Our newest single “Rivers and Rails” will be released on 4/17!! Pre-save the track HERE!
“Rivers and Rails” was co-written by Zoe & Cloyd’s John Cloyd Miller and Grammy-winning songwriter Tim Stafford. Set roughly 150 years in the past, the song tells the story of a young newlywed man who, having ventured West with his bride in search of a new life, finds his hunger for adventure ultimately stronger than his commitment to marriage and home. It’s a character study in wanderlust and regret and a gentle warning about partners who cannot be tamed.
“The song takes its name from a real place: the Rivers and Rails Tavern in Dillsboro, NC, where the idea first came to me during a lunch stop. The setting sparked a meditation on the romance and restlessness of early American travel, and the rivers and rail lines that once carried dreamers and drifters alike across the continent. The temptation to travel the rivers and rails is too much… As the father of a young lady myself, I couldn’t help having the song serve as a warning to be wary of no-good partners!” — John Cloyd Miller
