Authenticity can’t be faked. So when an artist hails from the heartland and shares stories drawn from personal experience, the music resonates in ways that genuinely express their passion and purpose. Josh Merritt is one of those artists. A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, he inherited the grit and honesty so essential to heartland culture.
“From Hank Williams to Townes Van Zandt to Jason Isbell, there is a long lineage of American troubadours who make it their lives’ works to capture some of the complexities of everyday struggles in our vast nation. A new footsoldier in the ranks of these “truthful troubadours” is Josh Merritt.” — American Songwriter