Arkansas singer-songwriter Jesse Welles, a native of Ozark, is set to perform at Ozark Music Hall in Fayetteville on March 28 as part of his "Under the Powerlines" tour.

Jesse Welles has a lot to say about this American life — its sorrows, ignorance, and grace — especially over the last couple of years. He is prolific in the best way, releasing eight albums since 2024 ...

Last Sunday was big for Arkansas singer-songwriter Jesse Welles. Not only was he nominated in four categories at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, he also was profiled during a segment on "CBS Sunday ...

For a genre that confronts the horrors of the present, the protest song of 2026 is curiously backward-looking.

Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, ...

John Jeter and Jesse Welles were representing the River Valley at the Grammy awards on Feb. 1.

In an uncertain time, folk musician Jesse Welles – a four-time Grammy Award-nominee from Ozark, Arkansas – is reinvigorating the spirit and relevance of the protest song, spreading messages on such ...

American singer-songwriters are taking up the protest torch like their forebears Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Joan Baez.

Posters of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, both US citizens fatally shot by immigration agents earlier this month, are seen during a candlelight vigil where 37-year-old Alex Pretti was last week, ...

American singer-songwriters are taking up the protest torch like their forebears Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Joan Baez, releasing tracks featuring searing criticism of Donald Trump and homage to ...