News: Natalie Nominated for Two CAM Awards – Please Vote!
By Team Stovall on February 4th, 2012We are very pleased to announce that Natalie has been nominated again for two Campus Activities Magazine awards. She is up for:
Female Performer Of The Year
and
Entertainer Of The Year
A female singer has never won Entertainer of the Year and we would love to make Natalie the first. So if you have a .edu or .mil email address please take a second to cast your votes for Natalie.
Click HERE to vote.
News: Josh Gracin, Chuck Wicks and Natalie Stovall to Perform at USC Upstate’s Springfest 2012
By Team Stovall on January 30th, 2012From USCupstate.edu
The University of South Carolina Upstate will host the 2012 Springfest Concert, featuring Josh Gracin, Chuck Wicks, and Natalie Stovall, on April 5 at the County University Soccer Stadium, located on USC Upstate’s campus. The doors open at 5 p.m. and the concert begins at 6 p.m. Advance tickets are $10 for USC Upstate students/military (with ID) and $15 for general admission. Tickets may also be purchased the day of the event for $15 for USC Upstate students/military (with ID) and $20 for general admission.
Tickets may be purchased at the Box Office located in the lobby of the Humanities & Performing Arts Center, or reserved for will call by calling (864) 503-5695 or go to the website at www.uscupstate.edu/springfest2012. The Box Office is open from 1 – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
A Michigan native, Josh Gracin auditioned for American Idol, placing fourth in season two. Following this, he released a self-titled album that spawned three top five singles. Since the release of his first album, Gracin has released another album and has worked with Disney on several songs.
Country music artist Chuck Wicks is best known for the hit song “Stealing Cinderella” released in 2007 which has been followed up with “All I Ever Wanted,” “Hold that Thought” and “Old School.”
Natalie Stovall, a Nashville native, has performed on a number of stages from Oprah and the Grand Ole Opry to the White House Correspondents Dinner. Stovall puts on quite a show with her alternating black and white fiddles.
For additional information contact the University of South Carolina Upstate’s Student Life Office at (864) 503-5122 or email stulife@uscupstate.edu.
Natalie Article In The Marion Star
By Team Stovall on January 27th, 2012Check out their site HERE.
MARION – High-energy fiddle playing and a powerful voice will be in the spotlight when Natalie Stovall performs at the Marion Palace Theatre.
Tickets are now on sale for her 8 p.m. Feb. 4 show. She has opened for Gretchen Wilson, Little Big Town, Gloriana, Justin Moore, Josh Gracin, Trent Tomlinson, Safetysuit and The Doobie Brothers.
She plays more than 200 shows a year, states a press release, and is considered one of the hottest booked independent country acts in the U.S.
“People ask me a lot why I spend so much time touring,” she states. “I know it’s not the path that most country artists take, but I know it’s the right thing for me. The only way I really know I’m heading in the right direction with my music is to get out there and see how people react to it … see if I can really grab them. I didn’t start writing and playing because I wanted to be on CMT … I mean, don’t get me wrong, I want to be on CMT. But that’s not why I’m here. I write and perform because I love it. It’s always been part of me. I do it ’cause I have no other choice.”
Since her first professional gig singing and playing the fiddle at the age of 10, the Nashville native has performed everywhere from Oprah to the Grand Ole Opry.
In 2011, Stovall released her second record, “Standing My Ground.” The EP features five brand new songs she wrote, along with her version of the Charlie Daniel’s classic, “Devil Went Down To Georgia.”
Audience members can expect a fun night with a mix of country and rock when Natalie takes the stage. Her energy is as infectious as the music, states the release.
The moment she picks up one of her black and white fiddles, the spell is complete. A dancing siren with her chin tucked, and her bow fiercely flailing. She spins and sways through a dizzying, hour-long crescendo until the final band hit.
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Thanks for the great article! See you on the 4th!
News: Natalie Opening Two Shows for Colt Ford
By Team Stovall on January 12th, 2012We are very pleased to announce that Natalie will be opening for fellow Average Joe’s artist Colt Ford January 27th and 28th at his shows in Indianapolis and Lynchburg. Check the calendar for full details.
News: Natalie Featured in the Amarillo Globe-News
By Team Stovall on October 27th, 2011Thanks Chip for the great article!
Violin prodigy performs Monday at WT
By Chip Chandler
chip.chandler@amarillo.com
Natalie Stovall may be a fiddlin’ and singin’ machine now, but it took a while.
OK, six years.
A prodigy, Stovall started playing violin at age 4, giving her first concert two years later. By age 10, she auditioned to work at Opryland theme park, but entertainers couldn’t just play an instrument, she said.
“I had never sung in public. I liked to sing, but I had never sung for anyone,” Stovall recalled. “I sang ‘Happy Birthday’ and got the job. … That’s kind of what started it all for me.”
Now, Stovall is an in-demand independent artist, having played for everyone from Oprah Winfrey to President George W. Bush. She returns to perform at West Texas A&M University on Wednesday in a free concert.
She’s still working on her singing — only this time, trying to perfect the difficult skill of singing while playing fiddle.
“There’s a few times I’m able to make it work, but because I have to hold my instrument with my chin, it does create a problem,” Stovall said.
Just as tough: Keeping the two lines of music straight in her head.
“I have to play and sing the exact same line,” she said. “I can’t explain how my brain works that way, but if I’m playing different lines. I can play guitar and sing at the same time, though. It’s funny.”
Unlike singing fiddlers like Alison Krauss, Stovall is more on the rock end of the country-music spectrum than bluegrass, though that’s where she started.
“When I play (now), I’m rocking out. It’s kind of a unique combination,” she said. “I have a love of so many different types of things that finding what resonates with me as an artist is a continuing journey.
“But I’m definitely more of a rock ’n’ roll girl who plays a fiddle.”
The original article can be viewed here.
~Team Stovall
