Music like The Steel Wheels

The Steel Wheels are an Americana Roots Folk Rock band based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

Songwriter and lead singer Trent Wagler conceived of a project entitled Distance Together, an avenue for fans of the band to commission works and send musical greetings to their loved ones. The initiative sparked a songwriting process, with Wagler setting the personal stories of fans to song and verse. The project has been documented in an accompanying podcast, We Made You a Song, on NPR. Each episode dives into the creation of a single song on the album, serving as an in-depth audio liner note. Wagler interviews the band as well as the actual subjects of each song to give a look into the creative process and what it means for someone to have their experience distilled into melody and rhyme.