DEREK WAS FEATURED IN NASHVILLES OWN "MUSIC MECCA" AS AN UNDER THE RADAR ARTIST TO KEEP YOUR EYE ON IN 2025

Another more old school folk n’ roots singer-songwriter, Derek Dames Ohl harnesses a Blaze Foley essence with a modern charm, as displayed on his July album, Someday I’ll Be Happy (And Rule This World of Mine). Also for those who dig the simpler down-home sound with lonesome cowboy-style songwriting and vocals to match. - Paul Howard

Despite his professed ambivalence about the spotlight, Ohl effectively engages his audiences with interesting bits of song history and amusing asides while performing solo. His sets range from his impressive original material to covers of the Grateful Dead, Prine, Guy Clark and classic country artists including George Jones. - Nick Hutchinson

Derek Dames Ohl is like warm butter on hot bread with blustering conduct. As a modern-day herald, Derek keeps his roots close with a six-string on his back, ping-ponging across the United States, sharing songs at every bar or dive that dares. His sounds eclipse and perfect everything from Country, Blues, and Honky-Tonk. His pride lies in keeping the American roots music tradition alive, with punchy guitar playing that'll surely leave listeners stomping the floorboards. Derek has been compared to artists like John Prine and Guy Clark with his quirky one moment, and woeful the next, songwriting style.