Latest Release
Wanderlust
In the red dirt hills of Oklahoma, Elexa Dawson and Stanley Hotel created Wanderlust, an album described as "a soul-stirring journey through earth and sky" that guides listeners through themes of love, connection, and ancestral wisdom. Released on February 2, 2024, Wanderlust debuted at #11 on the Folk Alliance International Chart, with "Lot of Life" also ranking as song of the month.
This album is dedicated to the memory of our ancestors, especially Mary Roberts and Jerry Dutton.
Weda Skirts
Weda Skirts are a 5-piece bluegrass-adjacent vocal group with a devout following in their home state of Kansas. Since 2008, they have charmed audiences with their soaring harmonies, danceable rhythms, and folky style. They continue to grow and evolve as a group, keeping originals as the core of their repertoire, but throwing in their homemade renditions of popular rock and folk songs. Formerly "The Skirts", "Weda" was added in 2019 to confuse and confound their fan base.
Weda weda weda weda weda... you either get it, or you don't.
Heyleon
This Trans-Apocalyptic Pagan Gospel Super Group was formed in the Pecan Grove at Walnut Valley Festival, where musicians from a handful of established regional bands cross-pollinated to create a full Kansas bluegrass sound. Prolific in the studio, they've released four full-length albums than any other project of Elexa's, although they are not currently touring. They echo the campgrounds and pickin’ parties they love, from Lawrence, Kansas to Taos, New Mexico. The sweet guitar, salty banjo, sailing fiddle, plucky mandolin, smooth bass lines and abundant harmony vocals are sure to satisfy the bluegrass lover’s soul.