Evan Westfall is a Columbus-based musician best known as a founding member of CAAMP—the globally beloved folk trio that has amassed over 1 billion streams, landed several #1s at AAA radio, sold out arenas and amphitheaters, and performed on CBS Saturday Morning, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Renowned for their earthy, joyful, exuberance, the members of CAAMP hold tightly to their Ohio roots—in the way they approach songwriting, and in the way they live their lives.
The multi-instrumentalist’s first solo offering IS THIS OUR EXIT? is a work of deft, dynamic, and undeniably evocative playing, carrying that Midwestern ethos forward. The songs are largely inspired by seasons, as well as what it takes to endure—and embrace—each shift. “I’m in a new phase of life,” he says. “I’ve been looking back at all of the memories that have gotten me to where I am now.” Newly married and settled not far from where he grew up, he lets an introspective gratitude guide his days, as well as his music. “I am who I am because of where I live. And I cannot thank Ohio enough for that.”
Hear Evan chat with Dave Michaels about this stirring debut and working with Dann Alvarez and Jordan Dunn-Pilz of the band TOLEDO.