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History

Daniel Shearin, Ryan O'Keefe, Halli Anderson, and Alex McWalters met as students at

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. They all moved to Asheville after graduation. McWalters said that they considered moving to

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, or Los Angeles, but chose Asheville. O'Keefe, Anderson, and McWalters were already performing in a band when Shearin joined them in 2012. River Whyless released their first full-length album, titled ''A Stone, a Leaf, an Unfound Door'', in 2012. They followed that by releasing a self-titled EP in 2015. In 2016, the band released their second full-length album, titled ''We All the Light'', via Roll Call Records. River Whyless released their third studio album, ''Kindness, a Rebel'', in 2018.

Band members

* Ryan O'Keefe: vocals, guitar * Halli Anderson: vocals, violin * Daniel Shearin: vocals, bass, harmonium * Alex McWalters: drums

Discography

Studio albums * ''A Stone, a Leaf, an Unfound Door'' (2012) * ''We All the Light'' (2016) * ''Kindness, a Rebel'' (2018) * ''Monoflora'' (2022) EPs * ''River Whyless'' (2015)

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External links

* {{Authority control Musical groups from Asheville, North Carolina American folk musical groups Musical groups established in 2012 Roll Call Records artists 2012 establishments in North Carolina