Tyler Childers
Folk / Americana
Outlaw Country
Tyler Childers is a Kentucky-born country and Americana singer-songwriter from the Appalachian coalfields, known for his fiddle-driven mountain sound and unvarnished storytelling. He broke through with the Sturgill Simpson–produced Purgatory (2017) and has since become one of the most acclaimed voices in modern roots music.
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- Born June 21, 1991, in Lawrence County, Kentucky.
- Purgatory (2017), produced by Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson, was his breakthrough and later certified gold.
- Followed with Country Squire (2019, RCA).
- Released Long Violent History (2020), a largely traditional fiddle-instrumental album whose title track addressed civil unrest.
- Released the gospel-influenced triple-version album Can I Take My Hounds to Heaven? (2022).
- “In Your Love” (2023) became his first Top 10 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart.
