CMA FEST SCHEDULE

Thursday, June 5th

12pm: Barlines

Stream the latest music from Pryor Baird

Dynamic songwriter, guitarist, and artist Pryor Baird has done it all. He learned to play the guitar at three years old, fronted his band Pryor Baird and the Deacons in high school, moved to Music City to start a solo career in country music, and evolved from a bluesy country solo contestant on NBC's The Voice into a soulful country-rock duo, all the while perfecting his authority as a guitar-wielding country-rock artist. The "multi-talented guitarist, songwriter, and artist" (Country Now) decided he was leaving his hometown of Orcutt, CA to pursue his dreams, and two weeks later, Baird sold everything except ten guitars, an amplifier, a suitcase, and his bed, which he strapped on top of his Ford F-150 truck. He didn't know anyone in Music City but made the cross-country drive to give it a shot. After a friend recommended him for The Voice, Baird found himself in Los Angeles to play a blind audition. He got a four-chair turn, joined Team Blake, and ultimately made it to Season 14's Top Six. Following his return to Nashville, a never-ending passion and tireless work ethic paid off, and God stepped in. Baird signed a recording and publishing deal with Black River Entertainment in 2020, and four years later, made his Grand Ole Opry debut (1/26), earning a rare standing ovation. Baird's new single, "The One Left Behind," full of heartbreak, pedal steel guitar, and Baird's signature soulful vocals, is out now (2/28). Last summer, the musical triple threat shared his most vulnerable song to date, "Beauty In The Broken," (6/7), just in time to take the Hard Rock Cafe stage in front of Country music's biggest fans during the 2024 CMA Fest before hitting the road for select dates with Charles Esten, Travis Tritt, Sister Hazel, and more.