American bluegrass band
Caamp (stylized as CAAMP ) is an American folk band from Upper Arlington, Ohio .
History
The band began as a project between childhood friends Taylor Meier and Evan Westfall, who met at a summer camp while they were middle school students.[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Upper Arlington High School in 2012. In 2013, Taylor began playing in coffee shops around Athens while studying at Ohio University . They later added bass player Matt Vinson, keyboardist Joseph Kavalec, and drummer Nicholas (Nick) Falk.[ 4]
To date, Caamp has released four albums. Their first album, self-titled, was released in 2016 on Square Roots Records. In 2018, Caamp released a six-song EP.[ 5] By and By , was released in 2019 under Mom + Pop Music . "Peach Fuzz" is a single on the album.[ 6] [ 3]
In August 2019, Caamp made their debut on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart. By and By debuted at number one on the Heatseekers Albums chart.[ 7] [ 8]
The band's quarantine-era #PlayAtHome performance of the song "Wunderbar" was seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert [ 9]
On June 24, 2022, the band released their third studio album, Lavender Days Barack Obama's summer playlist .
On February 18, 2022, Caamp collaborated with Paris Jackson on her The Lost EP, on the song "Lost".[ 10]
Also in 2022, the band was nominated for 2023 Duo/Group of the Year by the Americana Music Association , [ 11] Jimmy Kimmel Live! ,[ 12] [ 13]
On August 9, 2024, Caamp was featured on the remix of "Evergreen " by the folk rock band Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners.[ 14]
In May 2025 their single "Let Things Go" hit No. 1 on the Americana Radio singles chart.[ 15]
Another single, "And It's Gone," was featured as the main title theme song for Stick Apple TV+ in June 2025.[ 16]
Touring
Caamp performed at the 2019 Mo Pop Festival in Detroit .[ 17] Austin City Limits Music Festival .[ 18]
In 2023 they were headliners at the Under the Big Sky festival in Whitefish, Montana.
Caamp has sold out large venues, including Nationwide Arena in their hometown of Columbus, OH,[ 19] Red Rocks Amphitheatre ,[ 20] [ 21] Radio City Music Hall (NYC), The Salt Shed (Chicago),[ 22] [ 23] [ 24]
Discography
Albums
Singles
Other certified singles
References
^ McWhirter, Christa. "Folk band Caamp discusses changing industry, new music" . The Daily Texan . Retrieved 11 May 2019 . ^ Oller, Julia. "Local Limelight: Caamp" . The Columbus Dispatch . Retrieved 11 May 2019 . ^ a b Finn, Timothy. "Meet Caamp, a guitar/banjo duo getting much indie-folk love on Spotify" . Ink. Retrieved 11 May 2019 . ^ Hendrickson, Matt. "Back to Caamp: The Folk-Rock Wunderkinds Return with a New Album and a New Outlook" . Garden&Gun. Retrieved 21 July 2025 . ^ Christen, Mike. "Plugged In: Folk duo howls at the moon with new release" . The Daily Herald . Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019 . ^ Fleisher, Grace. "Setting Up CAAMP With Ohio's Own" . Columbus Underground. Retrieved 11 May 2019 . ^ "Heatseekers Albums: Up and Coming Musicians Chart" . Billboard . Retrieved 2019-08-14 .^ "Caamp, Cuco & Burna Boy Debut On Emerging Artists Chart" . Billboard . Retrieved 2019-08-14 .^ Cristi, A.A. (15 March 2022). "Watch Caamp #PlayAtHome on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert" . 303 Magazine. Retrieved 21 July 2025 . ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (February 19, 2022). "Listen to Paris Jackson's dreamy new EP, 'The Lost' . ^ "The American Music Association Unveils Its 2023 Honors & Awards Nominees" (Press release). Nashville, TN: americanamusic.org. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2025 .^ Ryan Dillon (12 July 2022). "WATCH: Caamp Perform Thunderous Version of "Believe" On 'Kimmel' . Glide. Retrieved 23 July 2025 . ^ Mel Fisher (5 July 2022). "Video: Watch Caamp perform three songs on "CBS Mornings" . Louisiana Public Media. Retrieved 23 July 2025 . ^ "Evergreen (feat. Caamp) - Single" . Apple Music . Retrieved 25 August 2024 .^ "Chart News: Caamp Holds #1 with Jade Bird Closing In" . The Creek. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 21 July 2025 .^ " . Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved 2 July 2024 .^ "Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend & Ella Mai Set to Headline Detroit's Mo Pop Festival" . Billboard . Retrieved 2019-08-14 .^ "Caamp" . ACL Music Festival . Archived from the original on 2019-04-30. Retrieved 2019-08-14 .^ Green, Lynn (22 October 2022). "Review: Columbus natives Evan Westfall and Taylor Meier of Caamp say 'thank you' during Friday concert" . Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 21 July 2025 . ^ Garcia, Christian (30 June 2020). "Just Announced – CAAMP Adds Second Night to "Lavender Days Tour" At Red Rocks" . Broadway World. Retrieved 21 July 2025 . ^ "Trampled by Turtles and Caamp – "Alone" . Perfect Duluth Day. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2025 .^ Araki, Iris (23 March 2025). "Caamp Announces Headline Tour, Show at Radio City Music Hall in September" . NYS Music. Retrieved 21 July 2025 . ^ Blair, Sophia (15 June 2025). "Review: Caamp @ MGM Music Hall 6/14" . WTBU. Retrieved 21 July 2025 . ^ Sharpe, Josh (6 June 2025). "Ohio Alt-Folk Band Caamp Sets 2025 UK & Ireland Tour Dates" . Broadway World. Retrieved 21 July 2025 . ^ "Billboard 200: Week of July 9, 2022" . Billboard . Retrieved May 30, 2023 .^ "Heatseekers Albums - August 10, 2019" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 2019-08-07. Retrieved 8 January 2019 .^ @billboardcharts (June 16, 2025). "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200..." (Tweet ). Retrieved June 17, 2025 – via Twitter . ^ "Adult Alternative Songs - November 2, 2019" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 2019-10-29. Retrieved 9 January 2020 .^ "Adult Alternative Songs - March 28, 2020" . Billboard . Archived from the original on 2020-03-29. Retrieved 9 January 2020 .^ a b "American certifications – Caamp" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 18, 2021 .
