Taylor Lansdale

The best songs convince you they're memories.

Taylor Lansdale is a songwriter from Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, where the rolling hills of horse country begin to give way to eastern Kentucky’s mountains. His music lives in that in-between space: heartland rock and folk meeting Appalachian storytelling. Think Isbell, Prine, and Petty.

With songs that can turn from funny to devastating in a line or two, Lansdale writes with an eye for detail that makes a place, a person, or a past life feel real. His work has earned recognition at the Kerrville Folk Festival’s New Folk Contest, where he was named a finalist, as well as the Black Mountain Film Festival, where he won its songwriting competition. He was also a finalist in the Sleeping in the Woods Festival Songwriting Contest and a co-winner of the Hollar Holler Songwriting Contest.

Lansdale has appeared at venues including The Burl and The Monarch, earned a slot in the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame’s Songwriter Rounds. He has been featured on podcasts including Wick’s Picks, Roots Music Rambler, First Spin, and Hollar N’ Kentucky, along with  radio programs across the southeast.

His debut album, Headlong, introduced a songwriter grounded in place, plainspoken emotional weight, and honesty. His new EP, Wild Ride, was released May 7, 2026. This year, Lansdale is taking his songs to venues and festivals across Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, West Virginia, Texas, South Carolina, and Nebraska.

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    Wild Ride 2:53
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    Architects 4:39
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    Get Lost 4:16
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    Dance With You 3:40
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    Daffodils & Sleeping Pills 3:03
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    Get On With It 2:51
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    Morehead, KY 4:48
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    Ashes 4:29
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    Wrecking Ball Heart 3:01
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    Prince Charming 3:26
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    Leave This Town Alive 4:30
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“This is music for anyone who loves honest songwriting and the kind of performances that make you stop what you are doing and just listen. It lingers after it’s over, leaving you wanting more, a sign of a songwriter worth following.”

— Music on the Rox

“I know the easy comparison here is Jason Isbell, so let’s go ahead and say that right away. Let’s also talk about how remarkable it is that anyone can be this close to an Isbell style of Americana” - Greg Jones

— Ear to the Ground

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