Rising Appalachia - Cuckoo [Official Music Video]

Directors- Chloe and Leah Smith Cinematographer- Taylor Hellhake Camera 2- Andrew Anderson Band- Chloe and Leah Smith, David Brown, Biko Casini, Arouna Diarra, Duncan Wickel Special guests- Cortina Jenelle, Alina Q, Juan David de Narvaez, Victor Verde and his sons Temoc and Tolan, Truth I and his daughter Persei, Shea Olinger, Owen Cauley and Jonas Hall-Gariano, Clara Zander, Lucretia Vandyke, Dyhan Mount, Indy Srinath, and Lily Henley. Filmed in a cryptic cavern in Appalachia, Cuckoo is a traditional folk song that Leah and Chloe learned from their mother and her band The Rosin Sisters. This full band version highlights the connection between the many styles of music (blues, west african, irish) that blended together in Appalachia while bringing it to a more modern and rhythmic arena. Capturing the magic and mischief of some of the inspirational figures in Rising Appalachia’s life, Cuckoo is an old song with new resonance. This song is dedicated to Whitlock Connah, Leah and C
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