My first introduction to Cheyenne Marie Mize came several years ago when the Louisville-based songwriter appeared on Among the Gold, a six-song EP of 19th century American parlor music with Bonnie “Prince” Billy. I knew little of her solo work until last fall, when I caught Mize’s set at Hopscotch music festival in Raleigh. Her sprawling performance at the crowded bar was all I needed to see: Cheyenne Marie Mize is far better suited to be a bandleader than a bandmember.
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