COUNTRY CALLING

A few years ago, Carter Faith was doing what plenty of aspiring country singers do in Nashville: writing songs, playing shows and trying to turn a collection of good songs into a career. Faith was building her audience the slow, yet earnest, way, developing her songwriting and figuring out what kind of artist she wanted to be. Now, she is opening stadium shows for Post Malone, earning an Academy of Country Music nomination for her debut album and joining the Grand Ole Opry's

A Rockville musician and a festival producer walk into a bar... Before Oceans Calling and Country Calling became one of the biggest weekends on the Ocean City Boardwalk, it was a simple idea sparked by two old friends. The connection started with O.A.R. frontman Marc Roberge and Tim Sweetwood, a festival producer who had worked with the band at his Innings Festival in Phoenix. The two began talking about what it might look like to create a festival of their own. As the idea t

Country Calling is bringing another two days of country music to Ocean City, Maryland, on October 2 and 3, with Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson, Dierks Bentley, and Rascal Flatts leading a lineup of more than 25 artists. Photo credit: Shawn Miller/Library of Congress The festival returns to Ocean City Inlet Beach for its third year, spreading performances across three stages, including two on the beach and one along the boardwalk. The setting remains part of