Ray, Kacey Musgraves, a parallel-universe cowpunk Dolly Parton Why You Should Pay Attention The trio's willingness to tackle any topic McEntire spent her formative years in the mountainous wilds of western North Carolina, raised on country radio, Bruce Springsteen and the Southern Baptist religion of her parents(who worked as volunteers in preacher Billy Graham's tele-ministry).That's a difficult environment for growing up gay,which McEntire has grappled with on Mount Moriah songs like 2011's "Reckoning" —about coming out to her mother: "If this love's the devil's curse/I don't want your cure." Mount Moriah's third and most accomplished album to date, How to Dance,arrives February 26th. They Say: "I'd been surrounding myself with distortion and feedback, burying my vocals in punk," McEntire explains. "Not that I was hiding, but there was part of me I hadn't yet discovered That's why this band is so important to me, peeling back all those layers to hear my own voice very clearly in a way I never had before."