Sunny Sweeney
Following your instincts is not as easy as Sunny Sweeney makes it look. A patron saint of broken hearts on the mend, Sweeney comforts the rest of us by being honest with herself––and everybody else. She is her generation’s sly country conscience, warm but stubborn, sad but funny, rowdy but thoughtful.
“I am so glad I’ve been able to get this far in this business and still hold my music values,” Sweeney says. “Being independent has given me the freedom to do more of what I want.”
For Sweeney, doing what she wants has meant crafting smart honky tonk for about two decades. “I really do love country music,” she says. “For me, it’s the stories and hooks.” Her new album Rhinestone Requiem is a delectable testament to that love, brimming with achingly pretty melodies and grown-up storytelling. It’s also an expertly assembled grab bag of the traditional song structures that have built country music, one three-quarter whirl at a time.
If anyone has the bona fides to be country music’s loving, defiant standard-bearer, it’s Sweeney. In addition to releasing 5 critically acclaimed albums since her 2006 debut Heartbreaker’s Hall of Fame, she has become a trusted song curator and advocate for other artists as the host of her SiriusXM shows The Sunny Side of Life on Outlaw Country and Sunny Side Up on Willie’s Roadhouse. Sweeney keeps adding new feathers to her signature hat: She and her longtime guitarist Harley Husbands produced Rhinestone Requiem and are working as producers on additional projects. “We both have very strong points and very strong opinions,” Sweeney says of Husbands with a laugh. “But we work very well together.”
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Mindy M Miller
Mindy M Miller is a Nashville-based singer/songwriter and current contestant on NBC’s The Voice as part of Team Snoop (SEASON 28). Rooted in her Maryland country and bluegrass upbringing, Mindy’s sound blends soulful storytelling with influences of classic country phrasing — a style shaped by years performing throughout the vibrant mid-Atlantic music scene. A lifelong musician and seasoned artist, she’s shared the stage or performed in front of icons including Reba, Post Malone, Phil Vassar, Pam Tillis, Jamey Johnson, Snoop Dogg, Michael Bublé, Niall Horan, Lizzo, Zac Brown, Vince Gill, and more. With a voice that carries soul, grit and grace, Mindy brings heart, heritage, and authenticity to every song she sings
Strong family ties and the impact of the active and vibrant Maryland country/bluegrass scene have played an important role in shaping her career. A singular talent who’s been singing, playing guitar and writing songs for decades, Miller’s a seasoned professional who leans heavily on being authentically herself. But her sound, a powerful and glorious mix of traditional country vocal phrasing and a soulful, bluesy sensibility was strongly shaped by not only learning guitar from her father, but developing her technique and approach performing with her dad’s band. She sang in church and jam sessions at family get togethers and started performing professionally at age 16. Miller also heard the stirring harmonies and poignant tunes of classic bluegrass ensembles like the Country Gentlemen and the Johnson Mountain Boys, just two among the numerous classic bands in that genre who frequently performed at clubs and festivals held in the mid-Atlantic area. She became a prominent part of that scene, appearing at festivals and performing as a side musician with a variety of touring groups. From playing county fairs and main street festivals, coffee shops, dive bars, and eventually opening for major artists, Miller began to make a living playing music before she moved out of her parents’ house.