Alathea

Winners of numerous acoustic music and songwriting awards—including the 2010 We Are Listening Int’l Singer/Songwriter competition and Best Group/Duo at the Int’l Acoustic Music Awards (2010)—Alathea takes stories from their own lives and weaves them into music that’s instantly relatable. Perhaps such relevance is because the music is born from community; perhaps it’s through the intentional effort to find the modern in the traditional and to complement roots-based, acoustic music with vocal purity and smoky harmonies. Alathea stretches from singer/songwriter fare to bluegrass-inflected pop tunes, creating a sound reminiscent of artists like Indigo Girls and Mindy Smith. Alathea travels around the country and across the world averaging over 150 events each year that include NPR’s Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour, Pennsylvania’s acclaimed Musikfest, Bristol’s Rhythm and Roots Reunion as well as performances in Europe and Asia.

**MAY 2012 Winner of MerleFest’s Chris Austin Songwriting Competition for original song, HALLS OF HEAVEN
**FEB 2012 Finalist in USA Songwriting Competition

**JAN 2011 Alathea wins runner-up for Best Group/Duo in the International Acoustic Music Awards for "Come Home to Me" from album "Tremble."
**JAN 2011 Alathea wins We Are Listening International Singer/Songwriter competition with song "Broken Record" from album "Tremble."
**FEB 2011 Alathea is runner-up for BEST GROUP/DUO in the INTERNATIONAL ACOUSTIC MUSIC AWARDS for original song COME HOME TO ME
**JULY 2011 Alathea performs in Germany and at Luther 500 Festival in Wittenberg

**JULY2010 Alathea releases new full-length recording "Tremble"
**JAN2010 ALATHEA wins BEST GROUP/DUO in the INTERNATIONAL ACOUSTIC MUSIC AWARDS

**DEC 2009 Alathea's song "Hurricane" awarded honorable mention in the USA SONGWRITING CONTEST
**JUNE 2009 Alathea chosen to represent North America at music festival in Jindo, South Korea.
**APRIL 2009 CMT (yes, as in Country Music Television) and Nashville Songwriters Association announces ALATHEA'S song Hurricane as an honorable mention the 9th Annual NSAI/CMT Song Contest.

**DEC 2008 Alathea selected to SHOWCASE at the National NACA Conference in Nashville, TN Feb. '09.
**DEC 2008 Alathea releases 5th full-length recording: ALATHEA CHRISTMAS with a corresponding 19 date Christmas tour
**NOV 2008 Alathea's song "Hurricane" finalist in Americana category for 8th Annual Independent Music Awards. www.musicansatlas.com/imafinalist
**APRIL 2008 Alathea appears live on Woodsongs Old Time Radio Hour at the Kentucky Theatre (internationally syndicated show broadcast on over 400 radio stations.)
**APRIL 2008 Alathea music from latest recording MY ROOTS GROW DEEPER licensed to MTV, Lifetime, and Oxygen networks.
**MARCH 2008 The John Lennon Songwriting Contest announced Alathea's song "Hurricane" as one of the Folk Category winners for 2007.**
**FEB 2008 Alathea's music added and played at over 170 college and community radio stations throughout the US, after wrapping up a successful 8-week radio campaign.**

**NOV 2007 Alathea's song "Hurricane" selected as WINNER of the We Are Listening international singer-songwriter awards.**

***Colleges played: Georgetown, Converse College, Wheaton College, Judson University, King College, Milligan College, Valparaiso University, Elon University, Erskine College, East Tennessee State, University of Florida, Florida State, Delta State University, Wittenberg University, Tusculum Universtiy

***Festivals: Musikfest, Athfest, MerleFest, Rhythm and Roots Reunion, Blue Plum Festival, Creation East/West, Delta Fest, Highlands Festival, Red Gorilla Fest, Middle Tennessee Strawberry Fest, Germany’s Luther 500