Operation Encore

06/15/2026

We are excited to announce OE artist Stephen Covell will play at Newport Folk Festival this year!

Stephen Covell
Newport Folk Fest
Newport Festivals Foundation

06/14/2026

Check out Americana-UK Magazine’s review of Marc Ridge’s song “I’m So Tired”. Thank you Andrew Frolish.

Here’s the video for I’m So Tired from U.S. Army veteran Marc Ridge. Born and raised in Lafayette, Indiana, Ridge began performing in bars from 16 years old, engaging audiences with wel…

06/06/2026

Renowned singer/songwriter and Norfolk resident Logan Vath bring his original music to Coast Live, performing two songs, "Thanks" and "Grace."

06/05/2026

Andrew Wiscombe seems to have found his tribe.  3 selections for his “Lovely Lola Jean” music video in the past few days in the Netherlands, Ireland and LA.

05/29/2026

OE is proud to support Adam Gaffney’s tour following the release of his new album.  Check it out.  

05/26/2026

OE artist Logan Vath was chosen as one of the 6 winners at the Kerrville New Folk Festival, out of 1,000 applicants. Congratulations Logan! He will be back performing there again this coming weekend. You can catch the live stream.

The 2026 Grassy Hill New Folk Winners are (left to right) Hudson Mueller, Stephanie Sammons, Sarah Golden, Helena Hallberg, Catlin Cannon, and Logan Vath. Winners Named In 2026 Kerrville New Folk Competition Post author:Michael Kornfeld Post published:May 25, 2026 Post category:Awards & Contests / N...

05/24/2026

Shannon Book, Abe Partridge and Andrew Wiscombe played Patriots Hall in Dripping Springs, TX this weekend with special guest Steve Wilson.

05/19/2026

05/15/2026

New music from OE artist Rachel Harvey Hill and her band Kindred Clay! Give it a listen!

Our debut album Tradewater is available on all the streaming platforms!

You can listen now!

We’d like to say a special thank you to some great musicians who really made these songs shine!

Josh Coffey-fiddle, mandolin
Matt DeSpain-dobro
Jake Siener-bass
Jeff Daugherty-mix and master

Also special thanks to Operation Encore for your support!

And thank you to our family and friends for cheering us along as we’ve worked on this. ❤️

On Apple https://music.apple.com/us/album/tradewater/1892057367

On Spotify https://open.spotify.com/album/32Vd2J0WBpss2J1nXv3Uvb?si=Q2UnaG9eQSCIgyxnfFe2tw

On YouTube https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mMB97ZHUHfPsf3e4JwCqPzAIF3rJv3J_o&si=1oBeeLphTXEmJwHm