Anyone who remembers Charlotta Clutter probably thought that we had heard the last of her–but, like the dust on your knickknacks, Clutter is back, and just about as good as ever.

As dozens of dump aficianados will know, Charlotta Clutter made her first appearance on the dump music scene as a member of the all-girl trio The Dump Belles.  From the beginning, Clutter’s songs stretched the limits of the genre like a trash bag full of coathangers. Also like a trash bag full of coathangers, Clutter’s early work was jam packed with catchy hooks adaptable to all occasions.  Her songs covered a range of emotions all the way from mild disappointment to total despair, as the Belles won the hearts of pickers in swap shops far and wide.

Later, when the Dump Belles merged with the relentlessly raucous Dump Sirs to form the TrashPickers, Charlotta dove even deeper into the dumpster of human experience, hoeing out the darkest corners of dump-picking life; rumor has it that her dabblings in the taboo territory of yard cleanup eventually contributed to the dissolution of that legendary dump supergroup.

With the TrashPickers securely crammed into the closet of her past, Clutter made a clean break, performing for a time under the name Shirley Dee Clutter.  Devoted followers of janitor jam music may be aware of her brief stint on washtub and bucket for the forgettable but unforgivable album “Singin’ and Wringin’ with the Freakishly Neat-Os”– most fans agree that this era of Clutter’s career is best swept under the rug.  It was not long before Charlotta’s old demons and dustbunnies came home to roost and she returned to her rummaging roots.

Georgia native Adam Wright is a twice Grammy nominated songwriter, singer, producer, and musician.  His rooted, literary style, has earned him a stellar reputation among some of Nashville's most well respected artists, producers, and writers.  His songs have been recorded and performed by artists such as Alan Jackson, Lee Ann Womack, Brandy Clark (with Randy Newman), Robert Earl Keen, Trisha Yearwood, Garth Brooks, Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis, Aubrie Sellers, Hailey Whitters, Brent Cobb, Balsam Range, Solomon Burke and many others. 

Adam has toured alongside Robert Earl Keen, Lee Ann Womack, Patty Griffin, Alan Jackson, Lucinda Williams and more.  His studio work is featured most heavily on albums by Lee Ann Womack (The Lonely, The Lonesome and the Gone), Aubrie Sellers (New City Blues, Far From Home), The Wrights and his own releases. 

“All The Trouble”, recorded by Lee Ann Womack and written by Adam, Womack and Waylon Payne, was nominated for Best American Roots Song at the 61st Grammy Awards as well as Americana Song of the Year for the Americana Awards.  The song "So You Don't Have To Love Me Anymore", written by Wright and Jay Knowles, was recorded by Alan Jackson and nominated for “Country Song of the Year” at the 55th annual Grammy Awards.  Adam also co-produced Jackson's critically acclaimed 'The Bluegrass Album'.  

The song "Thunder and Lightning", written by Adam and recorded by Lonesome River Band, was nominated for “Song of the Year” at the 2016 International Bluegrass Music Association Awards.  "The Girl Who Invented The Wheel", written with his wife Shannon, was recorded by Balsam Range and nominated for IBMA Song of the Year in 2019.  Adam's work with his wife Shannon as The Wrights is still highly regarded for its songwriting, harmonies and production. 

Adam's own full length solo album 'Dust' was released in June of 2018 and is known as one of the most revered of his bodies of work. The deep, dark 11 song narrative was co-produced with Wright’s long time friend and collaborator Park Chisolm.  Dust is full of characters in mostly dire situations and is delivered, vocally and musically, with the subtlety that comes from master craftsmanship.  Adam points out that one of the lessons he learned from writing with legendary songwriter Guy Clark was that “once you know how, you have to figure out why.”  ‘Dust’ is Wright’s answer to why. This album was featured in Billboard, Pop Matters, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter and others.

In 2019, Adam simultaneously released two separate EPs; ‘Big Ideas from a Small Window Overlooking Legendary RCA Studio B (or Rodeo)’ and ‘Queen of the Meadow’ where he played every instrument and even hand painted the artwork for the releases. In 2020 he released the well received full length album, ‘I Win’. Most recently Adam's songs have been featured in the hit TV series "Yellowstone" and ABC's hit show "Big Sky" He continues to write for Carnival Music in Nashville, TN and works closely with owner and award winning producer Frank Liddell. Adam is currently working on material for a new record slated for a 2023 release.