Colby T. Helms Shares New EP, Featuring Stripped-Down Renditions Of Tracks From His NPR Fresh-Air-Praised Debut Album

Helms ‘Live from Powell River Sessions’ EP is available everywhere now – listen here

Today (6.5), Colby T. Helms shares a new EP, Live from Powell River Sessions. The four live tracks are standouts from Helms' acclaimed debut album, Tales of Misfortune,which released on January 19 via Photo Finish Records.

The special live recording was captured in Cumberland Gap, TN, as part of Helms' Powell River Session. Each of the EP's four tracks has a corresponding live video. Throughout the series, Helms’ videos have already amassed more than 880K views. Today, he shared the final video of the series for “Daddy’s Pocket Knife.”

Listen to it here

Watch the “Daddy’s Pocket Knife” Powell River Sessions video here

Tales of Misfortune received praise from NPR's Fresh Air, Billboard, American Songwriter, Whiskey Riff, Bandcamp, and more. The 8-track album recounts the 21-year-old Boones Mill, VA native's origin story and artistic coming of age, diving into stories that capture the allures of small-town living while journeying through the pains of unrequited love and grief.

Over the last year, the newcomer -- who NPR Fresh Air praised has the "crackling, creative energy that transcends age or genre"-- has already shared bills with artists such as Charley Crockett, Molly Tuttle, Ketch Secor and Marty Stuart And His Fabulous Superlatives (among others) and is set to join 49 Winchester for two sold-out Lexington, VA shows this summer. He recently played MerleFest, Rooster Walk and Suwannee Spring Reunion and will continue his busy festival season with Bourbon & Beyond, Floydfest, AVL Fest and more. See his full upcoming dates below.

Colby T. Helms Live from Powell River Sessions Tracklist

1. First Snow (Live from Powell River Sessions)

2. Mountain Brandy (Live from Powell River Sessions)

3. Leanne (Live from Powell River Sessions)

4. Daddy's Pocket Knife (Live from Powell River Sessions)

"Mountain Brandy" (Powell River Sessions)

"Leanne" (Powell River Sessions)

"First Snow" (Powell River Sessions)

Upcoming Colby T. Helms Tour Dates:

Jun. 8 - The Blue Ridge Music Center - Galax, VA*

Jun. 21 - Lime Kiln Theater - Lexington, VA**

Jun. 22 - Lime Kiln Theater - Lexington, VA**

Jun. 27 - Fitzgerald's - Berwyn, IL

Jun. 28 - Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co.

Jun. 29 - Blue Ox Music Festival - Eau Claire, WI

Jun. 30 - xBk Live - Des Moines, IA

Jul. 11 - Pickin’ On Picknic - Saint Clair, MO

Jul. 24 - Floydfest - Floyd, VA

Jul. 25 - Park Rhythms - Black Mountain, NC

Aug. 2 - Flat Iron - Greensboro, NC

Aug. 3 - AVL Fest 2024 - Asheville, NC

Aug. 4 - Sweetbay Brewing Company - Abingdon, VA

Aug. 22 - Wine Down Summer Concert Series - Greenleaf, WI

Aug. 24 - Porcupine Mountain Music Festival 2024 - Ontonagon, MI

Aug. 29 - High Noon Patio - Madison, WI

Aug. 30 - Barrel Society - Princeton, IL

Aug. 31 - Weekend at the Cave 2024 - Murphysboro, IL

Sept. 6 - Rooted Rhythm Music Series - Fort Mill, SC

Sept. 19 - Bourbon & Beyond - Louisville, KY

Oct 5. - Albino Skunk Music Festival - Greer, SC

Oct. 13 - CaveFest 2024 - Pelham, TN

*denotes show supporting Chatham Rabbits

**denotes shows supporting 49 Winchester

About Colby T. Helms:

At the bottom of the Southwest Virginia foothills half-a-mile from the nearest neighbor, Colby T. Helms resides in an “underground house” built by his late father on land his family has owned for generations. Helms first dreamed of making music his life at the age of 12, when a group of Blue Ridge Mountain old-time and bluegrass players performed songs like The Ozark Mountain Daredevils’ “Standing On The Rock” and the gospel classic “A Beautiful Life” at his father’s funeral in Boones Mill, VA. He taught himself guitar, banjo, and mandolin by watching local performers and YouTube videos, and by age 18 he was a veteran performer in the Blue Ridge/Appalachian Mountains region, fronting his band The Virginia Creepers.

About Photo Finish Records:

Photo Finish Records is an independent record label boasting a diverse artist roster including alternative rock, indie pop and hip hop. The label was created and founded by Matt Galle and in 2021 celebrated its fifteenth year of success. As the label grew and developed, Matt brought in his business partner Mike Marquis to co-run the label with him. PFR is known for developing and breaking an eclectic roster of artists such as 3OH!3, SHAED, Marian Hill, MisterWives, ROZES, The Mowgli's, and newer signings The Maine, Colby T. Helms, Delacey, Billy Lockett, AVIV, Elliot Lee, and joan. SHAED’s track "Trampoline" is triple platinum in the US with over 2 billion streams worldwide, 3OH!3's debut album "Want" is certified Gold with 3 platinum singles and over 15 million singles sold which includes collaborations with Katy Perry, Wiz Khalifa, Kid Cudi, Lil' Jon and Ke$ha. Marian Hill's releases including their debut album “Act One” have sold 12 million tracks making big waves with the breakthrough hit "Down" as well as successful albums from MisterWives and their gold single "Reflections," Anthony Green, Handsome Ghost, and many others. Matt Galle and Mike Marquis are well known and respected leaders in the music industry having both been recognized in Billboard’s 40 under 40 and three years (2020, 2021, 2022) in a row on Billboard’s Indie Power Players list. The team is located in NYC and PFR is distributed through Virgin Music, Label and Artist Services.

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Website: colbyhelms.com

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Facebook: facebook.com/colbythelmsmusic

YouTube: youtube.com/@colbythelms9940

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