Indie Americana from the Edge of Appalachia

Like his home at the edge of Appalachia, Kyle Caudle’s music finds itself at the edge of rolling countrysides and bustling city streets. It’s that liminal space that Caudle explores with curiosity and wonder. Caudle’s songs explore characters and places at the edge of hope and discovery, whether that’s a revisionist historical character study like “Elliott Roosevelt” or on“Lights,” a stargazing alt-country rambler that’s set amid the light pollution of the sprawling East Coast.

Led by singer-songwriter Kyle Caudle (vocals and acoustic guitar), Timberline is comprised of Nick Bullins (electric guitar / lap steel), Lelan James (bass), and Ryan Frost (drums). Together they blend folk, alternative rock, and Americana to create a sound both classic and modern.

On February 6, 2024 Kyle Caudle released the “Devices” e.p. Recorded at Fallen Trees Recording Studio in Mt. Airy, NC. This collection of songs deals with themes of memory and longing for home, love, and connection—themes that continue in Kyle Caudle & Timberline’s expansive newer material. Later that year the band appeared live on The Martha Bassett Show in the historic Reeves Theater in Elkin, NC. In 2025 Kyle Caudle & Timberline worked with Doug Davis at Flytrap in Winston-Salem, NC and recorded a live version of “Saluda” which they documented for NPR’s Tiny Desk Competition. In addition to “Saluda,” they are tracking an ethereal cover of “I Think of Angels” by Icelandic singer-songwriter Kristján Kristjánsson and a laid back version of Caudle’s “Florence Bonfire”—a song that reimagines the historical Bonfire of the Vanities and places it within a youth group in the Bible Belt. 

Kyle Caudle & Timberline create an irresistible musical landscape, crafting lyrically-rich and melodically-layered songs that will keep listeners exploring too.