Tar Heel Troubadours: Shannon Whitworth and Woody Platt

Join us for Tar Heel Troubadours, a celebration of Americana, roots, bluegrass, and traditional music performed by artists from or living and working in North Carolina.

Husband and wife duo Woody Platt and Shannon Whitworth of Brevard each have a unique history of musical accomplishments. A silver lining of the global pandemic has been more time at home, which has allowed them to play, write, record, and perform together. They have curated a set of music comprised mostly of Whitworth’s original songs.

Shannon Whitworth’s swoon-inducing musical style was first showcased in her Asheville-produced solo debut, 2007’s No Expectations. She followed it with 2009’s critically acclaimed Water Bound, an album that drew comparisons to Emmylou Harris’s Wrecking Ball. Whitworth is a songwriter, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist. She has garnered praise in outlets ranging from People magazine to Garden & Gun. Her reinterpretation of Americana—a la Mark Knopfler meets Norah Jones and Julie…