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Young woman with colorful makeup and styled hair, holding a vintage pink telephone receiver to her ear, sitting at a table with toys, a diary, and a photo frame, against a pink background.

A woman with shoulder-length brown hair, looking intensely at the camera, is reaching across a surface with a stick or pencil in her hand. She wears bracelets on her arm and is in a dimly lit room with warm yellow lighting, with posters or artwork on the blurred background wall.

A young woman with long, wavy auburn hair and fair skin stands outdoors near a body of water during sunset. She wears a teal dress with yellow floral patterns and has a floral embellishment in her hair and on her shoulder. The background is a peaceful, natural landscape with water and distant trees.

A woman with long brown hair and red lipstick wearing a floral crown and white dress outdoors.

A woman with long brown curly hair wearing a yellow floral dress with a lace-up neckline and a brown belt, standing outdoors in a forest with green trees in the background. She is wearing a large flower and floral crown with blue, yellow, white, and green flowers and a headpiece with a mud-like texture on her forehead.

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Watch Out For Deer Ringer Tee - Inked India Blue

$30.00

The ole antler design + Erin’s mug and the cross stitch Erin Lunsford logo. Fine Jersey Vintage White + rio red design and trim. It’s a winner!

Watch Out For Deer Ringer Tee - Rio Red

$30.00

The ole antler design + Erin’s mug and the cross stitch Erin Lunsford logo. Fine Jersey Vintage White + rio red design and trim. It’s a winner!

Golden Yellow Erin Lunsford Bandana

$25.00

This golden yellow bandana features a design by Richmond, Virginia artist Jessica Camilli (@Rapid.Eyes). The design includes symbols from Erin’s songs: antlers for “Watch Out For Deer”, rhinestones for “Rhinestones”, dogwoods, violets, and goldenrods from “Think Of Daniel”, and the whole border is the outlind of Belvidere bridge from “Crossing Belividere.”

Sky Blue Erin Lunsford Bandana

$25.00

This sky blue bandana features a design by Richmond, Virginia artist Jessica Camilli (@Rapid.Eyes). The design includes symbols from Erin’s songs: antlers for “Watch Out For Deer”, rhinestones for “Rhinestones”, dogwoods, violets, and goldenrods from “Think Of Daniel”, and the whole border is the outline of Belvidere bridge from “Crossing Belividere.”

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about Erin

A woman with long, wavy brown hair wearing a yellow dress with a brown belt, standing in a forest, adorned with an elaborate floral headdress with yellow, purple, white, and green flowers, looking contemplatively into the distance.

Erin Lunsford is an award-winning singer/songwriter from the foothills of Appalachia in Fincastle, VA, now based in Richmond, VA. Her music is buttered, pound cake-folk that’s equal parts sweet, delicate, rich, and warm. Erin’s songs are built on a foundation of bluegrass and thoughtful, Blue Ridge Mountain storytelling that showcase her self-styled guitar, banjo, and keyboard melodies. She's an accomplished writer - just last year, she was a semi-finalist in the Songwriters Guild of America Country Song Contest for her song “Rhinestones.” And she's a titan of voice - her vocals have been described as soulful, expressive, and downright heavenly and her effortless versatility has been compared to Chris Stapleton, YEBBA, and Susan Tedeschi. Launching her new tender, storyteller, roots album in 2026, Lunsford is a rising voice in folk music.

The Damsel (2020)

After nearly eight years in the making, Erin’s first full-length solo album The Damsel takes a deep dive into unrequited love, family forgiveness and coming-of-age in your 20s. Lunsford’s love for personal storytelling shines through her captivating lyrics and unforgettably dynamic vocals. The ironic title of the album, The Damsel, is inspired by Lunsford’s personal growth and resolve to be a fierce friend, sister, daughter, activist and woman.

“This album feels like a necessary nod to my musical upbringings and a simultaneous look forward to my next creative project,” elaborates Lunsford, “I have been writing music for my solo project for years before Erin & The Wildfire came along, but have not given my solo project the same kind of attention [as the Wildfire]. My bluegrass and Americana roots are hard to turn away from, so I decided to lean into it a little more.”

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Screenshot of Rolling Stone article titled 'FloydFest 2019: 10 Best Things We Saw' with a black and white header, and a section about Buffalo Mountain Jam.

Screenshots of a webpage from NPR Music featuring a collage of four women musicians performing with guitars and singing, with accompanying text about Erin Lunsford's Tiny Desk Contest entry.

Six musicians performing and recording indoors, including a man singing with headphones, a woman playing guitar, and others with instruments and microphones, with a colorful background and cozy room settings.

People sitting and standing in a dimly lit indoor space with red and orange lighting, large illuminated "LOVE" sign in the background, some engaging with each other, suggesting a social or event setting.

“The Damsel”: A Visual Album

“The Damsel”: A Visual Album is a digital exhibition that began with an idea to support the visual arts community during the COVID-19 pandemic. This project subsequently turned into a collaboration that not only benefitted the artists involved but the Richmond arts community at large through a partnership with CultureWorks Richmond. It is a visual exploration of “The Damsel,” a deep dive into unrequited love, family forgiveness, and coming-of-age in your 20s with an ironic title inspired by Erin’s personal growth and resolve to be a fierce friend, sister, daughter, activist, woman..

Each artist has chosen one song off the album and has created a new piece around the themes of that song. This diverse group of artists includes painters, photographers, illustrators, sculptors, and more all from Virginia. The ironic title of the album, “The Damsel,” is inspired by Erin’s personal growth and resolve to be a fierce friend, sister, daughter, activist, woman.

To continue supporting the artists, you can PAY ADMISSION to view this gallery! Admission donations will be sent to the artists and CultureWorks Richmond.

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