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So they went into the studio in a humble state, he goes on, completely thankful for the chance to be making music together again. They're all still hungry, Lovelace adds — a question they're constantly asking themselves as the band enters its second decade. Despite member changes, the ups and downs of touring and a pandemic, NEEDTOBREATHE plans to keep doing what they do "until they have to roll us on stage with our walkers," Lovelace says with a laugh. "The pandemic really forced us to kind of get back together and build new roots within our family, our organization, our relationships with each other," Lovelace muses. "So if there were some silver linings in this whole thing, that's part of it. I feel like we're in a really sweet place in the band right now where we're all on the same page, and we all respect and love and appreciate what the other people in the band bring to the table." Wild Ponies 7:30 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Walton Arts Center $33-$53 wildponies.net Husband-and-wife duo Doug and Telisha Williams are the heart of the folk band Wild Ponies, making their WAC debut Oct. 21. The pair were part of the lineup for the inaugural Fayetteville Roots Festival back in 2010, and with their broad approach to Appalachian music and lyrics abounding in tradition, nostalgia and family heirlooms, Wild Ponies epitomize the spirit of both the Roots Festival and the WAC's West Street Live series. "Doug's grandfather wrote a book of poetry 70 years ago, and some of their music actually comes from that book of poetry, so it's really, really cool," enthuses Jennifer Ross, WAC programming director and the series' creator. "Their recording work is created by a multicultural band, whose backgrounds are sort of all over the place. Their live show here in October will just be Doug and Telisha and one other band member, but they create really powerful music, just the three of www.okcastle.com www.malco.com www.malco.com www.malco.com www.malco.com www.malco.com 6 WHAT'S UP! OCTOBER 17-23, 2021 FEATURE "This may be our sixth or seventh show back out, and I think that I've teared up at every single one," Telisha Williams admits with a laugh. "The audiences are really giving of their energy," adds Doug Williams, her husband and the other half of Wild Ponies. "The whole feedback loop that you normally get from an audience … is, like, magnified and intensified times 10 right now. … So we're trying to give as hard as we can back to them, and it just keeps that loop rolling in a really cool way." (Courtesy Photo/Laura Schneider Photo) Amp Continued From Page 5