The Cloers

Genre: Singer/Songwriter
Secondary Genre: Acoustic Denver, North Carolina USA Contact

The Cloers are an award winning acoustic duo from North Carolina. We love telling stories and evoking emotion through the craft of songwriting. Our sound can be described as strong pop melodies complimented by Cate's crystalline country-pop vocals and John's percussive acoustic guitar style.

Artist Information

Biography

The Cloers are John and Cate Cloer, an award-winning, husband and wife acoustic duo. Influenced by folk, rock, pop, and country, their songs display an engaging blend of modern pop melodies and tight harmonies, supported by Cate's crystalline country-rock vocals and John's percussive acoustic guitar style. Known for their pensive lyrics and well-crafted songs, The Cloers continue to captivate audiences by combining their passion for writing with an enthusiasm for storytelling and live performance.

John and Cate Cloer are recipients of two Regional Artist Project Grants (Arts and Science Council, ASC and the United Arts Council), were named Singer-Songwriter of the Year by the Charlotte Music Awards, and have been juried into the NC Arts Council's Touring Artist Directory for 2012-2014 as featured performing songwriters for the state of North Carolina. Also, they have supported other artists in their community by serving on the Board of Directors for the NC Songwriters Co-op as well as on local Cultural Arts Grant Panels.

The Cloers play in a wide variety of venues such as listening rooms, performing arts centers, festivals, house concerts, and corporate events, and are available as a duo or as a full band. As a duo, The Cloers are Cate on lead vocal, and concertina or piano on select tunes, with John on backing vocals, acoustic guitar, and upright bass on select tunes. As a full band, The Cloers are comprised of Cate and John, as above, along with their band including fiddle, bass guitar, drums, banjo, mandolin, and electric guitar.

John and Cate have recently completed their debut full-production CD project, The Wanderlust, with producer, Chris Rosser. This recording features folk instrumentation in combination with The Cloers pop/rock songwriting, blended with a full-textured, layered production style. The CD is available for sale through their website as well as through iTunes. You can learn more about The Cloers and hear a sample of their music at www.thecloers.com/music.cfm. For booking inquiries, please contact John Cloer at contact@thecloers.com.



Affiliations and Associations:

Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI)
The North Carolina Presenters Consortium (NCPC)
The North Carolina Songwriters Cooperative (NCSC)
Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI)
Folk Alliance International
The Charlotte Folk Society
Wilkes Folk Society
Arts NC

Instrumentation

Cate Cloer: Vocals, Concertina, Piano
John Cloer: Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar

Discography

The Wanderlust Acoustic Demo Project
The Wanderlust Full Production CD Project

Official Website

http://www.thecloers.com

Links

Audio

Lyrics

Video

The Wanderlust recorded at FOX Charlotte

Photo Gallery

  • The Cloers Press Photo

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  • The Cloers perform for the Tosco Music Party at the Halton Theater (Photo: Monty Chandler)

  • The Cloers are named Singer Songwriter of the Year by the Charlotte Music Awards (Photo: Monty Chandler)

  • The Cloers perform at the Merlefest Austin Stage

  • In The Studio

  • The Cloers perform at the Merlefest Plaza Stage

  • The Cloers at the Evening Muse, Charlotte, NC (Photo: Monty Chandler)

  • The Cloers at the 46th Annual Festival in the Park in Charlotte, NC

  • The Cloers at Elwood's Music Hall (Photo: Monty Chandler)

  • John performing at the Eno River Festival in Durham, NC (Photo: David Holtzclaw)

  • The Cloers dressed to perform at an 80's party.

  • The Cloers dressed to perform for "Sister's Christmas Catechism" at The Booth Playhouse

Press

  • Charlotte Music Awards - Singer/Songwriter Showcase winner - The Cloers [+ Show ]

    Putting these four songs together and delivering them with the emotion, power, and grace that the Cl...

  • Tosco House Party filled with musical talent [+ Show ]

    The Cloers - John and Cate - shared their songwriting talents on their two songs as well as a third ...

  • Hard Work Pays Off for Married Duo [+ Show ]

    HARD WORK PAYS OFF FOR MARRIED DUO By: CW Editor-Chris Montgomery I spent two weeks with John ...

Setlist

Original Songs

The Wanderlust
Ready To Try
The Best Ones
I'm Moving On
It Doesn't Mean Anything
How Long
Make Me Cry
I Won't Be Thinking of You
I Want To Say
High
Everything I Need
Strong Willed Child
Grandma Would Say It
We Go On
Time To Heal
Too Far Gone

20-90 minute set of original music with a few creative covers

Basic Requirements


Calendar

DateTimeVenueCity
Aug 12, 2013 Monday TBA The Cloers Wild Acres Artist Residency Little Switzerland, NC, US
Aug 13, 2013 Tuesday TBA The Cloers Wild Acres Artist Residency Little Switzerland, NC, US
Aug 14, 2013 Wednesday TBA The Cloers Wild Acres Artist Residency Little Switzerland, NC, US
Aug 15, 2013 Thursday TBA The Cloers Wild Acres Artist Residency Little Switzerland, NC, US
Aug 16, 2013 Friday TBA The Cloers Wild Acres Artist Residency Little Switzerland, NC, US
Aug 17, 2013 Saturday TBA The Cloers Wild Acres Artist Residency Little Switzerland, NC, US
Aug 18, 2013 Sunday TBA The Cloers Wild Acres Artist Residency Little Switzerland, NC, US