Hailing from the rolling hills of southeastern Ohio, near the West Virginia border, Trey Hedrick is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who crafts songs steeped in Appalachian tradition and sharpened by a modern sense of place. Raised in a proud, working-class family where music was as natural as breathing, Trey grew up surrounded by song. His grandfather—a retired coal miner—was a respected local musician, and his father and extended family carried on the musical heritage in their own way. The rhythms of rural life, the ache of generational memory, and the pull of the hills never left him.

Trey has played music his entire life—cutting his teeth on acoustic guitar and mandolin and learning to sing harmony in church and around the kitchen table with his family. He developed a deep love for flatpicking early on, drawn to the drive and precision of players like Clarence White, Tony Rice, and Doc Watson. But his influences run wide, shaped as much by bluegrass legends like Ralph Stanley and Tim O’Brien as by soul icons such as Aretha Franklin and Bobby Bland. That blend of grit and grace gave Trey a voice that doesn’t quite fit in a box—something familiar, but unmistakably his.

Though he only began writing and singing his own songs in late 2024, Trey has quickly made a name for himself across Central and Southern Ohio and West Virginia, earning a reputation for raw, heartfelt performances and selling out shows in towns like Athens and Jackson—not far from where he was raised.

Sonically, his music blends the grit of Americana with the lilt of bluegrass, anchored by vocals that are clear and haunting, with a warmth that draws you in and a restlessness that keeps you listening. His songs are rooted in lived experience—real people, real places, and real reckonings. There’s a reverence for the land and its legacy, but also a raw honesty about what it means to carry that weight.

In May 2025, Trey recorded his debut album with Grammy-winning producer and engineer Sean Sullivan (Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, John Prine) at the Tractor Shed in Nashville, Tennessee. The album—set for release later this year—marks a powerful entry into the national Americana scene, delivering stories that are both deeply personal and widely resonant.

His songs won’t chase trends—they stand where they were made: rugged, honest, and reckoning with where he’s from and who he’s becoming.