Queer country/folk singer-songwriter
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn-based, Florida-born Wiley Gaby (formerly Goldenchild) writes heartfelt hurtin’ songs and delivers them with tear-stained, emotional vocals—exploring “balladeer vulnerability and melodrama by swelling into high notes and emoting with sly finesse” (NPR Music).
Instagram: @wileyg
Facebook: /wileygaby
Photo by Nicki Ishmael Photography
Wiley Gaby is a queer country/folk singer-songwriter based in Brooklyn, NY. With a small-town upbringing in northern Florida, Gaby infuses classic country influences and rural roots with the collisions and stumbles of life in “the big city”. His sincere songwriting packs a punch and his emotional tenor voice brings balladeer vulnerability and melodrama to his music, as NPR Music notes, "swelling into high notes and emoting with sly finesse."
Gaby released his debut LP Bridges in 2015 (as Goldenchild with collaborator Jeff Doker), a gorgeous “case study in combining country with pop music and coming out with something that is heartfelt and mature. In other words, real country music.” (Rachel Cholst, Adobe & Teardrops) The Boot featured Gaby and Goldenchild as “10 Queer Country Artists Country Music Fans Should Know".
Wiley is currently working on a solo album and can be found performing at venues throughout New York City, and on tour with Teresa Jiménez, Paisley Fields, Acacia Forgot, The Great Dying, Australian duo Great Aunt, and others. For more information and updates on his music, visit his website at www.wileygaby.com.
Wiley live at Saxon Pub in Austin, August 2023
Photo by Nicki Ishmael Photography
Photo by Nicki Ishmael Photography