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  • • Cole Chaney's music blends traditional country with raw, introspective lyrics.
  • • His independently released debut album gained significant traction in the Americana scene.
  • • Listeners often compare Chaney's songwriting style to that of Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson.
  • • Chaney's song "Mercy" is one of his most streamed and requested tracks.
  • • He is known for his intimate live performances, often with just him and his guitar.

Locations in Lyrics

7 location references across 6 songs

Songs & Places

Back to Kentucky
Kentucky Appalachian Kentucky Kentucky Bourbon Trail, KY
"Oh take me back to Kentucky"
The Shadow of the Mountain
Appalachian Mountains, KY Eastern Kentucky Ohio River, OH Elkhorn City, KY
"In the shadow of the mountain, 'neath the Kentuck coal"
The Unsatisfied
Lexington, KY Kentucky bourbon, KY
"I packed up my guitar for Lexington dive bars, slipped out before they knew it, I was already gone"
Coalshooter
Johnson County, KY Appalachia
"In Johnson county holler where the minin' comp'ny bloomed"
Ill Will Creek
Appalachian Foothills
"When the sun goes down and the holler turns to black See the water boil, hear the mountains laugh There's a devil in these hills"
Mercy
Ohio Appalachia
"Looking over at Ohio"

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Region: Western Allegheny Plateau Conference: Southeast

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