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Karly Hartzman Debuts New Song And Covers Neil Young At Roy Cooper Rally
Karly Hartzman of the band Wednesday played a solo set at a North Carolina get-out-the-vote event supporting Democratic Senate candidate Roy Cooper. She debuted an unidentified song that may later become a Wednesday track and covered Neil Young, bringing local musicians together for a campaign event ahead of the midterm election.
The Friday night event took place at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro and also featured Hiss Golden Messenger, Tift Merritt, Watchhouse, Viv & Riley and Davie Circle, alongside Governor Josh Stein and Justice Anita Earls. Hartzman performed five songs, including three Wednesday tracks, and introduced her cover of Young’s 1975 song “Barstool Blues” as a patriotic choice because Young is Canadian.
In short
- Karly Hartzman debuted an unidentified song at a Cooper campaign event.
- Her five-song solo set included three Wednesday tracks.
- She covered Neil Young’s “Barstool Blues”.
Explained simply
Roy Cooper is a North Carolina Democrat who served as the state’s governor and is running for the US Senate. Senate elections help determine which party controls one of the two chambers of Congress, where federal laws are debated and passed.
Get-out-the-vote events aim to encourage people to register and cast a ballot. They can bring campaign supporters together through speeches and performances; Karly Hartzman is a North Carolina musician and singer in the band Wednesday.
Neil Young is a Canadian singer-songwriter whose music has been recorded by artists around the world. His nationality became part of the event’s light-hearted framing, while the gathering also featured several other musicians from North Carolina and the surrounding area.
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