Fairground Saints

Fairground Saints
Origin Santa Barbara, California, United States
Genres Country
Years active 2014 (2014)–present
Labels Sony Nashville
Website www.fairgroundsaints.com
Members Megan McAllister, Mason Van Valin, Elijah Edwards

Fairground Saints are a country music trio from Santa Barbara, CA signed to Sony Nashville. Their hits include “Turn This Car Around” and “Can’t Control the Weather.”

Origin

The band was started by Mason Van Valin who wanted to expand from a solo act to a group. He posted an ad on Facebook and Elijah Edwards answered the ad. They eventually would meet Megan McAllister through YouTube. They were signed initially to Verve Records in 2014.[1][2]

Debut album

They released their self-titled album for Verve in 2015.[3] The album includes the hit “Turn This Car Around” which was premiered on NPR.[4] The album’s second single “Cant’t Control the Weather” was premiered on Paste Magazine on September 21, 2015.[5]

In Dec 2016, the Huffington Post listed the trio as one of ‘Music’s Fantastic 15 of 2015.’ [6]

In 2017, the group toured with former American Idol winner Scotty McCreery.[7] They have also supported Bros Osborne, Kip Moore, Sara Evans, and Thompson Square on the road.

Albums

  • Fairground Saints (Verve Records, 2015)

References

  1. ↑ "Q&A with Americana trio Fairground Saints". The Daily Tar Heel. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  2. ↑ Bialas, Michael (28 July 2015). "Watch Fairground Saints Go Marching Into Heavenly Territory".
  3. ↑ "Fairground Saints: Fairground Saints". 17 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Song Premiere: Fairground Saints, 'Turn This Car Around'".
  5. ↑ "Video Premiere: Fairground Saints - "Can't Control the Weather"".
  6. ↑ Bialas, Michael (11 December 2015). "Music's Fantastic 15 of 2015: Here's Wishing These Top Performers a Very Best Fest".
  7. ↑ Features, Alan Sculley, Last Word. "Former 'Idol' Scotty McCreery to play at Boondocks".
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