Gary McCullough is a Boone-based singer-songwriter who spent his formative years in Athens, Georgia. His musical influences are broad and include insightful singer-songwriters from Jackson Browne and James Taylor to Jason Isbell and John Moreland, as well as southern country/rock bands like the Drive-by Truckers and Lucero. He has just recently released his first album, Hard Climb, recorded in Asheville with great regional artists including Zack Page, Jeff Sipe, Mike Barnes, Matt Smith, Sarah Siskind, Eleanor Underhill, and others. He is currently recording his second album.