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It’s Time To Be Enchanted
Written By: Marlene Osteen | Issue: July 2023
The Farm at Old Edwards is the perfect setting for the endlessly surprising sounds of Andrew Wooten with Caroline’s Roost, July 12. For updates and to book online, visitOldEdwardsHospitality.com/OrchardSessions.
Andrew Wooten and Caroline’s Roost
Twinkling starlight framed by the glow of the setting sun, tree limbs bowed, shading a luxuriant orchard. It’s Wednesday, July 12, and you are (or plan to be) at the Orchard Sessions at The Farm at Old Edwards. Here to be enchanted by the sounds of Andrew Wooten with Caroline’s Roost.
And best of all, you are listening to the sound of rising stars; voices filled with the southern grit of country music inflected with Southern rock ‘n roll, and a hint of Appalachia. It’s music that, “feels like a pine-covered moonshine still on a foggy mountainside somewhere in the Carolinas.”
A Marine veteran with an impressive songwriting style, Wooten has been performing for 14 years. His singing career got its start in the church choir in his hometown of Joanna, SC. Later he took up the guitar playing the tunes of his influencers after hearing them on his grandparents’ vinyl recordings – Steve Ray Vaughn, Benjamin Tod, Green Day, Tyler Childers and Metallica. It wasn’t long before he realized he could write his own music.
Even better has been this past year in music, which has been great for Wooten. He’s been featured in a few newspaper articles, signed with Roadside Music Management, nominated for two Upstate Music Awards in South Carolina, and performed live on the Charlotte Today show.
Wooten plays the songs he writes from the heart–lyrics that weave relatable and familiar narratives. He has a singular ability to create a warm connection with his listeners, and to make them feel part of a common journey. The intimacy and honesty of the shared performance of Wooten with Caroline’s Roost always strikes a chord with lucky listeners and has the power to transport audiences long after the last note has been played.
As Wooten tells us, “We’re all about crafting catchy tunes that get people singing along and telling stories that connect with listeners on a deep level. Our live shows are high-energy affairs that leave audiences smiling and wanting more.”
Shows begin each evening at 6:00 PM and finish at 8:00 PM – perhaps just in time for a showing of nature’s own Klieg light, the rising of the moon. Admission is $25 for Old Edwards Inn and Half-Mile Farm Hotel Guests and Members, and general admission is $40 and includes light bites and a cash bar. The session will move indoors to the new Orchard House in the event of rain.
