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Next release · September 29, 2026

The Mermaid
Was Real

A true family memory where childhood wonder still swims today.

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September 29, 2026

The Mermaid
Was Real

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Coastal-country stories about family, memory, road trips, and the moments that follow us home.

The Mermaid Was Real cover artworkNext release

September 29, 2026

The Mermaid Was Real

Based on a family mermaid cruise where two young nieces used bubble wands to protect a mermaid—and left believing the magic was completely real.Get release updates →
Caught Something Better cover artworkLatest single

August 29, 2026

Caught Something Better

What began as a fishing trip became a reminder that the best thing James brought home was the time spent with his wife.
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From the Holler to the Harbor cover artworkThird single

July 29, 2026

From the Holler to the Harbor

Born from James’s Eastern Kentucky roots along the Country Music Highway and his lifelong pull toward the coast.
Everyone’s a Daredevil on Vacation cover artworkSecond single

June 29, 2026

Everyone’s a Daredevil on Vacation

Based on a vacation dare when James was eighteen. He was genuinely afraid—but he jumped to prove the guys wrong rather than let them hold it over his head.
Are We There Yet? cover artworkFirst single

May 29, 2026

Are We There Yet?

Inspired by the familiar family drive to the beach—an overpacked vehicle, restless passengers, and the question every parent hears repeatedly.
A guitar silhouette blending into ocean waves beside a winding coastal road at sunset

FROM EASTERN KENTUCKY
WITH A COASTAL STATE OF MIND

The story

Country roads.
Saltwater soul.

Saltwater Echoes makes coastal-country music rooted in real stories—the funny vacation mishaps, family memories, hard-earned perspective, and quiet moments that stay with you.

Born from an Eastern Kentucky love of storytelling and a lifelong pull toward the coast, every song is made to feel familiar: like a road you’ve traveled, a porch you’ve sat on, or a shoreline you never wanted to leave.

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Bring the coast home

The tide shop

Saltwater Echoes goods for the road, the porch, and everywhere in between.

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From the
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Holler to Harbor Print

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Notes from the shoreline

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