Pony Bradshaw & Drayton Farley in Hico

Pony Bradshaw is an American singer-songwriter based in the mountains of North Georgia, writing country, folk and Americana shaped by Southern Appalachian places and characters. His debut album, Sudden Opera, arrived in 2019; later records include Calico Jim, North Georgia Rounder and Thus Spoke the Fool. “Jehovah” and “North Georgia Rounder” are among his best-known songs. In 2023, Pony Bradshaw made his Grand Ole Opry debut in Nashville. His headline concerts place his singing and guitar at the center of a band set, presenting songs written by Pony Bradshaw.

Drayton Farley is an American singer-songwriter from Woodstock, Alabama, whose music draws on country, folk and Americana. He built his audience through plainspoken songs including “Pitchin’ Fits” and “American Dream,” while the albums A Hard Up Life and Twenty on High developed his writing in acoustic and full-band settings. Drayton Farley opened select shows on Zach Bryan’s American Heartbreak Tour. He later made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry.