See Grammy nominee, KY native Tyler Childers perform at Gov. Andy Beshear’s inauguration
Eastern Kentucky native and country music star Tyler Childers performed “Universal Sound” during Tuesday’s inauguration ceremony for Gov. Andy Beshear.
Rocky Adkins, a former state lawmaker and senior adviser to Beshear, praised Childers as one of the many talented country music artists to come from Kentucky; he also said “Universal Sound” is a favorite song for Beshear.
Childers, a native of Lawrence County, rose from the local scenes of Lexington and Huntington, West Virginia, to international acclaim after the release of his 2017 album “Purgatory.”
In a 2017 review of Childers’ album “Purgatory,” Herald-Leader music critic Walter Tunis wrote that “Universal Sound,” is a “road tune of Zen country bliss.”
Childers made headlines in 2022 with the release of an old-time fiddle tune and protest album “Long Violent History.” He and fellow Kentucky native musicians Sturgill Simpson and Chris Stapleton have sold out multiple shows in Rupp Arena.
Most recently, Childers and Stapleton were nominated for several Grammy Awards.
Childers is among the top-nominated artists, with nominations in five categories, including best music video and best country solo performance for “In Your Love,” which was a collaboration with Kentucky Poet Laureate Silas House.
House was also present at the ceremony, reading an original poem for the inauguration titled “Those Who Carry Us.”
This story was originally published December 12, 2023 at 4:37 PM.
