Lacy Green
@lacygreen
It wasn’t long after arriving at college that North Carolina native Lacy Green realized her professional career would be forever shaped by her intense love of music. Traditional job security wasn’t necessarily important to her; only that music was a constant in her life. Though her first pursuits at school were aimed at being a music journalist, Lacy found the lure of performing on stage to be too strong. With every gig she landed around campus, her career path became that much clearer.
During her senior year at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2010, Lacy began working on her debut EP with producer and renowned songwriting veteran, Ronnie Bowman. The project includes Lacy’s first single, the warm and instantly familiar “For the Summertime,” which is scheduled for a national release at Country radio this summer. And since earning her degree in May, Lacy has been working feverishly in Nashville to finish the album with Bowman.
Raised in the small town of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, Lacy grew up singing alongside her family and in the local church. Influenced early on by her mother and father’s musical tastes, Lacy developed a keen affection for the impassioned performances of legendary soul singers like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. As she began to develop her own sense of artistry, however, Lacy found herself drawn to the Country and Bluegrass music of artists like The Dixie Chicks, Alison Krauss, New Grass Revival, Patty Griffin and Miranda Lambert.
With her college career officially behind her, Lacy is ready to focus entirely on her musical future from here on out. She is more passionate than ever about creating great music for her audience, she says. “Last week, I had a woman come up to me after the show who told me that she had been having a terrible week and was so stressed out, but that coming and listening to my music made her feel better. That is absolutely the most rewarding part of being able to play music for a living.”
During her senior year at UNC-Chapel Hill in 2010, Lacy began working on her debut EP with producer and renowned songwriting veteran, Ronnie Bowman. The project includes Lacy’s first single, the warm and instantly familiar “For the Summertime,” which is scheduled for a national release at Country radio this summer. And since earning her degree in May, Lacy has been working feverishly in Nashville to finish the album with Bowman.
Raised in the small town of Pilot Mountain, North Carolina, Lacy grew up singing alongside her family and in the local church. Influenced early on by her mother and father’s musical tastes, Lacy developed a keen affection for the impassioned performances of legendary soul singers like Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. As she began to develop her own sense of artistry, however, Lacy found herself drawn to the Country and Bluegrass music of artists like The Dixie Chicks, Alison Krauss, New Grass Revival, Patty Griffin and Miranda Lambert.
With her college career officially behind her, Lacy is ready to focus entirely on her musical future from here on out. She is more passionate than ever about creating great music for her audience, she says. “Last week, I had a woman come up to me after the show who told me that she had been having a terrible week and was so stressed out, but that coming and listening to my music made her feel better. That is absolutely the most rewarding part of being able to play music for a living.”