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Luke has won awards for writing, directing, and producing work for film, advertising, and print.

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CONTRARY WESTERN

Art Direction, Writing, Directing and Producing for Contrary Western, a music media site & production company.

@adeemtheartist shared a stunning cover of “Lake Marie” with us, just before soundchecking for their show at @bluebirdcafetn earlier this year, and also spoke about the influence @john_prine has had on their songwriting over the years.

@shifty71 was ramblin’ through town this past week and we had the chance to catch up with him yesterday before seeing him at @theryman opening for @blackberrysmoke .  As coast-to-coast as it gets from Los Angeles to Nashville, we tackled everything from the influence of Merle Haggard and the Bakersfield sound to the inspiration Chris has drawn from the Nashville musicians he worked with for his forthcoming record—while also drawing some pretty profound lines to the unbroken circles that make up the Venn diagram of punk rock and country music.

@brent_cobb took some time before the last show of his “When It’s My Time” tour to share some wit and wisdom—as well as some insights into the creative process behind his record “And Now, Let’s Turn to Page…”—in an interview from February 2022 that finished up just before he had to head into @citywinerynsh for a night filled to the gills with gospel songs and grooves.

This year for Christmas, we’re looking back at the most wonderful time we shared with @tommyprinemusic at @dirtymelrose over a (pardon-us-for-the-plastic-cupped) pint or two of @guinness.

@tommyprinemusic plays “This Year for Christmas” and shares some thoughts about the past-perfecting perspective one can get into during the holidays.

@jimlauderdalemusic stopped by the @exit_in before his recent @americanafest showcase and shared a stripped-down version of “That Kind of Life (That Kind of Day),” the kick-off track from his new record, “Game Changer.”

@jimlauderdalemusic performed a striking cover of Merle Haggard’s “I’m A Lonesome Fugitive” at @exit_in during this year’s @americanafest. “Merle was just this meteor coming through, you know, this comet,” Jim said about the impact of @merlehaggardofficial and the West Coast country music sound that influenced country music as a whole and Jim’s own music career.

@thelocalhoneys shared stunning renditions of “We Shall All Be Reunited” and “Octavia Triangle” at @cartervintageguitars. Check out the full session on YouTube via @contrarywestern, which accompanies “The Local Honeys’ New Take on Old-Timey Folk Traditions,” the story by @annalopinto at @ranchlands about traditional music in eastern Kentucky.

The day after the record release show for their self-titled third record, @thelocalhoneys stopped by @cartervintageguitars to talk to us about the profound influence traditional music has had on their lives—and the ways in which that music has connected them even closer to East Kentucky.

CREATIVE DIRECTION

Creative Direction: Luke Wiget / Photography: Danielle Atkins, Emma Delevante, & Kelli Dirks

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