Southern Raised came to Allendale and held a one hour 45 minute concert Saturday, showcasing their love of acoustic music, the gospel, and performing in front of people. No concert is too big or too small for them; they also performed at Eagleville last year, they performed at a music festival in Tennessee consisting of 100 other music groups and 13,000 to 20,000 people, and they have a YouTube channel with over 30 million views on it, including some hits with over 1 million views.
Despite their young age, Southern Raised has been on the road for 15 years, since they were 13 years old. They started off playing classical music, and they still go back to their roots sometimes and work Vivaldi and other classical artists into their pieces. They started out as four siblings, Emily, Matt, Lindsey, and Sarah. In 2019, Sarah got married and left the band, deciding to start a family. So they found Alex through a mutual acquaintance and they hit it off immediately. Alex and Emily got married, and they are now expecting their first child, due in mid-August. Emily has already picked out a name for her new son, Duke.
When COVID hit in 2020, they turned their attention to YouTube and took off, getting a ton of views. Southern Raised is also on Facebook, Instagram, and most digital streaming platforms.
On Saturday, they played a variety of songs from traditional gospel tunes to popular songs like "Country Roads" and "Cotton Eyed Joe" to original Celtic Folk pieces, to adaptions of classical music. One of their most moving songs was "Chapters," which Lindsey wrote with another artist. She recounted finding a good book and pouring through the pages, wanting to know the ending. "I'm still very much that little girl at heart," she said. "We're all so fixated on the end that we sometimes forget the moment is beautiful," she said. "God loves you and cares deeply about you. If you're hurting tonight, hang on because you're going to make it."
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