Big Daddy Love (BDL) is no gentle string quartet and identifying a single genre for their group is nearly impossible. All four members are comfortable playing almost any type of American music. Their sound has been described as “a blend of rock, bluegrass, southern soul, and psychedelic jams” that they have long referred to as “Appalachian Rock.”

The Winston-Salem, NC-based quartet has played well over a thousand shows across the country and has released four CDs—most recently Live at Ziggy’s and This Time Around. Along the way, they have played venues of all sizes from listening-room coffee houses to the 20,000 seat PNC Arena in Raleigh, NC.

Big Daddy Love’s festival resume ranges from local favorites like The Big What to larger regional festivals such as Bristol Rhythm & Roots and the premier southeastern festival, FloydFest. In 2010, BDL won FloydFest’s  “Under the Radar” contest, which recognizes the best up-and-coming band of the festival.

The music is only one aspect of the Big Daddy Love experience. A close-knit community of fans has developed into an extended BDL family, many of whom travel throughout the southeast for multiple shows and are a huge part of what makes Big Daddy Love successful. “We’re constantly amazed by how many people have jumped on board with us and do so much to help us in every way possible,” says banjoist Brian Paul Swenk. “Whether it’s Kickstarter donations, giving us a place to stay on the road, or even giving their CDs away to friends and coming back to buy another, we’ve learned that it takes hundreds of people to help a band find success in today’s music industry.”

3x featured band on Nashville’s ‘Music City Roots’

Named 2011 ‘Best album of the year’ by Homegrown Music Network

Floydfest’s 2010 “on the Rise” winner

Albums
Let it Grow
This Time Around
Live at Ziggy’s
To the Mountain

Band Members
Matteo “Joey” Recchio / Electric guitar and vocals
Brian Paul Swenk / Banjo
Ashley Sutton / Bass guitar and vocals
Scotty Lewis / Drums

“BIG DADDY LOVE IS A FORCE. THE FESTIVAL SCENE HAS BEEN EATING THEM UP. If you haven’t been able to check them out yet, then you are missing out. IT’S A FOOT-STOMPING GOOD TIME AT EVERY SINGLE SHOW, AND THEY ARE THE NICEST GUYS I HAVE MET IN MUSIC.”