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The Damsel

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.”

“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.


“The Damsel”

by: Jessica Camilli

oil on canvas

“27 Summers Down”

by: Molly Dvorak

acrylic and marker on recycled wood

“Undone”

by: Angela Corpuz

star book created with paper cutouts, cyanotypes, and sewn binding

“Hatching of Romance:

by: Christina Swanson

digital

“Goodbye To Greenbank”

by: Madison Hall

ink, colored digitally

“How Many Birds”

by: Lily Erb

photograph of sculpture

“The Wolf”

by: Jessica Camilli

oil on canvas

“Don’t Leave Me In The Dark”

by: Maggie Graff (Ignited Creative)

digital collage

“Wherever You Are”

by: Jerred Fykes

illustration and digital

“Yellow House Blues”

by: Emily Herr

gouache

“Neighbor’s Eye”

by: Alexa Taveras

digital illustration

“Virginia Brother”

by: Alfonso Perez Acosta

illustration

“Whatever U Like”

by: Brent McCormick

digital collage

“Just A Ghost”

by: Carson McNamara

digital illustration