The Deep, Dark Magic of Colter Wall
Вставка
- Опубліковано 22 лип 2020
- Colter Wall is one of the most intriguing people in all of country music (or folk or indie country or whatever we're calling it.) In this video, I'm trying to trace his origins, his rise to prominence, and what makes his sound, his voice, and his songwriting so special. Hope you enjoy!
Clips in this:
Access Hollywood clip: • Kara Dioguardi offers ...
Original 16 Brewery Sessions:
Devil Wears a Suit and Tie - • Original 16 Brewery Se...
Kate McCannon - • Original 16 Brewery Se...
Sleeping on the Blacktop - • Original 16 Brewery Se...
Western AF's "Cowpoke" - • Colter Wall | "Cowpoke...
Vocal Coach Reacts: • Vocal Coach Reacts - C...
Music City Roots' "Sleeping on the Blacktop" - • Colter Wall "Sleepin' ...
Red Ants Pants Festival "Bob Fudge" - • Colter Wall // "Bob Fu...
Paste session: • Colter Wall - Full Ses...
GemsOnVHS (outside of his bus) - • Colter Wall, "Plain to...
Behind the Lines "Saskatchewan in 1881" - • Colter Wall - "Saskatc...
Radio Humbler's "Devil Wears a Suit and Tie" - • Colter Wall - The Devi...
Pickathon session: • Colter Wall - When the...
Jason Momoa video: • Went backstage w/Colte...
"Western Swing and Waltzes": • Western Swing & Waltzes
Find Grady:
Patreon: / gradywsmith
Merch: gradywsmith.threadless.com
Subreddit: / countrymusicstuff
TikTok: / gradywsmith
Instagram: / gradywsmith
Facebook: / gradysmithwriter
Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/5SB... - Розваги
You guys have been asking for this for like a full year, and I've been getting better-acquainted with Colter's music for the past couple months to prep for this! I totally get the hype.
This is the video we Colter fans have been dreaming of, bless you Grady
Thank you for this, Mr. Smith!! See, as much as I love this new western tone and style Wall has taken on, I wonder what made him flip from his old "outlaw" ways when he first got noticed with "Sleeping on the Blacktop" and "Kate McCannon." There is a distinct sound difference in his new music, to his music even just 1 1/2yr ago. Thoughts on this? He's gone from the *VERY* distinct, eerie guttural tone and edgy acoustics, to a fairly generic, almost nasally (but still very low) sound with pure western acoustics. I'm just wondering what your thoughts are on this change of his?
I first listened to him 2 yrs ago, senior year of high school. My buddies at lunch were like “have you heard of a Colter Wall?” Bc they knew I liked all the old country sound and I hadnt so they had me listen to a song and instantly fell in love with the music. They werent as big country fans as I was but they found the music by, and I quote, “I just put his music on shuffle and play Red Dead Redemption 2”
I love how you said that you just heard him in passing and thought he was in his 70s. I was in a bathroom in the grove at an ole miss game when some guy walked in with a speaker and Colters song "Motorcycle" was playing and I heard it and immediately started wondering who it was and I had the little chorus of that song stuck in my head until I got home and I looked it up and became a fan of Colter Wall
Discovered him a couple years ago. The voice, was what I first noticed. Then it was the lyrics. He can paint with words. Something I have always admired also in writers of books. There's a difference that makes someone with that talent stand out. If I had it, this comment would.
Now the reason why I like him is because he is bringing back that old style of country, from murder ballads to storytelling. Today's country is just about drinking beer on a Friday night and Luke Bryan in tight jeans. Plus I'm from North Dakota so I can kinda relate to the stories of the plains.
Yeah. Its storytelling, not just party music to play in the background. It has soul in it, unlike so much new music, which I wont say I dont enjoy, but it's something to listen in passing, it doesnt tug at ur heart or leave you thinking about it
Gotta admit some newer country lyrics sound cliche' to my ears, cowboy boots, a campfire, a dog, a gal and a gal-dern pick-em-up truck, it's too easy, no real country stories just country sounding words. Colter evokes dark, harrowing tales and reminices about western tales of yore, w/a genuine Folk and Roots music influence, dude is great.
OP, check out youtube channel "western af". really good collection of the good stuff - ALL NEW
There's a Neo-Western movement happening right now
Exactly! Same as Stella West. Like the female colter wall
I once heard someone describe his voice as whiskey, leather and tabacco. I've never been this jealous of another man's voice 😂
Oh yeah, I wish I could sing in that range! Absolutely perfect for the style of music
Im a woman and I still want his voice! Don't care. I need his voice.
Accurate brother
As a cowboy I can say that even my horse loves colter wall. When we’re trailing along the steep hills of eastern Montana I turn on colter wall and hear a soundtrack to my life. I look down at my horses ears and they are pushed forward with enjoyment, even my old swayback buckskin enjoys this old soul of colter wall and his sound.
I listen to colter wall with my dogs whenever we go for a drive, camping, hiking, working with ranch animals or just chilling on my bed and my pit loves cowpoke, my golden is a pain to tell if she enjoys the song of if she’s planing my death
you play music while working?
Same here. Not far from Hysham. Where are you at?
Man your rollin. ✌out to yah
He hits all the stereotypical trademarks for a classic American Icon. I had no idea that he was Canadian. But he is such an inspirational artist and he's very expressive.
Idk about anyone else, but his cover of "Big Iron" and "Cowpoke" being officially recorded and released has me so excited
The high notes in Cowpoke are so satisfying!
Me too. I died when I saw Big Iron on the track list.
Keep your eyes out for one of those tunes tonight 👀
@@garrettmckie3171 don't do that to me lol I've already got a taylor swift Folk album to ge hyped for
Cowpoke just came out on streaming services!
His voice is like worn leather. He has the ability to transport you to a dark night, coyotes and crickets in the background, crackling fire going, whiskey in your cup while old stories are being told... I’m mesmerized by him and wish him nothing but continued success.
Very well said
If you like Colt, also recommend listening to Charley Crockett. His latest album, *Welcome to Hard Times,* is especially fantastic.
colter has said that looking back on these sessions make him cringe cause it was forced vocals and he dosent sing like that anymore
@@barbtandavion8233 Yeah, I just saw he said that a few days ago. He gets pissed when people bring up the ol kick drum, too. lol. It's crushing to find out it was all forced/him just trying to find his sound. Even though it was forced, the sound he put out was something to behold.
Yes, his stuff today is great. However, he just doesn't have that "stop you in your tracks" voice anymore. It's still low and one of a kind, but not near as unique as his rookie days.
With illegal moonshine
I've always said Colter can fit a whole man's life in a single song.
Literally bob fudge
Great video! His voice will be part of history. There's comfort listening to him 👍
It was a surprise seeing you featured here. That's awesome!
I hope so. Canadian country deserves alot more attention than its received. The soul, sound, and writing. Put into every song is something scarcely seen south of the border. Common canadian country artists like Corb Lund, and Colter wall. Hold on level with American greats of past and hold level if not better talent than modern artists that actually write both the lyrics and music to their original songs.
Especially after a break up
You know who else is comforting to listen to, Rebecca Ray, your song Butterfly Kisses just tickles me pink. 😁
Hes super talented. Not sure how historic it is...
Colter Wall, Cody Jinks, Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, Whiskey Myers these are the guys that that should be on the radio instead you have scour you tube and the internet in order to find the real talent.
If you like Colt & them other ol boys you mentioned, also recommend listening to Charley Crockett. His latest album, *Welcome to Hard Times,* is especially fantastic.
Radio doesn’t deserve any of those names.... radio is dead.
zach bryan
Just lookup Americana playlists, there's thousands of artists emerging, existing, and inspiring.
ive been a fan of his for a while, hes a great artist. Aswell as good camping music.
Been a fan since the film Hell or High Water, where he was heavily featured. I'm not into the country scene, so had no idea Colter still hasn't blown up. Very strange.
I’m a big colter fan, and I have a trip to Yellowstone this week and can’t wait to listen to colter around a fire
It's fantastic music when the rain is pouring, the dog is sleeping, and you have a drink and a seated chore.
Couldn't agree more
Great to see you have the same tastes Nickolas
I'm a Canadian prairie boy, who was born a few days after he was. I love what Colter Wall is doing for country and for Western Canadian music, thanks for doing this video.
May I ask what province your from
I found him through the Dead South! He's got a place in my heart now, very sweet baritone drawl. Kate McCannon is my favorite.
He's also got a good one called Bald Butte.
Kate McCanon doesn't really have any flow IMO. His tone doesn't match the verses he's saying and the following verses. But the climax before the final verse is pretty badass
When I first heard Colter Wall on a Spotify shuffle my first thought was “wow this old man has been through some shit.” ...whoops
Yeah when I first found him I genuinely thought he was like at least sixty😂
I mean he does sound like he's been drinking a bottle of bourbon and smoking 2 packs of cigarettes a day for a couple decades.
Yeah I went to high school with him he’s 25. He trained that voice for sure cuz he sure wasn’t a deep voice speaking guy back in the day haha
Lucid Trip Music reckon there’s a Canadian crossroads he went to?
Clayton Atkinson haha Well you could say that or maybe his connections with his father in politics could have something to do with it. If there’s a crossroads to meet the devil and sell your soul around here then I guess he found it 🙌🏼😂
I discovered him when “sleeping on the blacktop” was in the movie Hell or High Water a few years back. Great movie.
Me too, love almost every song he has now
One of my favorite movies of all time
Me too
I never met anyone who got away with anything, ever. “ then whyd you agree to do it?” Cause you asked, little brother
My brother told my mom about him and my mom told me about him
I'm a fan because of his storytelling amongst other obvious things. "Kate Mckannon" felt so real it was almost like it was a true story that happened to me. Not completely but much more than any other song I've ever heard.
Gave Colter a listen after Joe Rogan gave him a shoutout a few days ago and literally haven’t listened to anything else since! He feels like the artist that’s been missing, love everything about him and can’t wait for the new album to drop. Sending big love from Wales.
Same
That's how I heard about him too.
Me too..but my name is not Travis
same, as this scottish cow puncher rambles through the sussex downs with his hound.
Colter Wall is barely into his twenties and his voice sounds like he came out of the womb with a lit cigarette in his mouth. Edit: I also love seeing celebrities you’d never expect come out as fans of real country!
Except he’s 25
padrig d halfway through his twenties then. We’re splitting hairs now.
It’s because he’s using his false chords
“Came out of the womb with a lit cigarette in his mouth” would also make great Colter Wall lyrics haha
Holy hell he is in his twenties?
I feel like the weirdest guy in Moscow and the whole country of Russia, even my +10 American friends find it weird that I’m a country fan, I mean I drive for days sometimes crossing half of Europe’s Scandinavia and Russia to work, and nothing is better than country music and the road when you’re by yourself, all the stories and passion in the music, things that I personally can relate to from my poor but great childhood and teen years.
Hey it's better than being like everyone else.
You're not the only one i know... ;)
Any Russian musicians you'd recommend? I like Igor Rasteryaev but don't know of anyone else like him
@@chucksneed371 Try the Russian channel "ВЕК" (might wanna copy and paste my writing of it, it's in cyrillic lettering though it looks like latin lettering) it's not rasteryaev but it's real old fashioned russian folk music from the deep deep countryside of russia
Fuggtown XD I’m actually not aware of the Russian music scene
I been on to Colter since I first heard him on the "Hell or High Water" Soundtrack a few years ago. He really is in my personal opinion the next big thing in Country Music. Nevermind the Nashville Pop-Country scene, he's got true raw talent, and harkens back to a time in the genre when actual 'art' was being made. I love his voice, songwriting AND his guitar style. Also, when he covers 'Cowpoke' on Western AF... it just don't get much better n' that.
The Nashville scene isn’t pop country. Have you been??
@@katBerk I didn't mean to say that Nashville itself was a 'pop- country' scene, just the pop country that gets recorded there and the CMT awards, etc. No, I was supposed to go for my 40th b- day but Covid f'd that up! 😕 I've really been wanting to visit for pretty much my entire life.
@@katBerk I know that there are a TON of great musicians that call Nashville home, and there's so much music history there. I can't wait to finally go! Any suggestions on venues/restaurants/bars etc. would be greatly appreciated!
I encountered him through Hell or High Water too!! A really top-notch soundtrack.
@@valeriebess2119 yes it is! Outlaw state of mind by Mr. Stapleton during the closing credits… 👌🏽
I love Colter because you believe him when he talks. Something about the way he sings, the words he uses, it just draws you in, and makes you listen, like how you listen to your grandpa telling stories about things that happened before you were born. You just believe him. And in a time when you're trying to be sold things left and right, when it seems everyone is trying to force things on you, guys like Colter bring a much needed shot of integrity.
I think the best thing Colter has going for himself is the fact that he’s so young. He has so much more time to expand & grow. I’ll be absolutely flabbergasted if Colter Wall isn’t a household name by the time he’s in his 30s.
He came to my hometown in Nevada for a big weeklong cowboy poetry festival in 2019. He was headlining as the big name on the bill for the week. I’d just heard of him weeks before he was announced as an act, and I was really hoping I’d get to meet him, but when I went to buy tickets, they were sold out both nights. the night after his first set and just a couple hours before his next, I was playing at a little venue off the beaten path (small town-about 15-20,000 people), and as I’m going out to my car to get my gear-boom, Colter walks past with his Martin in his hands. Couldn’t believe he was just walking around seeing the sights of my small town. Got to talk to him, smoked a cigarette with him, and hung out for about 15 minutes, then he went into the venue and sat through half a set before he had to leave. He was the nicest guy imaginable, incredibly humble (especially for a guy on a national tour who had played for a full house of 1,200 people the night before), and knows a whole lot about acoustic guitars. I couldn’t believe the fact that I was the only person in the area who recognized him. He’s true blue. No act being put on for no one.
Then, this past year, Corb Lund was the main headliner and Colter wasn’t on the bill at all-the guy came back to this little town in middle-of-nowhere-Nevada as a visitor because he enjoyed the festival so much the year before. Spent 3 whole days there. He was really accommodating to all the folks our age taking pictures with him, and was happy to answer questions and talk shop with the local pickers.
He’s a real nice guy, he’s genuine, and he’s talented as it gets as a songwriter and vocalist. He’s also very under-ranked as a guitar picker-the guy can really play.
Another thing to note about Colter's storytelling is his ability to use instrumentals to build suspense - knowing when to break a story up between instrumental breaks to keep you hooked. I notice it most in Kate McCannon and The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie, but even in Thirteen Silver Dollars the beats between "I bet you don't own a damn thing to your name" and the chorus adds some suspense to what the narrator is going to say next.
Colter Wall is a beast singer songwriter. His deep voice isn't super acrobatic...that is why it is charming. I'm a baritone with sometimes limited range so I feel less limited and cornered when I hear Colter's voice. It also takes up so much sonic space you need a slightly more sparse arrangement to make room for it. That can create its own interesting puzzle from a producer/arranger standpoint.The poetry and stories are brilliant. I love that his songs teleport you to another time and place.
He's a perfect storyteller, really sucks you into a specific time, place, situation. And he sings it like he really means it, so we as audience care about the characters and what's going on.
As a Texan I couldn't love his music more. His voice, storytelling, and old guitar sounds just make me feel like the cowboy I always wanted to be as a kid!
I love Colter's music because of the storytelling power of his songwriting, and the images that storytelling conjures. It doesn't matter what song I'm listening to, I'm always whisked away to some lonesome prairie in Saskatchewan in November watching the fields of wheat blow in the wind under a grey, overcast sky. That's just the imagery his music paints for me. Love it! Can't wait for his new album!!
I stumbled upon a video of Colter Wall by chance, he was singing "The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie" and that song hit me like a truck; coming from a country where that genre of music is only heard in movies I never was too inmerse in it but since then I started to grew my taste into country music and Colter Wall was the door that opened to other amazing artist.
Grady: He’s collabed with Tyler Childers. Me: Wait for it. Editing Grady: THICKET
It's called fraulein
Wil Egan it’s technically a cover. And a good one.
@@Chief487 Wish he would do more collabs with Childers and Vincent Emerson. Those higher, raspy voices go so well with Colt's brooding, baritone vocals.
I love Colter for 3 main reasons. 1- I am a fellow Saskatchewanian. 2- his voice is so powerful. 3- the stories that he tells in his songs, my favourites being “bob fudge” and “Kate McCannon”
Bob fudge is a cover, but kate mccannons my favorite
I wasn’t aware of that, but Colter still crushes it nonetheless
@@landonnelson2297 Colter could pull of a taylor swift song and make it good.
I love colter bc he’s bringing back old country storytelling and his songs provoke emotion through the stories unlike many other artists you hear on the radio. His music seems authentic to his life style and that’s not represented by other artists. As you listen, you walk through the story while he’s telling it. He represents a nostalgic genre that the original artists can’t sing anymore
Im proud to say i own all of Colters records on vinyl.
Colter Wall is definitely one of my favorite folk/Americana artists
Americana except he's canadian. Canadiana?
@@colbydouglas5430 definitely Canadiana
@@colbydouglas5430 hahahahaha for sure
Colby Douglas it’s still North America.
@@SylasG okay but I'm from Canada and we refer to it as Canadiana
I am a huge Colter fan, and was lucky enough to see him last year in Montana. You named some very good reasons why CW is so amazing, but to me one thing that sticks out that nobody mentions is the words he chooses for his lyrics. One of my favorites is on Wild Bill Hickok, “When who should come upon him, but a bear whom he awoke, Wild Bill produced his Bowie knife and fashioned a new coat.” He’s so eloquent with his lyrics, and chooses the perfect words or phrases in every song.
Wild Bill Hickok is a personal hero of mine, and it’s awesome to have someone sing about him so brilliantly.
I also love that particular lyric. He's got a very, very dry sense of humour that I think sometimes gets overlooked. He's also great at writing understated menace, like in 'John Beyers' or 'Henry and Sam' - the way he writes violence into his songs makes his narrators sound as though they've seen it all.
It's the old-school country vibe, the serious storytelling, the stark realities pain bare, and that voice, that voice that pistol whips you out of a stupor.
Colter is one of my lockdown finds, his voice hypnotised me...I keep spreading the word about him in the UK, where i am from....not a single person has disliked it, this pleases me..
The first song I ever heard by Colter Wall was “ sleeping on the blacktop” and I just remember I loved it right away because something about it just reached down deep into my soul and demanded that I listen and songs that do that are always my favorite. I looked into him because of that song and that voice of his was more than enough to make me stay. (coincidentally it was because of my interest in Colter Wall that I found this channel)
i’ve always thought he sounds like Johnny Cash, but has like a Marty Robbins style
Beau Herron probably the video I’ve watched most on UA-cam
Beau Herron big iron is also on his new album coming out next month
big iron...although i love sasakatishwan (?)
Nope
He’s way more similar to the late Townes Van Zandt. He has three covers and a very similarly fingerpicking style.
Colters music just absolutely reminds me of classic country. And thats why i keep listening. Takes me back in time.
I went into a record store in Oslo, asking if the guy behind the counter could suggest some good country to me. He gave me the first album - and I tool it without checking it out. I went straight home; cried for an hour - and the next day I went back and gave the guy a hug and thanked him. Awesome-sauce🎅🏿
I know nothing about this Man’s music but I know that the Canadian fans of this channel are CRAZY about him. Congratulations my friends from the north. Y’all got your wish
nut just our friends up north shit im from florida im crazy about him friggin bob fudge song got me sining along now
Honestly can confirm I'm from western Canada and iv never been so in love with an artist
I immediately looked up the Tyler Childers collab. I wasn’t disappointed
One of both of their best!
Wish them two would do more collabs. The way their voices go together is like whiskey and heartbreak.
He's bringing back something that has been lost in country music for 30 years. Real country fans have been begging for this to return.....it's so good it's coming from someone who is so genuine.
It’s that voice! His music soothes my soul.
I’ve seen him live once so far. His stage presence and ability to capture a room is the best I’ve seen. It’s insane. Colter is going to go down in history as one of the best of all time, in a few years. From Canada. The kid is a monster songwriter and performer.
I found Colter last year and I love everyone of his songs. He’s absolutely amazing in concert and I’m glad I got to see him before quarantine. To me he’s real country, it’s mostly just him and his guitar singing songs that actually tell a story that you can sometimes relate too.
That guitar is one reason, but when his voice kicks in. It just slaps.
I just discovered Colter Wall yesterday and he is now my favorite singer. Love this guy!
Either you love him or you haven't checked out his music
Another Canadian country artist that is worth checking out is Corb Lund.
Cows around is a great song :D
@@sonetyp7916 yes we need a video, hes a got a new album too
And the hurtin albertans! hell yes ahahahaha
And THE DEEP SOUTH!
All the Corb Lund you can handle
Colters music always make my heart ache for home
I'm a 74 year old who just discovered Colter when he was brought to my attention by my son. Colter would have fit in very nicely in the 60s music scene! A very unique voice and phrasing that makes you listen up. A fantastic discovery!
Man i like the man bc you listen to him and he teleports you to the place he sings about.. He uses his poetic lyrics paired with his resonating voice backed by perfectly with the raw acoustic guitar twang.
I absolutely love Colter Wall's lyrics, tone, and the way both make me feel. His sound always bring me to teo places close to my heart: dirt roads leading up the Rocky Mountains and the plains of Kansas. He has such a unique ability to lead listeners to what he envisions as he sings songs of a time where most of us have never been.
I was shown Colter Wall from one of my buddies. After hearing him I went through all of his songs and the one that gets me the most is Bald Butte. That song captures true life as a man living in that time. The rampant death and theft. The vulnerability the song portrays is so real.
Before Colter Wall I was one of those people who would say, "I listen to everything except country,". After listening to Colter Wall he quickly became my favorite artist ever.
Colter has long been one of my favorites. Picked up on him back when Imaginary Appalachia was his only release. First saw him live back in 2017. His voice is like no one else. I also love how he's smoothed it out a bit on his recent stuff.
I learned about Colter Wall on a trip to Canada before quarantine and I haven't stopped listening.
As a young fan of Colter wall and being from Swift current Saskatchewan it makes me very happy to see video's like this and to see that artists from sask are getting more recognition especially Colter here
i've seen Colter Wall live twice (both with Cody Jinks) and he's always great. If you're a guitar player, his songs are also quite tough to learn, yet very rewarding and fun to play!
I feel like his guitar playing needs more love. Not flashy at all but hes actually a great player with his own style.
Super hard to play stuff
Lots of Doc Watson influence in there.
poeticlicensetokill he actually pics a lot like doc. I freakin love it.
I started figuring out Blacktop and Devil Wears a Suit on acoustic, tougher than it sounds because the finger picking, phrasing and inflections, dude knows the guitar well.
@@m.ericwatson968 oh yeah he does. It's the picking like you said. It took me all day to learn sasquatch 1881
I've seen Colter live twice. He is an amazing performer live. Don't expect to have this crazy rip roaring experience with a Colter Wall show. Just go there to truly listen and appreciate a good story telling artist. It is a great journey into a true future country LEGEND.
I have been a fan of Colter Wall for years, and he is, without a doubt, one of my favorite artists ever. There are very few artists where I can put on their entire discography and never skip a song, and he is definitely one of them. His voice is amazing, the music itself even moreso. What more can you want from an artist? I love him so much.
Colter is amazing. Criminally underrated imo.
Beside the voice, style and storytelling...he has his own style of playing guitar as well. He plays a hybrid of lead and rhythm (and some bass elements) seamlessly. I have watched a ton of his content (live work) and he is always spot on with all aspects of his performance. An old soul?? He is also in his dedication to a great live show that sounds identical to his records. One of the great young artists in quite some time!.
That style of guitar playing is what Townes Van Zandt used to do. They have a very similar playing style.
It all comes from Mother Maybelle of the Carter family. She influenced not only the people you mentioned, but Chet Atkins, Merle Travis, and arguably every country guitar player to come after. It is very cool to see this style alive today in people like Colter Wall.
Listening to colter wall feels like home. It's comfortable, soothing..it's just great.
Just another awesome Canadian musician showing their talent to the world
I don’t want to have to wait any longer for Colter’s cover of “Big Iron”. If there’s another pre-release single off his new album, that better be it. We’ve all seen that live performance he did of the song. We all know how great it was. I need that shit NOW.
I've been addicted to Colter Wall since about January. He's my favorite country artist. His music is so...idek there's just something so so special about it. It makes me feel some typa wayyy😩
If you like Colt, also recommend listening to Charley Crockett. His latest album, *Welcome to Hard Times,* is especially fantastic.
MY SON SAW HIM IN CONCERT HERE IN COLORADO AND THEN TOLD ME TO LISTEN TO HIM AND NOW I CAN’T GET ENOUGH I LOVE HIS MUSIC!!!
Been a fan of him for couple of years now. What really got me attached to him was the fact that his music reminded me of the "true west", not the pop culture stuff coming out of Nashville. I felt like he really knew what it was like to be out on the ranch on a bitter cold night, getting warm by the campfire after hard work. I was instantly transported back to my family's old ranch in my memories. Working the cows then relaxing by the fire. My uncle cleaning his buck after a hunt. The smell of mesquite wood burning. His music fits that perfectly. I got to see him live at our rodeo and I'm so glad I got to!
The way you pronounced "Brock Lesnar" made me laugh.
I'm slightly ashamed, though I can safely assume that no one here really believed I was a WWE fan.
@@GradySmith for your health I pray Brock Lesnar never sees this video lol
@@GradySmith He's also a former UFC Heavyweight title holder, so he's good unscripted too.
@@AhHereWeGo i'd say bigger in UFC than WWE, lol
@@ColAnubis definitely scarier.
His voice is supernatural in its sound. Almost uncanny, it takes a hold of you and touches your soul. Beautifully dark. I think that’s why folks think he spent some time at the crossroads.
I know I’m late to this but I found Colter Wall just after my grandfather died. My grandfather and I drove all over Ireland listening to Johnny Cash and finding Colter Wall was like finding my own version of what my grandfather found. My grandfather was the only person I ever saw wear cowboy boots and hats in Ireland. He was a cowboy and an outlaw in his own ways. Instead of his horse, he has his 1970’s VW camper and the mountains of Ireland were his plains.
Colter has given my my own version of this and has definitely made me find in myself what my grandfather had in him and no doubt passed down to me. This video was perfect and I found it after trying to learn one of his songs on guitar which my grandfather always encouraged me to try learn. His Vinyl EP just arrived at my door today too. Life’s funny sometimes. Thank you 🖤
My older brother turned my attention to him a few years ago, been a fan of his ever since
All hail Grady Smith!
Y'all are providing the world with BEAUTIFUL country content, and we all love you for it.
@@GradySmith
We definitely agree over here!
Grady Smith listen to colters version of red headed stranger
there's something about how his music is country for sure but also some indie vibes too.
his unpolished sound is actually very interesting and cool
GREW UP IN SIXTIES, MOM SOMETIMES WORKED IN A RESTAURANT/BAR WHERE COUNTRY MUSIC WAS THE BACKDROP, HIS VOICE CAUGHT MY ATTENTION WITH THE DEVIL WEARS A SUIT AND TIE, INSTANTLY RECONIZED THE SOUND AND STORY TELLING. LOVE IT
One of a kind, a talent well beyond his years! He will be a legend in country music, he is to good of a lyricist for that not to happen! God Bless him and his music career. We will be talking about this man for a long time!
I recently moved to Swift Current! I first heard Colter Wall when he opened for Shooter Jennings, and I was shocked that this guy the same age as me, and grew up two hours away, was so talented and had such a deep voice. I wish he was more main stream.
Another Canadian gem is Corb Lund. His best albums are Cabin Fever, Horse Soldier, and Hair in my Eyes like a Hyland Steer. You should check him out!
Can't wait for his new album. It is going to be one of the best of 2020 for sure.
If you like Colt, also recommend listening to Charley Crockett. His latest album, *Welcome to Hard Times,* is especially fantastic.
@@ComedyBros5 I listened to about the first half, and kinda forgot to finish it lol. I definitely will give it another go.
@@blakewicklein8571 He's not for everyone, but I sure love his stuff!
@@ComedyBros5 Been listening to it again and I'm starting to get it. His vocals can be a little underwhelming, but the instrumentation and stories make up for it.
( Feb 15/21) I know Brad Wall, Colter's Dad and I happened to click on one of his tweets about Colter, I had never heard his voice before, all I can is WOW ! I like it, I like his songs, old time country like, and he is a Good 'ole boy from Saskatchewan. Go Colter Go,, Gotta get me one of Colter's albums !!
Growing up in Saskatchewan, it quite literally gets in your blood & never lets go. Those who mock the province haven’t stopped long enough the see it. The sunsets that lasts for hours, the storms that you can see churning up the skyline from miles away, rolling hills of canola, forests & lakes of the north. Colter captures it in with such authenticity that when I’m ‘homesick’ he songs bring me home to the plains. He’s unapologetically a plains man & that’s what it’s like to be from Saskatchewan.
I been listening to him for a while, he just makes you feel like you snap a redwood over your knee
While with other artists you listen to songs, with Colter you listen to stories.
If you like Colt, also recommend listening to Charley Crockett. His latest album, *Welcome to Hard Times,* is especially fantastic.
Seeing as I’m from Alberta, a neighbouring province, I too relate to the country life, bringing me back to the days of range riding with my ol man. Some good times. His cover of Ian Tyson’s Summer Wages hits me in the cockles and even into my sub cockles. Truly an authentic cowboy and cowboy sound.
I found Colter Wall about the same time I moved to the mountains. Western Swing and Waltzes is the perfect soundtrack for a drive up a misty mountain pass in the middle of no where.
I started learning guitar 2 years ago and he’s been my main influence in playing since then. I’ve learned so much from him and I am really looking forward to his album coming out in August
I’ve been waiting for this video. Colter is one of my favorite artists. Love his story telling and details in his songs. As a Kentuckian I consider him one of the greatest of this independent wave along with Tyler, sturgill, and Jason isbell.
Bro i thought you were from the Khentii Mountains
Redoran moved to the states after a messenger hawk told me colter was going to drop a new album today.
@@genghiskhan2122 Ah, i see you are quite a man of reason!
Because Colter Wall has as a distinct a voice as any of my country heroes. Merle, Waylon, Willie, Hank, Hank Jr., - they all had a massive, distinct unmistakable voices that cried out for recognition. And his songwriting is top--notch. That makes him a treasure that cannot be ignored.
Im a fan of colter cuz i watched him in Fort Worth with Jinks, on Cody's bday in 2018. Such a resounding and definitive voice with ballads you can't shake even after waking up the next morning. Played through the rain and all. Granted, im a huge jinks fan and listened to colter for quite awhile before hand, but hearing and watching from 4 rows back made me reflect. This young man is quite an artist; I can resonate with a guy like him as an oil hand, fabricator, welder, small town jack of all trades-came from a heritage of working for what u earn and and gringing it out til u die... Hat's off to you Colter and thank you for your part in Keeping country music alive and innovating with your own voice and style. No matter what they say. Makes my feet move and keeps me up-beat and proud. You may be Canadian but your Ideals resonate with the USA working class. Proud to have seen you man, keep it up
LOVE Colter. Him and Tyler Childers are my all time favorites.
I have 2/3 of colter walls albums. He is probably one of my favorite!
He sounds like he’s been around forever. I remember the first time I realized how young he was and I was floored. Can’t get enough.
Saw him a couple of years ago in a little music bar in Columbus, great show! He talked down a drunk standing at the stage, pounding on it and screaming, told him" you don't have to leave, you can either go to the back of the bar or shut up!". The crowd roared approval.
Heard about him when the Brewery Sessions came out
As a Canadian with most of my family from Sask I’m gonna try my best to explain how we pronounce it: Ssse-skatch-ewwann the e and a in the last part aren’t overly emphasized, hope this helps 😂 butchered Saskatchewan pronunciations never fail to make me laugh though :)
Came down to the comments to see if anyone caught this! There’s that hilarious Ellen bit from a while ago where she tries and fails.
Seeing non Canadians actually pronounce it "Seh-Skatch-Chew-When" first try is probably one of the rarest things in the world
When I first heard his voice, I thought yuck, but before I could hit the switch, something about his unique style started growing on me. And now he's really a breath of fresh air.
I am so impressed with Colter Wall. I have always liked folk music but not country and western in particular. However, there is something mesmerizing about Colter Wall's music and performance. His voice is hypnotic, his guitar playing perfect for the songs, and his lyrics are intriguing. I simply can't stop listening to some of his songs (e.g. The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie, Kate McCannon, Codeine Dream). An incredible talent and even more so considering how young he is.