From Building Cars at Mercedes-Benz to Writing Songs Full-Time

Drayton Farley sits down with OurVinyl to talk songwriting and small-town roots, then performs “Blue Collar” live.

In this conversation, Farley talks through what shaped his stripped-back, confessional style before playing “Blue Collar” solo — just voice and guitar.

Drayton Farley is an Americana songwriter from Woodstock, Alabama — a small town outside Birmingham where he crafted a confessional, stripped-back sound in the tradition of John Prine and Kris Kristofferson. His 2023 album Twenty on High, produced by Sadler Vaden at Nashville’s Sound Emporium, was his breakthrough, earning him a Grand Ole Opry debut that September and a growing following across the Americana circuit.

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Artist: Drayton Farley, Song Title: Blue Collar

Written by OurVinyl