Will Straughan is a singer-songwriter living in Western North Carolina. A graduate of Trinity College with a degree in English Literature he has also worked as a mentor for the YMCA. Will counts Scott Manring, Nick Drake, Louvin Brothers, Norman Blake, Blind Willie McTell, among his influences. He and John Cloyd Miller of Lo Fi Breakdown and Natalya Weinstein of Lo Fi and Polecat Creek constitute the folk-indie-oldtime-grass trio, Red June. He also is collaborating with Jenny Benford (formerly w/ Jim and Jenny and the Pinetops; Crooked Jades), Brad Hutchison (Greasy Beans; Jim and Jenny and the Pinetops) and Josh Haddix (Greasy Beans; The Whappers) under the name Garbage Bear. He also performs with Eliza Lynn from N/Asheville as well as Lance Mills, from Black Mountain.
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