Zoe & Cloyd

Hailing from opposite ends of the Appalachian mountains, husband-and-wife duo Zoe & Cloyd is renowned fiddler and vocalist Natalya Zoe Weinstein and award-winning songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and vocalist John Cloyd Miller. Their show is as diverse as their upbringing: coming from a lineage of klezmer and jazz musicians, Natalya trained classically in her home state of Massachusetts before moving south in 2004. John, a twelfth generation North Carolinian and grandson of pioneering bluegrass fiddler, Jim Shumate, is also a 1st place winner of the prestigious Chris Austin Songwriting Contest as well as a recipient of an Artist Fellowship for songwriting by the North Carolina Arts Council. As founding members of the acclaimed Americana trio, Red June, and long-time veterans of the Asheville, NC music scene, the couple shifted focus to their duet project in 2015.

With deep roots in American music, Zoe & Cloyd released their second full-length album, Eyes Brand New, in April 2017. Highlighting their emotive songwriting and signature harmonies, this new recording finds the duo returning to a full band sound with Kevin Kehrberg on bass, and special appearances from Will Straughan of Red June on dobro and Jens Kruger of the Kruger Brothers on banjo. Eyes Brand New showcases the breadth of their collective musical spirit, seamlessly combining original folk, country, old-time and bluegrass with sincerity and zeal. Zoe & Cloyd’s debut recording, Equinox (2015), also met with high acclaim and the pair have continued to gain momentum with their brand of “New Appalachian” music at performances and festivals all across the country. Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine agrees, proclaiming Zoe & Cloyd as “a musical collaboration that demands to be heard.”

1st Place Winners of the 2015 FreshGrass Duo Contest

Eyes Brand New *named one of the**** “Outstanding Roots Music Releases of 2017″ *by *No Depression Magazine***

“Favorite Musical Picks of 2017″ *- *Lisa Snedeker, Huffington Post