Cheryl Cawood

Cheryl Cawood’s new CD invites listeners on a journey to a bygone era, back to her homeplace. She tells the true tale of a mountain feud involving her great great grandfather on land that was indigenous to the Cherokee. The Cawood settlement of the 1700’s was later inhabited by the hundreds of migrant coal workers in the camps that sprang up in Harlan County, Kentucky when the big fossil fuel industry boomed. Cawood’s roots are as deep as a cast iron skillet is strong. Imagine Mama frying up a Sunday chicken supper while Pappy scratched out banjo tunes on the front porch. This rich and rustic history can be visualized, heard, and felt on her upcoming release "Bullet in the Cabin Wall".

Cheryl has several projects that each revolve around unique themes.

"Love, ~Pearl" is a Country/Americana peek into her Ky life, growing up in a river town, and stories of lost love.

"Hope Loves Harmony" is a project that focuses on hope and healing. It is a collection of music that supports parents and caregivers of those with substance abuse disorder.

Album Review:
"If you tap your toe, beat time with your boots & ride a child on your knee with an appreciation of valley-deep, mountain-high Appalachian-type folk music this will bend yer ear favorably. The tales are rich in tradition, clever & seldom simplistic." ~John Apice Americana Highways

FOLK CHARTS 2022
March 2022: Album #43 and Song #16
April 2022: Artist of the Month #10
*”And congratulations to Cheryl after y'all took her solo album, Bullet
in the Cabin Wall, from #43 in March to #6 for April 2022 on the FAI Folk Chart
for Albums. Her cover of Jean Ritchie's "The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore"
claimed the 12th spot on the Song Chart.” ~Art Menius
YEAR 2022: Album #38