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Published on 2026-05-08
TANASI’s Debut Album Weaves Appalachian Stringband and Global Sounds Into a Luminous Worldgrass Journey
Featuring Billy Cardine, Mary Lucey, and Anya Hinkle, TANASI’s debut album moves fluidly between Appalachian roots music and global traditions, creating an unmistakable worldgrass sound.
“To me, TANASI is Appalachian music without guardrails,” says the trio’s vocalist and guitarist, Anya Hinkle, “a culmination of our ever-evolving, unconventional paths, shaped by unpredictable winds, formed by unexpected hands, and forged together with joyful, emergent strength.”
Today, the trio shares their widely and wildly influenced self-titled debut album with the world.
Out now, Tanasi reflects a shared artistic life lived in motion. Long before coming together as a trio, TANASI’s members were independently immersed in musical traditions spanning Appalachia, Africa, Asia, and beyond — not as passing influences, but as lived experiences formed through collaboration, teaching, and time spent learning directly from musicians and communities around the world.
The album does not aim to blend styles for novelty’s sake; instead, it reveals the natural meeting points where rhythm, melody, and human connection overlap.
Fans can stream or purchase Tanasi in its entirety today. The band will celebrate the release of their debut LP with a special hometown show at Asheville’s Grey Eagle on May 9. A full list of tour dates can be found below.
Tanasi Tracklist
“Mahalla/Let’s Hold On”
“Get Up/Ore Mi Kini Se”
“Sweetest Breeze”
“The Fif”
“Many Rivers to Cross”
“Pickin’ in the Pines”
“Lightnin Flashing”
“Rock the Cradle Joe/Ducks on the Millpond”
“Give Me Love (Give Me Peace on Earth)”
Catch TANASI On Tour
More dates to be announced
May 9 — Asheville, NC — Grey Eagle
May 16 — Milton, GA — Matilda's Music Under The Pines
May 30 — Charlottesville, VA — Rivanna Roots Concert Series
June 6 — Loudon, TN — Windy Hill Farm and Reserve
June 7 — Johnson City, TN — The Down Home
June 12 — Wilmington, NC — Live at Ted’s
June 19 — Mount Solon, VA — Red Wing Roots Music Festival
June 26 — Lexington, VA — Lime Kiln Theater *
June 27 — Lexington, VA — Lime Kiln Theater *
July 4 — Burnsville, NC — Burnsville Concert Series
July 9 — Soquel, CA — The Fiddling Cricket
July 10 — Nevada City, CA — Raven Rocks
July 11 — Groveland, CA — Mountain Sage
July 16 — Ridgway, CO — Ridgway Concert Series ^
July 24–26 — Lyons, CO — RockyGrass
August 4–5 — Asheville, NC — AVL Sounds Fest
August 20 — Boone, NC — Roots in the Garden Concert Series
August 29 — Asheville, NC — French Broad River Brewing +
August 30 — Mills River, NC — Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
September 18 — Boulder, CO — Stone Cottage Studios
September 19 — Del Norte, CO — Trade and Post
September 20 — Coaldale, CO — Coaldale Schoolhouse
September 25 — Lafayette, CO — Boulder Valley UU Fellowship Concert Series
September 26 — Denver, CO — Gilpin St. Concert Series
October 17 — Grass Valley, CA — Strawberry Music Festival
November 7 — Norwich, VT — Roots & Wings Coffeehouse
November 8 — Wakefield, MA — Linden Tree Coffeehouse
November 13 — Middlebury, VT — Town Hall Theatre
November 14 — Newton, MA — House of Play
* With The SteelDrivers
^ With Sam Grisman Project
+ With Keller and the Keels
