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According to savingcountrymusic.com, “This ravenesque honky tonk maven comes with a major dose of vintage Western vibes and just a hint of rockabilly to make it all feel dangerous, with songs that are fun, but aren’t afraid to speak to something deeper when inclined."
India Ramey blazes a trail through cinematic spaghetti western landscapes to wood floored Honkytonks and the Appalachian foothills. India’s musical journey was not typical. “Having grown up poor, there was a lot of pressure for me to ‘go to college and make money’ so I convinced myself that music was a hobby”. Ramey, a domestic violence survivor got a law degree and became a domestic violence prosecutor. “I thought if I was helping people like my Mom, I would like being a lawyer more”. Despite her love of helping people, Ramey’s love for music won in the end. She gave up her law career to become a full time musician and songwriter and has never looked back.
Since then Ramey has put out five studio albums. Her 2017 album, and first national release, Snake Handler landed her on Rolling Stone's 10 New Country Artists You Need To Know list and earned her praise and attentions from American Songwriter, The Bluegrass Situation among others . Her 2020 album Shallow Graves earned her even more recognition from the likes of Ralph McClean of the BBC who said "Ramey is a singer of the truth. Long may she shine" and Rolling Stone who named her a pick of the week and featured a full interview and review calling her "Part honky-tonk, part Black Sabbath". She has been a two time SXSW and a three time Americanafest showcasing artist and recently released her fifth studio album, Baptized By The Blaze produced by Luke Wooten (The SteelDrivers, Sunny Sweeney, Deirks Bentley, Brad Paisley).
Released in August 2024, “Baptized By The Blaze” has taken off and is proving to be India's most successful album yet receiving high praise from Saving Country Music, No Depression, The Bluegrass Situation and many many more. She is touring extensively and has had the pleasure of opening for rising Outlaw Country and Americana star, Corb Lund and Grammy-nominated Maggie Rose. Ramey will start off her 2025 in the line-up of the Sirius XM Outlaw Country Cruise and has spring tour dates filling up her calendar.
Listen to a Sample: https://linktr.ee/indiarameymusic?fbclid=IwY2xjawIYkw5leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHWIg1qn1MEd8jOaMnIDqAA1_ZY9aWR8qyCsfE5HudUyv_aDJqJw9pDU33w_aem_10J2lO6D5oBtj4qxEvNXaw
Opening the evening will be Johnstown’s own Screech Owl featuring Justin Giuffre // lead guitar and vocals; Mike Giuffre // keys; Micah Mood // drums and vocals; Ryan Stacy // bass; and Chris Verbano // rhythm guitar. Their songwriting and style are heavily influenced by the alt country scene, including bands like Uncle Tupelo, Wilco, and The Old 97s, but they're also steeped in a wide range of music, including Americana, bluegrass, country, garage rock, punk rock, rockabilly, indie rock.