Jesse Fox
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North Carolina–born singer-songwriter Jesse Fox is carving a space of his own in the modern Americana landscape. His upcoming album Magnolia (2026) captures the warmth and weight of Southern storytelling; songs that move between heartbreak, renewal, and quiet resilience. Even before its release, the record has surpassed 100,000 streams through early singles like “Leave” and “If I’m Warm,” which have resonated with listeners for their emotional depth and unguarded lyricism.
Produced by longtime collaborator Phil Amalong, Magnolia features Emerson Swinford (Rod Stewart) on guitar, mixes by Audrey Whitfield, and contributions from a wide circle of North Carolina musicians. Blending folk intimacy, indie texture, and soulful craftsmanship, Magnolia stands as Fox’s most confident and cohesive work to date, a testament to his evolution as an artist and to the creative community that surrounds him.
Roxanne Fortney
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Roxanne Fortney is a local songwriter from Chapel Hill, NC who uses storytelling and intentional lyricism to sing softly about life’s nuances…love, loss, the everyday, and faith to relate to and inspire listeners. She has a folk/singer-songwriter style with soft rock influences.
Sam Thorn
Sam Thorn makes music as an anchor for an increasingly wobbly world. His songs are time capsules of quiet moments, real and imagined, plucked from the past or fished out of the fuzzy future – often gentle, sometimes sad, always in search of some small shard of truth. Born in England and raised in California, he and his hound dog now roam North Carolina in a converted school bus, noses to the ground, instruments at the ready in case of a spontaneous jam. You might also find him sitting in on saxophone with Chapel Hill’s resident barroom bruisers The Rattletraps.
