The Deep, Dark Magic of Colter Wall

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Published 2020-07-23
Colter Wall is one of the most intriguing people in all of country music (or folk or indie country or whatever we're calling it.) In this video, I'm trying to trace his origins, his rise to prominence, and what makes his sound, his voice, and his songwriting so special. Hope you enjoy!

Clips in this:

Access Hollywood clip:    • Kara Dioguardi offers Singing Advice ...  

Original 16 Brewery Sessions:
Devil Wears a Suit and Tie -    • Original 16 Brewery Sessions - Colter...  
Kate McCannon -    • Original 16 Brewery Sessions - Colter...  
Sleeping on the Blacktop -    • Original 16 Brewery Sessions - Colter...  

Western AF's "Cowpoke" -    • Colter Wall | "Cowpoke" | Western AF  

Vocal Coach Reacts:    • Vocal Coach Reacts - COLTER WALL - Th...  

Music City Roots' "Sleeping on the Blacktop" -    • Colter Wall "Sleepin' On The Blacktop"  

Red Ants Pants Festival "Bob Fudge" -    • Colter Wall // "Bob Fudge" - Live fro...  

Paste session:    • Colter Wall - Full Session - 5/16/201...  

GemsOnVHS (outside of his bus) -    • Colter Wall, "Plain to see Plainsman,...  

Behind the Lines "Saskatchewan in 1881" -    • Colter Wall - "Saskatchewan 1881"  

Radio Humbler's "Devil Wears a Suit and Tie" -    • Colter Wall - The Devil Wears a Suit ...  

Pickathon session:    • Colter Wall - When the Work's All Don...  

Jason Momoa video:    • Went backstage w/Colter & Vincent at ...  

"Western Swing and Waltzes":    • Western Swing & Waltzes  

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All Comments (21)
  • @GradySmith
    You guys have been asking for this for like a full year, and I've been getting better-acquainted with Colter's music for the past couple months to prep for this! I totally get the hype.
  • @redboi1172
    Now the reason why I like him is because he is bringing back that old style of country, from murder ballads to storytelling. Today's country is just about drinking beer on a Friday night and Luke Bryan in tight jeans. Plus I'm from North Dakota so I can kinda relate to the stories of the plains.
  • @samfulwider3882
    I once heard someone describe his voice as whiskey, leather and tabacco. I've never been this jealous of another man's voice 😂
  • @nathanhale4524
    He hits all the stereotypical trademarks for a classic American Icon. I had no idea that he was Canadian. But he is such an inspirational artist and he's very expressive.
  • @hosschapple3194
    As a cowboy I can say that even my horse loves colter wall. When we’re trailing along the steep hills of eastern Montana I turn on colter wall and hear a soundtrack to my life. I look down at my horses ears and they are pushed forward with enjoyment, even my old swayback buckskin enjoys this old soul of colter wall and his sound.
  • @meeshta
    Idk about anyone else, but his cover of "Big Iron" and "Cowpoke" being officially recorded and released has me so excited
  • @shedevil7235
    His voice is like worn leather. He has the ability to transport you to a dark night, coyotes and crickets in the background, crackling fire going, whiskey in your cup while old stories are being told... I’m mesmerized by him and wish him nothing but continued success.
  • @H4MILC4R
    I've always said Colter can fit a whole man's life in a single song.
  • @rva
    Great video! His voice will be part of history. There's comfort listening to him 👍
  • Colter Wall is barely into his twenties and his voice sounds like he came out of the womb with a lit cigarette in his mouth. Edit: I also love seeing celebrities you’d never expect come out as fans of real country!
  • @ccdiscs5790
    Colter Wall, Cody Jinks, Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, Whiskey Myers these are the guys that that should be on the radio instead you have scour you tube and the internet in order to find the real talent.
  • ive been a fan of his for a while, hes a great artist. Aswell as good camping music.
  • @jeffodabear
    I'm a Canadian prairie boy, who was born a few days after he was. I love what Colter Wall is doing for country and for Western Canadian music, thanks for doing this video.
  • When I first heard Colter Wall on a Spotify shuffle my first thought was “wow this old man has been through some shit.” ...whoops
  • @mitchstake13
    I discovered him when “sleeping on the blacktop” was in the movie Hell or High Water a few years back. Great movie.
  • I found him through the Dead South! He's got a place in my heart now, very sweet baritone drawl. Kate McCannon is my favorite.
  • @edpettit6563
    I'm a fan because of his storytelling amongst other obvious things. "Kate Mckannon" felt so real it was almost like it was a true story that happened to me. Not completely but much more than any other song I've ever heard.
  • @HasanKhater
    I feel like the weirdest guy in Moscow and the whole country of Russia, even my +10 American friends find it weird that I’m a country fan, I mean I drive for days sometimes crossing half of Europe’s Scandinavia and Russia to work, and nothing is better than country music and the road when you’re by yourself, all the stories and passion in the music, things that I personally can relate to from my poor but great childhood and teen years.
  • He's a perfect storyteller, really sucks you into a specific time, place, situation. And he sings it like he really means it, so we as audience care about the characters and what's going on.
  • @MikeJones-jj7pf
    I been on to Colter since I first heard him on the "Hell or High Water" Soundtrack a few years ago. He really is in my personal opinion the next big thing in Country Music. Nevermind the Nashville Pop-Country scene, he's got true raw talent, and harkens back to a time in the genre when actual 'art' was being made. I love his voice, songwriting AND his guitar style. Also, when he covers 'Cowpoke' on Western AF... it just don't get much better n' that.