Acuff learned of his father’s passing early in the morning hours of Feb. 10 via a phone call from his mother. That night, he was set to open for Flatland at the Ryman .

Colby Acuff Lost His Father the Night Before His Ryman Debut. His Songs Carried Him Through. Onstage in Nashville earlier this year, the Idaho songwriter broke the news to the crowd and went on to ...

Colby Acuff is on the third leg of that plan as he, rolls into town with his six-piece band at Felton Music Hall next Wednesday, May 29. This is also he and his band’s first run through California.

If American Son, the record Colby Acuff released in late August, paints a broad picture of present-day America, that's by design. But the record is also a portrait of a songwriter processing grief ...