Amanda Anne Platt has been described as “easily one of the best songwriters coming out of Western North Carolina these days” (Martin Anderson, WNCW), with a voice that “sings like Carolina farmlands after a rainstorm” (Harvey Robinson, Monkeywhale Productions). She is the songwriter, lead singer, and producer of the Asheville-based Americana group The Honeycutters. With The Honeycutters she has shared the stage with Guy Clark, Amy Ray, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Tony Rice, The Seldom Scene, Donna The Buffalo, Jill Andrews, The Steep Canyon Rangers, Jim Lauderdale, Ray Wylie Hubbard, and Langhorne Slim. Her song “Little Bird” won First Place in The Great Lakes Songwriting Competition (2011) and Second Place in the General category in the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest at Merlefest (2011). The Honeycutters fourth studio album, On The Ropes, features twelve of Platt’s original compositions and has been met with critical acclaim across the USA, Canada and the UK. It also reached the top ten on the Americana Airplay chart, and remained in the top twenty for ten weeks.
Amanda is also a part of the 4-female band, Sweet Claudette, that boasts a powerhouse lineup, with each of the ladies alternating between lead and background vocals. Guitarist Dulci Ellenberger (Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Big Sound Harbor), cellist Melissa Hyman (The Moon and You), and percussionist Amber Sankaran (Òmra Bodywork) along with Amanda who plays banjo. Sweet Claudette is performing a special holiday show December 21st at the ISIS theatre in West Asheville.
Enjoy this one-hour podcast of Living Well where Amanda shares about her life and music and plays live in the AshevilleFM studio!
Living Well with Amanda Anne Platt on AshevilleFM, December 19, 2016
