Smilo and the Ghost blends old-time folk-rock with bluegrass and Americana influences, delivering foot-stomping anthems and heartfelt ballads with a distinctive energy. Their debut album, Ghost Writers, was named one of the "Top Three Albums of 2018" by the Erie Reader. The band has also had the privilege of opening for national acts like Railroad Earth, Dan + Shay, and 10,000 Maniacs.

Though the stump Casey Campbell perches atop to sing may be new to him, the roots it springs from are as familiar as dirt between the toes. Singing and song have been a blanket across his entirety, from old country churches to amphitheaters, across forgotten hollers of Alabama to the ancient meander of the Ohio Valley.  For several years he has been a musical vagabond and hired gun, just recently settling in with his Americana outfit Buffalo Wabs and the Price Hill Hustle.  Venturing solo for the first time, Campbell takes years of stage experience and entertainment credentials to craft a thoughtful and reflective approach to music and songwriting.