Carrie Welling featuring Burnline

Carrie Welling
No stranger to change or the exploration that comes with it, Carrie Welling has been navigating life’s twists, turns, demons, and discoveries from a young age. A self-described ‘military brat,’ Welling’s struggle to feel rooted in any one place carved an unharmonious path of heartbreak, doubt, and insecurity that defined her 20s and early 30s… a journey that led to her soul-defining rebirth as an international touring artist with a place to call home in Nashville, TN.

“High Heels and Heavy Things” her latest record has been a long time labor of love since its conception in 2015, to its birth in 2020. In between studio sessions Carrie took to the stage, opening for notable artists such as Delta Rae and David Cook, and performing at popular music festivals including the the Island Hopper Music Festival (Ft. Meyers, FL). She’ll be a featured artist at the “Songwriters Island Showcase” at Island Hopper Music Festival (Isla Mujeres, Mexico) in May 2023, and is scheduled to embark on an international tour through Germany and the Netherlands in Spring of 2023. In the interim she’s logged countless hours on the road, performing at venues and house concerts across the US, as well as an international tour through Germany and The Netherlands.

Burnline

Songwriting duo, BURNLINE, is an ecosystem of sound. Comprised of transcendent, echoing vocals by Lauren Davis and steady, river-rippling guitar by Jason Mann, BURNLINE has played gigs both near and far, small and large. In one moment Mann is harmonizing with the chatter of winery patrons, in another Davis is opening for indie rock acts like Car Seat Headrest. Together, they boast grit and gravel, cotton-ball clouds and blue sky.

Davis has performed straight-forward rock most of her musical years. With the help of Mann, she found that her true voice is more country with a dash of blues. Mann has been a full-time musician for decades, and is the master of strings and ivory. The two collided when Davis was recruited to front another project. “Something clicked, and I’m loving the gritty and honest sound. He’s insanely talented, and I think he pushes me to be more. I’m excited about what we’ve been able to create,” Davis explained.

BURNLINE’s music flutters between smooth and gritty, empowered and vulnerable, landing right in your ventricles. Fans of Miranda Lambert, Maren Morris, and Kacey Musgraves will appreciate the duo’s raw storytelling and soulful melodies. They’re not prettied, they’re not sugar-coated, they’re definitely not songs you’ve heard…but they are absolutely relatable.