Letitia VanSant and Caleb Stine

After singing around campfires, fingerpicking on front porches, and performing everywhere from concert halls to tiny basements, Letitia VanSant and David McKindley-Ward are releasing the sounds of their acoustic collaboration.

David grew up steeped in folk, traditional, and protest music from all over the world. From the foundation of Pete Segeer and Stan Rogers, he found a love for Irish music on cassette tape recordings of the old folk revival balladeers from the 50s and 60s. In recent years he has made a name for himself as a guitarist and singer of traditional Irish music, while still nurturing his roots in country and Americana.

Letitia’s shy childhood poems about fairies were put to music after she taught herself to play guitar on a beat-up Yamaha unearthed from an attic. Her art slowly matured into introspective indie folk ballads and Americana-rock anthems that have earned the favor of music lovers in her hometown Baltimore and beyond. “…her gentle singsong may strike you as sweet, but listen a little closer, and you’ll realize she is spitting fire,” says Paste Magazine.

David has been playing in Letitia’s band ever since they became friends as roommates in a rowdy group house of eclectic musicians. In this project he steps up to the mic as well, adding his voice and creativity to the arrangements.

“If we are talking about songs with impact…together they are a force to be reckoned with,” says Frank Hennessy of BBC Radio.

Recorded mostly live in a living room, their duo album features intricate guitar work, ethereal lyrics, and rich harmonies from two distinctive vocal styles.

Caleb Stine

Caleb Stine is a singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and visual artist. Though he makes his living as a folk musician, Stine wouldn’t call what he does a job; he considers it a calling. His work is part-mystic poet, part-traveling preacher. As Americana UK observed, “Stine’s upfront personality [is] seeking to make a personal connection with everyone in the venue.” Stine, who plays 100+ shows a year, has released 14 albums of original music, and shares a series of Instagram videos called “Caleb Stine Says Keep Going,” encouraging followers to dig deep into a creative practice of their own.  He’s a festival favorite, has opened shows for Jason Isbell and Sierra Hull, and keeps a grass-roots presence by frequenting small venues up and down the East Coast.