Singer songwriter David Childers is the proverbial study in contradictions. A resident of Mount Holly (or as he calls it, "Mount Hopeless"), North Carolina he's a former highschool football player a retired attorney, and a well-read poet and painter who cites both Chaucer and Kerouac as influences. He fell in love with folk as a teen, listens to jazz and opera and fed his family by practicing law before turning in his license to concentrate on his creative passions. 

Childers has always regarded his place in the music pantheon as that of an outsider, though not at all deserved. As those involved on his album indicate, he's well regarded among tastemakers. Evidence includes playing the syndicated World Cafe and Mountain Stage radio shows (he's done the latter twice), as well as Merlefest's main stage. He has also toured Europe and hopes to again. He credits the support of Dolph Ramseur and Bob Crawford with helping him sustain his musical career--which began in college--though he didn't start recording until the 1990's. 

Check out David on his website: davidchilders.com

You can hear his music whever you stream and here is his discography: https://www.davidchilders.com/discography 

UPCOMING SHOWS: (Check the Website for more updates)

10/21/23--Honeycomb Cafe--Belmont, NC
10/25/23--Old Town Public House--Cornelius, NC

10/27/23--Devil's Logic Brewing--Charlotte, NC

11/4/23--Comet Grill--Charlotte, NC

11/5/23--Foothills Brewing Tasting Room--Wintson-Salem, NC

11/14/23--Wired Coffee Espress--Kannopolis, NC

11/19/23--Free Range Brewing--Charlotte, NC

11/24/23--Devil's Logic Brewing--Charlotte, NC 

12/30/23--NYE Press On Fund Raiser--Raleigh, NC

1/12/24--30A Songwriter's Festival--Santa Rosa Beach, FL

His facebook: https://www.facebook.com/david.childers.161

Information on his Mountain Stage performance: Mountain stage: https://mountainstage.org/donna-the-buffalo-alisa-amador-david-childers-the-serpents-jon-byrd-and-david-jacobs-strain-bob-beach/ 

To see David's artwork: 

https://www.davidchilders.com/artwork-david
https://www.megamegamega.net/david-childers 

Check out this documentary on David as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtJ5kGlaz4c 

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