JaneDear Girls

One of the hottest new country duos, the JaneDear girls, will perform at the riverfront on July 6.

Their name offers some insight.

“We wanted something that was feminine, All-American, and country,” says Danelle Leverett, the Lone Star portion of this Texas-Utah duo. Susie Brown, adds, “It took us a while to find a name that really described who we are and what we want to say to our country audience, and the JaneDear girls does just that."

All of that is embodied in the JaneDear girls’ debut single, “Wildflower,” as perfect an introduction to their high energy, soaring harmonies, and world-class instrumental prowess as a country fan could ask for. It’s also a song whose very roots express the organic unity of the approach Susie and Danelle take to life and music.

"I have a vintage electric Mandocaster which is essentially a solid body electric mandolin that I found in a little guitar shop in Salt Lake City, Utah," says Susie, “and I bought an amp, plugged it in at a co-writing session and ‘Wildflower’ popped out. I had a wildflower in my hair that day, and that’s where we got the title.”

"We have an amazing band," adds Danelle, "and once they laid it down and we added our vocals and Susie's electric mandolin and fiddle instrumentation, it was pretty much a no-brainer that it would be our first single."