AUSTIN CITY LIMITS LIVE AT THE MOODY THEATER

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On January 23, 2020, Watchhouse, based in North Carolina – Emily Frantz (violin/vocals) and Andrew Marlin (mandolin/vocals) – then known as Mandolin Orange, took the stage at one of Austin's most important venues, Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theatre, to support their sixth album, Tides of a Teardrop. Founded in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in 2009, Watchhouse has released six albums of original American Roots music. They signed with Yep Roc Records in 2013 and released four critically acclaimed albums: This Side of Jordan, Such Jubilee, Blindfaller, and Tides of a Teardrop. In recent years, they have toured the United States and Europe, performing at Austin City Limits, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, the Newport Folk Festival, Pickathon, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and Merlefest. In 2021, the duo changed their name from Mandolin Orange to Watchhouse, with Marlin noting: "Mandolin Orange was born from my 21-year-old mind. The name is not what I aim for when I write," and Watchhouse is a name that reflects their true intentions as a band.