Pictured (L-R): Willard Logan, William Reames, Barton Davies, Ford Garrard and Sam McCullough. Photo: Evan Harney

Boy Named Banjo will travel coast to coast this fall on their “Dusk Til Dawn Tour” starting in September. The band will be joined by Brother Elsey, Will Jones and Cassandra Lewis on select dates.

Kicking things off on Sept. 14 in Atlanta, they will make stops in Los Angeles, Houston, New York City, Birmingham, Washington D.C., Charleston and more through Dec. 2.

Formed in their teens, Boy Named Banjo includes Barton Davies (banjo), Ford Garrard (bass/standing bass), Sam McCullough (drums) Willard Logan (mandolin, acoustic/electric guitar) and William Reames (acoustic guitar/harmonica). The group recently released their uplifting anthem “What Keeps Me Going,” which arrived on the heels of their Grand Ole Opry debut.

Kelli Wasilauski

Kelli Wasilauski has joined The Oriel Company as Director of Operations of its Nashville office.

Charlotte Burke Bass is exiting the position after helping the company establish the Music City division of the PR company that represents Kelsea Ballerini, Old Dominion, Jason Isbell, Zoe Kravitz, Maroon 5, Questlove, Robyn, André 3000, Phoebe Bridgers, and recent Emmy nominees Juliette Lewis and Ebon Moss-Bachrach, as well as Stagecoach Music Festival.

“We really enjoyed getting to know Charlotte over the course of this past year and working with her on the launch of The Oriel Co’s Nashville office. We thank her immensely for her work and are very supportive of her decision to take a step back from the daily grind of agency life,” shares The Oriel Co.’s Co-Founder, Carleen Donovan.

She adds, “We conducted a very wide executive search and immediately connected with Kelli. Chloe Walsh, Jen Appel and I have been so impressed with Kelli and knew immediately she was someone we could trust implicitly, collaborate with and grow with our agency. I speak for our entire team here when I say how excited we are to have her aboard here at The Oriel Co!”

Wasilauski brings more than eight years of music industry experience to her new role at The Oriel Co. She most recently served as VP of Publicity at Adkins Publicity. Since its inception, she helped grow the company’s roster to more than 20 clients and worked on notable campaigns including Billy Ray Cyrus’ record-breaking “Old Town Road (Remix)” with Lil Nas X, Tanya Tucker’s Grammy award-winning While I’m Livin’ album and The Judds‘ “Dream Chasers” Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit. Wasilauski spearheaded PR efforts for Bill Anderson’s Hall of Fame exhibit, “Bill Anderson: As Far As I Can See,” and his album of the same name, which yielded the Hall of Famer his inaugural Grammy nomination as an artist.

Prior to Adkins Publicity, Wasilauski worked with artists including Big & Rich, Kiefer Sutherland and Locash and coordinated events and on-site press for Dolly Parton’s “Smoky Mountains Rise: A Benefit for the My People Fund,” “All In For The Gambler: Kenny Rogers’ Farewell Concert Celebration,” “A Heroes & Friends Tribute to Randy Travis” and Charlie Daniels’ Volunteer Jam.

Congratulate Wasilauski at kelli@theoriel.co.

Lindsay Will, Taylor Antle

Round Hill Music has promoted Lindsay Will to Sr. Director, A&R. The company has also added Taylor Antle to its staff as Director, A&R.

Will, an Arkansas native and MTSU grad, joined Round Hill in January of 2021 after beginning her career at Liv Write Play. In her new role, she will oversee the Round Hill Nashville A&R department and the company’s roster of hit songwriters while also signing and developing new talent. Will reports to Round Hill Sr. VP/General Manager, Mike Whelan.

Taylor is an Oklahoma native and Oklahoma State University graduate. He began his career as a Production Manager and Sound Engineer as well as working for AVL production companies in the Nashville area. At Round Hill, Antle will focus on supporting the A&R staff and assisting the company’s roster of songwriters.

“I’m so thankful to be working with Lindsay and Taylor” says Whelan. “Lindsay brings energy and passion to work every day. Her instincts on spotting and signing great writers and artist/writers has impressed me so much. We are blessed to have her at Round Hill.”

He adds, “Taylor is such a great addition to our creative team as well. His drive to win and want to be the best fits the overall philosophy of this staff. I look forward to sharing in all the future success at Round Hill Music.”

Round Hill Music Nashville’s roster includes hit songwriters includes Zach Crowell, Kevin Griffin, Blair Daly, Marti Frederiksen, Scott Stevens, Zac Maloy, Adam Sanders, Blake Chaffin, Danielle Blakey, Nathan Wilson, Renee Blair and Jared James Nichols.

Riley Clemmons has announced that her third studio album, Church Pew, will be released on Sept. 22 via Capitol Christian Music Group, and released the title track on Friday (July 14). The 11-track album, co-produced with Jeff Pardo, marks Clemmons’ first credit as Executive Producer as well as a season of self-discovery and reflection after burnout and depression. The resulting body of work follows that journey and demonstrates who she is at her core.

“It feels as though my entire life has been leading up to the creation of this record,” she shares. “With that said, this album was born from the lowest and toughest point in my life thus far. During an ongoing battle with depression and anxiety and navigating what felt like a true identity crisis, I took a step back from music and creating to live life.

“I was able to pause long enough to rediscover what I loved and resonated with sonically and lyrically, as I began to allow myself the space to naturally evolve, change and grow. Church Pew sounds and feels like my DNA. I’m ready and excited for everyone to hear this new side of my heart, artistry and music. This chapter is going to be a special one.”

Clemmons released the third song from the album and its namesake, “Church Pew,” which explores all the pivotal moments that happen within a church pew. The song follows the release of “Loved By You,” which has already surpassed over 1.5 million streams worldwide since its release, and “Miracle,” which is nearing one million streams in its first two weeks.