Couldn't Be Happiers

What’s in a name? For Couldn’t Be Happiers, the whole damn thing. This riot-folk/Americana duo out of Winston-Salem, NC enjoys every minute of their music-making journey, and it is contagious.

Priding themselves on unique points of view and unexpected protagonists, their songs narrate fantastical worlds, untold histories, and vanishing folklore. But buried in each verse and chorus is their own underlying tale of two lawyers who, after failed marriages, found each other and are celebrating their second chance at music, love, and happiness.

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In a sea of holidays songs, this is a rare one: catchy, memorable, and focused on New Year’s Eve.

Melissa Clarke, Americana Highways, “Song Premiere: ‘The New Year Song’” (12.11.23)

Yes, that is us in the “Visit NC” ad campaign featuring Winston-Salem, NC, which you can check out here: Waiting in Line

Couldn’t Be Happiers make music that is witty and entertaining even as the lyrics weave in serious topics to consider.

Melissa Clarke, Americana Highways, “Song Premiere: Couldn’t Be Happiers ‘Treehouse’” (10.27.21)

Every single facet about Couldn’t Be Happiers latest record release Songs For Butchie, Vol. 1 has been nothing but flawless in our eyes.

We Write About Music, “Couldn't Be Happiers craft a complex sound on Songs For Butchie” (11.09.21)

The Couldn’t Be Happiers are an Americana songwriting husband-wife duo expressing the musical ethos of their home states of Texas and North Carolina. The couple interacts with each other and the audience for an engaging, performance-driven set.

Winston Salem Journal: “Best Bets” (January 20, 2019)

Lee’s up-tempo ‘Cajun Spider-Man’ tune [is] reminiscent of the storytelling song genre the great Tom T. Hall and Roger Miller, among others, made famous...Hildebran’s ‘Mad’ is unique in its delivery allowing the depth of her vocals to shine with a Rhiannon Giddeons’ quality I haven’t heard from Hildebran until now. ‘Mad’ sounds like it should be listened to in a dim speakeasy lit only by candlelight while sipping on a Manhattan.

Lisa Snedeker, No Depression, “First Listen: Couldn’t Be Happiers release ‘His and Hers’ tracks on Spotify” (July 27, 2018)

Southeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference - Official Showcase Artists (May 2024)

North Carolina State Fair, Raleigh, NC (Heritage Stage | 10.20.23)

Confluence Music Industry Conference and Festival - Showcase Artist (10.19.23)

The Martha Bassett Show, Elkin, NC (Reeves Theater with Wyatt Easterling and Choro Das Tres | 09.07.23)

Gas Hill Drinking Room, Winston-Salem, NC (Opening for The Watson Twins | 08.17.23)

Enofest, Durham, NC (07.01.23)

Gas Hill Drinking Room, Winston-Salem, NC (84 tix sold | Headliner | 06.20.23)

Carolina Classic Fair, Winston-Salem, NC (10.01.22)

CenterFest, Durham, NC (09.18.22)

The Crowne at Carolina Theatre, Greensboro, NC (Split Bill w/The Brown Mountain Lightning Bugs | 04.02.22)

Reeves Theater, Elkin, NC (Opened for Anya Hinkle | 02.19.22)

North Carolina State Fair, Raleigh, NC (Heritage Stage | 10.24.21)

Brewgaloo, Raleigh, NC (09.18.21)

Harvest Festival, Dobson, NC (Shelton Vineyards | 10.19.19)

Gas Hill Drinking Room, Winston-Salem, NC (Opened for Eric Bolander | 08.09.2019)

Backwoods Beat Festival, Sparta, NC ( Alleghany Arts Council | 06.22.19)

Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC (Opened for Wonky Tonk | 03.28.19)

Muddy Creek Music Hall, Bethania, NC (Split Bill with The Shoaldiggers | 01.25.19)

Front Porch Fest, Stuart, VA (08.31.18)

Awards

Silver Award, Video Category, for “Frankie Silver (Take it to the Grave)” in the 40th Mid-Atlantic Song Contest (2023)

Winner of the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) April Chapter Challenge for Piedmont-Triad, NC (2023)

Semi-Finalists/Featured Submission, “Mid-Size City” (Great River Folk Festival Songwriting Contest, 2023)