Article Contributed by Mike
Published on January 10, 2026
Western North Carolina bluegrass/Americana band Nick & Brew bring a deeply personal new single, “Snowin’ on Pisgah,” a winter-bound meditation on love, loss, and endurance in the wake of Hurricane Helene’s impact on Asheville in September 2024. Release date is Jan.16th.
Written by bandmates Nick Dauphinais and Brew Davis, “Snowin’ on Pisgah” unfolds during the long, uncertain months following the storm, when damaged roads mirrored fractured relationships and daily survival demanded patience and resolve. As snow settles on Mount Pisgah, the song’s narrator carries the compounded weight of a strained romance, the instability of life, and the emotional fallout of being left behind.
Davis explains the emotional core of the song by referencing a line from Robert Earl Keen: “Leavin’ never hurts as much as bein’ left behind.”
“That’s what this guy is dealing with,” Davis says. “The woman he loved moved to Texas right when the hurricane hit. That’s a double whammy he’s got to wrestle with all winter. But he’s still holding out hope that they can reconcile.”
Rather than dramatizing the breakup itself, “Snowin’ on Pisgah” lingers in the quiet aftermath — the isolation of winter, the gnawing doubt, and the fragile balance between hope and uncertainty. From its opening line, “It’s been a long cold winter without you here to keep me warm,” the song never rushes toward resolution, instead honoring the slow work of surviving and enduring.
Musically, the track showcases Nick & Brew’s close-knit ensemble sound. Lucas Dauphinais anchors the song with steady bass and baritone harmony, while Adam Bachman’s dobro adds a mournful shimmer. Branson Raines’ fiddle and Derek Vaden’s banjo complete a sparse, wintry palette that evokes silence, snowfall, and quiet resolve.
In the end, “Snowin’ on Pisgah” stands as both a document of hardship and a testament to resilience — finding strength not in easy answers, but in making it through a bleak season and emerging stronger on the other side.
Nick & Brew are a bluegrass/Americana band from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, known for outstanding songwriting, tight musicianship, and their distinctive “Nick & Brewgrass” sound. Band members have toured nationally with the Larry Stephenson Band, Town Mountain, and Mountain Faith; earned recognition from the International Bluegrass Music Association; written chart-topping bluegrass songs; and performed on some of the genre’s most iconic stages, including the Grand Ole Opry, Station Inn, Scruggsfest, and MerleFest.
The band features Brew Davis (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Nick Dauphinais (harmony vocals, lead guitar, mandolin), Lucas Dauphinais (harmony vocals, bass), Lucas Moomaw (drums), and Adam Bachman (dobro).
The partnership between Nick and Brew was forged in Asheville’s vibrant acoustic scene and built on contrast as much as common ground — one rooted in Americana influences like Townes Van Zandt, Tyler Childers, and Gillian Welch, the other steeped in bluegrass traditions shaped by Bill Monroe, Tony Rice, and The Stanley Brothers. What binds them is a shared love of faith, music, and the mountains they call home — a connection that feels instinctive the moment their voices blend.
