Cheley Tackett is a winner of both the Merlefest and Kerrville New Folk
songwriting competitions as well as Just Plain Folks’ winner for Song of
the Year, Best Country Song, & Best Country Album. Most recently, Tackett
is a finalist in the International Acoustic Music Awards for Best Country
Song and Female Vocal Performance.
Respected for her songwriting and vocal ability alike, “American Country
Magazine” suggests Cheley’s song “Play the One I Like” “…might be the
best song that I’ve heard this year so far” while Roughstock.com describes
her as “…a remarkable vocalist….Imagine Allison Moorer’s blissfully
soulful voice and you’ve got yourself a good comparison for Cheley.” Jim
Tract, President of Adroit Records, sums it up best: “There are very few
people that can quiet a room. Cheley’s one of those people, where glasses
come down and heads turn.”