Friendsgiving: Chamomile & Whiskey

For over a decade now, Blue Ridge Mountain Rock and Rollers - Chamomile and Whiskey have called Charlottesville and Nelson County home. Although years of touring have taken them around the country, the mountains of central Virginia have always called them back and shown them love. Their deep roots in the area have grown many friendships within the musical community and the band decided Thanksgiving weekend would be the perfect time to invite a number of these great artists to join them on stage. 

Homegrown in the rich music scene of Virginia, Wilson Springs Hotel is a band brought together under a genreless flag;  A folk band committed to rock and roll, and a rock band committed to classic country.  After forming in 2021, Jacob Ritter (guitar/songwriter/lead vocals), Victor McManus (lead guitar), Brendan Boylan (fiddle), Sebastien Richard (drums) and Andrew Carper  (bass), released two albums in quick succession and are once again releasing new music in 2024.  Their first single “Pulling Weeds”, available now, explores the struggle with repetitive mental loops, like attempting to get nutrients out of the same spent garden.  Their new songs are a split between a classic country, and a more rock influenced sound, finding the band still unwilling to conform to a single genre, and instead celebrating the many influences that brought them to where they are today.