2026 Summer/Fall Singer Songwriter Series: Olivia Wolfe and Denitia
Olivia Wolf is a Northern California native now based in Leiper’s Fork, Tennessee, whose music bridges bluegrass tradition, folk storytelling, and modern Americana. Drawing on time spent in Virginia and the Appalachian region, Wolf blends West Coast perspective with roots-driven songwriting to create a sound that feels both classic and contemporary. Her debut album, Silver Rounds (January 17, 2025), produced by Sean McConnell, explores themes of loss, resilience, and spiritual connection through deeply personal narratives. Wolf has earned early critical acclaim, with Billboard praising her for “transcending the boundaries between the temporal and the ethereal,” and Ann Powers noting that she has “the voice, the attitude, and the band to go places.” She has also been described as “a female version of early Sturgill Simpson.” Olivia has been touring across the US, opening for artists such as Steve Earle, Robert Earl Keen, Brandy Clark and Blackberry Smoke. Olivia Wolf is currently in the studio working on her sophomore album, scheduled for release 2027.
On her last album, Sunset Drive, Denitia shares her story of going after something new — a life back in Nashville, where she attended college, immersed in both the city’s roots music scene and the community of the artist collective Black Opry — while experiencing the menagerie of emotions that come with leaving behind what you knew and starting over. Across the album, she draws from the country and alternative rock music she listened to growing up outside of Houston; the songs of artists such as the Eagles, Vince Gill, Waylon Jennings, Joni Mitchell, Dolly Parton, and Neil Young, ever present in her life; and the decade she spent entrenched in Brooklyn’s indie music scene. Denitia’s music has been featured in the films Nanny and The Invitation, as well as in the series Better Things (FX), Broad City (Comedy Central), Dear White People (Netflix), Shrinking (Apple TV+), and The Terminal List (Amazon). She has toured extensively with the Black Opry Revue; been invited to perform at the National Museum of African American Music and the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville; and shared stages with Jason Isbell, Amythyst Kiah, Joy Oladokun, and Allison Russell, among other artists. In 2023, Denitiaearned one of five spots in a residency hosted by the Black Opry and WXPN, was named to Rissi Palmer’s Color Me Country class, and was one of three artists selected for CMT and mtheory’s Equal Access cohort. And the momentum continued in 2024: Denitia was one of CMT’s 2024 Next Women of Country; was named an artist to watch by the Nashville Scene; made her Grand Ole Opry debut and opened shows for Mickey Guyton in 2024. Denitia was a featured vocalist in Dolly Parton’s Threads: My Songs in Symphony, and she continues touring throughout 2026. Denitia’s next album is slated for release in partnership with Thirty Tigers, with new music coming out later this year.