Runaway Home + Band in Nashville, TN

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Runaway Home is a panoramic-americana band founded by three intrepid dreamers and schemers who share a love for music and the places it takes us all. Their music begins close to the heart, but is bound for distant vistas. Pulling from diverse musical backgrounds, Runaway Home blends their sound whiskey-smooth and harmonically strong, with a plaintive and rootsy edge. Their music leads to much more than green rooms, stages, and radio waves, though. The trio enjoys connecting with communities - subjecting themselves to and experiencing the lives of those who make their homes along the blue highways, glistening skylines, and open spaces just outside the band van windshield.
Runaway Home is easy on the ears and gentle on the soul.

Their songs are not devoid of longing, loss, and sadness, but those emotions exist in a larger vibe, unmistakably joyful. Gary Culley, Mark Elliott, and Malinda Fields have cultivated a sound that speaks from past experiences and life lessons, through the present, and into the great unknown. The differences in their musical backgrounds have strengthened the sound of Runaway Home into raw rhythm guitar with a hint of bluesy mandolin wrapped in the soothing strains of a mountain fiddle. The group has blended their vocals into carefully crafted and soulful three part harmonies that invite listeners to sit back and connect with the music.

It’s no accident that the ultimate panoramic-americana soundtrack for the road is consummated by a travelling band who enjoy their time on the road and the experiences they have along the way. The three vagabonds have been delivering their infectious messages with smiles, sincerity, and a sort of child-like glee since 2011. The band’s early mantra has been “It’s the music that makes us smile.” True that and doubly true for friends and fans they have connected with in venues like The Dosey Doe Café outside of Houston, the Clayton Opera House in upstate New York, or the Bluebird Café in Nashville, TN. Their good-for-the-soul, rootsy vibe caught the attention of Marcia Campbell of Nashville’s WSM Radio who said, “Runaway Home delivers a gem with their timeless collection of music that takes you to another place. Great songs, strong vocals, and sweet harmonies!”

Screen name:

runawayhome

Member since:

Jan 14 2012

Active over 1 month ago

Level of commitment:

Touring

Years together:

5

Gigs played:

Over 100

Tend to practice:

1 time per week

Available to gig:

1 night a week

Age:

56 years

Influences

70's singer-songwriters, Americana - Bluegrass - Folk

Members Of Band

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Mark Elliott - Lead Vocals, acoustic guitars
Gary Culley - Lead Vocals, acoustic guitar/Mandolin
Malinda Fields - Lead Vocals; Vocals/Fiddle/Banjo

EQUIPMENT

Have all our own gear, but rarely have to travel with our own PA.

MUSIC