Evan Blackerby & The Bandwagon W/ The Ghosts Of Liberty at Flat Iron

EVAN BLACKERBY & THE BANDWAGON 
NC FOLK FESTIVAL 2025 “NOT YOUR AVERAGE FOLK CONTEST” WINNER 
GREENSBORO SOUND “EMERGING ARTIST” 2025
Live video // NC Folk Festival  - “Carolina” (https://youtu.be/NXaZi8zvqcA) (EB & the Bandwagon) September 13, 2025
Live video // The Martha Bassett Show - “Horses” (https://youtu.be/DWj3H5XLlMQ) (EB Trio with MBS house band) May 3, 2025
 
Evan Blackerby has something to say. With his rollicking full band, “the Bandwagon,” he has been relentless in working to cultivate his own musical voice and sound - a sound that can only be described as alt-bluesy Americana, folkish-rock-esque singer-songwriter. Over the past few years with his band, he has found a sweet spot where unpolished honesty can still create a groove. The Bandwagon includes Brett Morgan Thompson on guitar, Lelan James Estes on bass, Ralph Butcher on drums and percussion, and Michael Van Patter on keys. ...

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EVAN BLACKERBY & THE BANDWAGON 
NC FOLK FESTIVAL 2025 “NOT YOUR AVERAGE FOLK CONTEST” WINNER 
GREENSBORO SOUND “EMERGING ARTIST” 2025
Live video // NC Folk Festival  - “Carolina” (https://youtu.be/NXaZi8zvqcA) (EB & the Bandwagon) September 13, 2025
Live video // The Martha Bassett Show - “Horses” (https://youtu.be/DWj3H5XLlMQ) (EB Trio with MBS house band) May 3, 2025
 
Evan Blackerby has something to say. With his rollicking full band, “the Bandwagon,” he has been relentless in working to cultivate his own musical voice and sound - a sound that can only be described as alt-bluesy Americana, folkish-rock-esque singer-songwriter. Over the past few years with his band, he has found a sweet spot where unpolished honesty can still create a groove. The Bandwagon includes Brett Morgan Thompson on guitar, Lelan James Estes on bass, Ralph Butcher on drums and percussion, and Michael Van Patter on keys. 
 
Blackerby’s debut full-length, full-band album "Hop on the Bandwagon (https://open.spotify.com/album/2Y50b9cUMVdCYLC0DSt0YM?si=Sb57C46IR8OZIZkmp_kgsw)" was released in January 2025 (recorded in Winston-Salem, North Carolina by Doug Williams / Electro Magnetic Recorders and mastered by Grant Livesay / 68 Sound). 
 
As a part of the Evan Blackerby Trio, he won the North Carolina Folk Festival’s 2025 “Not Your Average Folk Contest” and the Bandwagon performed on the main stage. 
 
Also in 2025, he performed with the trio as guests on The Martha Bassett Show in Elkin, NC and as a part of the Emerging Artist Series hosted by Greensboro’s Flat Iron. 
 
After writing songs for decades, in 2022 Blackerby turned forty-one years old and lost his job. Deciding he was tired of waiting around for someone to stumble upon his songs and decide they were good enough, he personally declared himself to be a full-time musician and sought to fill his entire schedule with music. He has since played over 750 shows. 
 
While Blackerby continues to evolve sonically and as a songwriter, his incessant commitment to bringing people together through music has never shifted. He still has more to say.
 
EPK (https://evanblackerby.com/epk-bandwagon)   SPOTIFY (https://open.spotify.com/artist/31d9TGCFmVoOU6ljX2oAp6?si=Yh03esLfTLCfRrSUHAie_Q)    INSTAGRAM (https://www.instagram.com/evanblackerby/)    YOUTUBE (https://www.youtube.com/@evanblackerbymusic)    FACEBOOK (https://www.facebook.com/EvanBlackerby)

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