Riley Cotton

Riley Cotton is a Connecticut-based folk singer/songwriter. Cotton has been described as “…an old-school type of songwriter whose songs and performance are able to cross space and time to touch that part of your brain where love, loss, happiness, and longing all co-exist” (Chip McCabe, The Dad Metal Blog). While growing up in Texas, much of her musical taste was shaped by the voices of the women of country music who so boldly embraced the power of their belt and divine femininity in the face of an industry that did not embrace them. When writing her own music, Riley aspires to share her lived experiences, take a stance on the issues that compel her, and utilize the masterful story telling mechanisms so prevalent in the music she grew up on. 

Music

A House With Blue Siding

Riley Cotton

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They often say you take your whole life to write your first album; drawing from all of your past experiences, gaining the confidence to put those ideas to paper, studying up on all of your heroes and their journeys to find your own path. A House with Blue Siding is my love and frustrations, my dearest triumph; a compilation of countless notebook

They often say you take your whole life to write your first album; drawing from all of your past experiences, gaining the confidence to put those ideas to paper, studying up on all of your heroes and their journeys to find your own path. A House with Blue Siding is my love and frustrations, my dearest triumph; a compilation of countless notebook scribbles, iphone notes riddled with typos and voice memos of melodies written in my car rides to work.

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    The House with Blue Siding 3:51
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    I Don't Wanna Drive No More 3:09
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    Hyphenating 3:41
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    Make a Woman Out of You 3:35
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    Honey 3:27
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    You Can Close Your Eyes 2:25
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    Dallas 2:36
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    Marie 5:09
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Shows

Previous events

Date Event Location
South Farms - Wires and Wood Morris, CT Morris, CT
Acoustic Music Showcase: Riley Cotton No Worries Brewing, Hamden, CT No Worries Brewing, Hamden, CT
Friday Night Acoustic Music Showcase: Riley Cotton WeHa Brewing , West Hartford, CT WeHa Brewing , West Hartford, CT
Jake Swamp w/Riley Cotton Buttonwood Tree , Middletown, CT Buttonwood Tree , Middletown, CT
Charlie Diamond & Riley Cotton One Broadway, Lawrence, MA One Broadway, Lawrence, MA
Homeward Bound Showcase Litchfield, CT Litchfield, CT
NERFA Conference Asbury Park, NJ Asbury Park, NJ
Apple Harvest and Music Festival Glastonbury, CT Glastonbury, CT
Black Bear Music Festival The Goshen Fair Grounds, Goshen, CT The Goshen Fair Grounds, Goshen, CT
Riley Cotton Hein Farm , Farmington, CT Hein Farm , Farmington, CT
Chickenstock Farmington, CT Farmington, CT
Cold Chocolate w/Riley Cotton ACOUSTICOOL , Bristol, CT ACOUSTICOOL , Bristol, CT
Riley Cotton The Village , Litchfield, CT The Village , Litchfield, CT
Sunset Festival New Canaan, CT New Canaan, CT
Riley Cotton Sinister Studios , Goshen, CT Sinister Studios , Goshen, CT
Riley Cotton, Porcelaine , and Claire Chapman Volume Two, New Haven Volume Two, New Haven
Riley Cotton March Farms , Bethlehem, CT March Farms , Bethlehem, CT
Riley Cotton and The Meadows Brothers Bantam Cinema, Bantam, CT Bantam Cinema, Bantam, CT
Pratt Street Sounds Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford, CT Hartford, Connecticut, Hartford, CT

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I designed and printed these t-shirts myself! Hand-carved on a linoleum block and printed with 2 colors! The design is inspired by the album art created by Liam Mahoney and features the house with blue siding from which the title track was inspired.

Disclaimer Each print is inherently unique due to the hand-made process. Machine wash on COLD

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