{"id":31943,"date":"2026-09-01T05:30:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T09:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=31943"},"modified":"2026-09-03T08:15:06","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T12:15:06","slug":"30-days-out-september-2026-1-carrie-morrison-datrian-johnson-govt-mule-rising-appalachia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/01\/30-days-out-september-2026-1-carrie-morrison-datrian-johnson-govt-mule-rising-appalachia\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Days Out, September 2026 #1: Carrie Morrison, Datrian Johnson, Gov\u2019t Mule, Rising Appalachia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the first of my two September \u201826 installments of 30 Days Out, I\u2019m featuring an all-locals lineup. Two are well-known locally and emerging as national talents. And two are major forces in music while happening to be from (or based) here. And it just so happens that I\u2019ve interviewed \u2018em all, sometimes multiple times. Let\u2019s dig in.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31946\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30do_carrie_morrison.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30do_carrie_morrison.jpg 550w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30do_carrie_morrison-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>Artist<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/carriemorrisonmusic.com\/\">Carrie Morrison<\/a><br \/>\n<b>Venue<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etix.com\/ticket\/p\/77805614\/patio-showcarrie-morrison-asheville-grey-eagle-patio-stage?partner_id=100\">Grey Eagle Patio<\/a><br \/>\n<b>Date<\/b>: Sunday, Sep. 13, 5:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<b>Door<\/b>: $13.30<br \/>\nSinger, songwriter and pianist Carrie Morrison has been making music a long time, and she released her debut album <i>Miles and Miles<\/i> in 2018. (<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2019\/03\/10\/miles-and-miles-with-carrie-morrison\/\">I interviewed her around that time.<\/a>) Morrison was named #2 keyboardist in the annual <i>Mountain Xpress<\/i> poll, after coming in third for two years. (Look out, number one!) Her <i>Balladeer<\/i> album was released last year.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31945\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30do_datrian_johnson.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30do_datrian_johnson.jpg 550w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30do_datrian_johnson-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>Artist<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.datrian.com\/\">Datrian Johnson<\/a><br \/>\n<b>Venue<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/whitehorseblackmountain.org\/product\/datrian-johnson\/\">White Horse<\/a><br \/>\n<b>Date<\/b>: Tuesday, Sep. 22, 7:30 p.m.<br \/>\n<b>Door<\/b>: $15 (pay what you can)<br \/>\nLocals have known about Datrian Johnson for a long while thanks to his time with The Fritz, Free Radio and other groups. In recent years he came to the notice of North Mississippi Allstars\u2019 Luther Dickinson and New Mastersounds guitarist Eddie Roberts. The latter signed him to a management and record deal, and <i>Appalachian Soul<\/i> was released last year. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/21\/datrian-johnsons-appalachian-soul\/\">I interviewed Johnson<\/a> around the time of its release.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31944\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30do_govt_mule.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30do_govt_mule.jpg 550w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30do_govt_mule-300x177.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>Artist<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/mule.net\/\">Gov\u2019t Mule<\/a><br \/>\n<b>Venue<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etix.com\/ticket\/p\/36453745\/govt-mule-and-ziggy-marley-asheville-hellbender-by-the-orange-peel?cobrand=1161&amp;partner_id=100&amp;_ga=2.205129168.1387899348.1784036765-448989215.1768856595\">Hellbender<\/a><br \/>\n<b>Date<\/b>: Friday, Sep. 25, 6 p.m.<br \/>\n<b>Door<\/b>: $70.29<br \/>\nTo fans across the U.S. (and abroad) Warren Haynes is the former Allman Brothers Band guitarist and longtime leader of Gov\u2019t Mule. To Asheville and WNC, he\u2019s all that as well as a hometown hero. His long-running Christmas Jam fundraising concert is legendary, and his other philanthropic efforts include an all-star fundraiser to help the region post-Helene (held at Madison Square Garden because it holds lots of people). Gov\u2019t Mule is helping usher in the inaugural season of Asheville new outdoor concert venue, Hellbender. Lots of Warren Haynes interviews <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/tag\/warren-haynes\/\">right here<\/a>. Ziggy Marley and a DJ set from Yola are also on the bill.<\/p>\n<p><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-31947\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30do_risingapp.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30do_risingapp.jpg 550w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/30do_risingapp-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>Artist<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.risingappalachia.com\/\">Rising Appalachia<\/a><br \/>\n<b>Venue<\/b>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etix.com\/ticket\/p\/53184717\/rising-appalachiahurricane-helene-anniversary-shows-day-1-black-mountain-outdoor-stage-pisgah-brewing-company?partner_id=100&amp;_gl=1*1y0smwt*_ga*MjUzMDcwOTYzLjE3ODQwMzc0OTI.*_ga_HJ0ZQ92ESC*czE3ODQwMzc0OTIkbzEkZzEkdDE3ODQwMzc1MDUkajQ3JGwwJGg3MDEzMjMzNzU.\">Pisgah Brewing<\/a><br \/>\n<b>Date<\/b>: Saturday, Sep. 26, 7 p.m. and Sunday, Sep. 27, 3 p.m.<br \/>\n<b>Door<\/b>: $40.83<br \/>\nWorking at the activist end of the folk idiom, sisters Leah and Chloe lead Rising Appalachia. The group walks the talk, and has cultivated an ardent base of followers in the process. The group\u2019s latest album is the soon-to-be-released (October 2) reflective collection <i>Trade My Troubles<\/i>. You can read all of my Rising Appalachia interviews <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/tag\/rising-appalachia\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See you at the show!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first of my two September \u201826 installments of 30 Days Out, I\u2019m featuring an all-locals lineup. Two are well-known locally and emerging as national talents. 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