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{{Short description|American folk rock band}}
{{More citations needed|date=December 2010}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Cory Chisel and<br />The Wandering Sons
| image           =Cory Chisel 16 (14658858530).jpg
| genre           = [[Folk rock]]
| years_active    = 2004 &ndash; present
| label           = Black Seal Music
| website         = [http://corychisel.com/ www.corychisel.com]
| current_members = [[Cory Chisel]], [[Adriel Denae]]
| past_members    = [[Rick Setser]], [[Paul Mannone]], [[Miles Nielsen]], [[Daniel McMahon]], [[Adam Plamann]], [[Noah Harris]], [[Charles Koltak]]
}}
'''Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons''' is an [[Americana music|Americana]], [[folk rock]] band that started in [[Appleton, Wisconsin]].<ref>http://appletonhub.postcrescent.com/section/APC050202 Knocking on the Door, from the Fox Cities Hub at the ''[[Appleton Post-Crescent]]''</ref><ref>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/10/13/cory_chisel Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons perform in The Current studios, from [[Minnesota Public Radio]]</ref>  The band consists of Cory Chisel and Adriel Denae. Past members include Rick Setser, Paul Mannone, Miles Nielsen, [[Daniel McMahon]], Adam Plamann, Noah Harris, and Charles Koltak.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} The band gets its name from the wandering, fluid nature of the musicians that work with Chisel and Denae.
The band was signed to [[RCA Records]] subsidiary [[Black Seal Music]] in 2007.{{Citation needed|date=December 2010}} Black Seal has since ceased to exist and the band remains independent.
The band has performed on "[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]," "[[Conan O'Brien|Conan]]" and "[[Late Show with David Letterman|The Late Show with David Letterman]]." They've also been a part of several major music festivals, including Bonnaroo in 2011.
Chisel and the Wandering Sons toured in support of Norah Jones in 2012. Chisel also helped launch a music festival, [[Mile of Music]], in [[Appleton, Wisconsin|Appleton]], Wisconsin, where he spent several years of his youth. Its first year, 2013, featured Rodney Crowell, [[Justin Townes Earle]] and Norah Jones.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://appletonhub.postcrescent.com/article/20130809/APC0502/308090439/Review-Cory-Chisel-Norah-Jones-bring-festive-atmosphere-Mile-Music-video-photos-|title = Go-920!}}</ref>
Chisel is the co-founder of The Refuge Foundation for the Arts, a nonprofit based in Appleton which provides support for artists.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.postcrescent.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/07/28/q-a-cory-chisel-talks-new-album-refuge-mile-music-and-more/496234001/|title=Q&A: Cory Chisel talks new album, Refuge, Mile of Music and more|work=Post-Crescent Media|access-date=2017-10-09|language=en}}</ref>
He's also part of a three-man Americana group called Traveller. The other members are [[Jonny Fritz]] and [[Robert Ellis (guitarist)|Robert Ellis]]. Their debut album, recorded at the Refuge, was released in 2018.
==Discography==
Originally calling themselves simply ''The Wandering Sons'' the band, which included Cory Chisel, released their debut album entitled ''[[Again From The Beginning]]'' in 2004.  Two past self-released albums include ''[[Darken Your Door]] (EP)'' and ''Little Bird''.  After signing with Black Seal, the band released their ''Cabin Ghosts EP'' in summer of 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ieb1f595b5fc21e0a99b8e5778e782929?imw=Y |title=Shay To Lead New RCA Label |publisher=Billboard.biz |date=2008-08-05 |accessdate=2011-08-10 |archive-date=2008-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080809182514/http://billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3ieb1f595b5fc21e0a99b8e5778e782929?imw=Y |url-status=dead }}</ref>
In 2009, the band released the album ''Death Won't Send a Letter''.
In 2012, the band released the album ''Old Believers'' on Brendan Benson's Readymade Records.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://appletonhub.postcrescent.com/article/20120503/APC050202/305030042/-1/APC050202/New-record-from-Cory-Chisel-Old-Believers-coming-June-26|title = Go-920!}}</ref> A new record is to be recorded and likely released in 2014.
The track ''Getting By'' from ''Little Bird'' was featured in the 2008 [[Samuel L. Jackson|Samuel Jackson]] film ''[[Cleaner (2007 film)|Cleaner]]''.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0896798/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd, "IMDB" {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date= March 2022}}</ref>
* [[Again From The Beginning]] (2004)
* [[Darken Your Door]] (2005)
* [[Little Bird (2006 album)|Little Bird]] (2006)
* [[Cabin Ghosts]] (2008)
* [[Death Won't Send A Letter]] (2009)
* [[Old Believers (album)|Old Believers]] (2012)
* Tell Me True (2017) ''Released as Cory Chisel and Adriel Denae.''<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.postcrescent.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/07/05/cory-chisel-adriel-denae-announce-new-album-tell-me-true-out-aug-4/452983001/|title=Cory Chisel, Adriel Denae announce new album, 'Tell Me True,' out Aug. 4|work=Post-Crescent Media|access-date=2017-10-09|language=en}}</ref>
==Awards==
Chisel was named the "Artist of the Year" at the 2010 [[Wisconsin Area Music Industry]] awards.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://wamimusic.com/2010-wami-award-winners|title=2010 WAMI Awards Winners {{!}} WAMI - Wisconsin Area Music Industry|website=wamimusic.com|access-date=2016-08-05}}</ref> The group's song ''Born Again'' was awarded Song of the year and ''Death Won't Send a Letter'' was named the "Record of the Year".<ref name=":0" />
Chisel was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2016 in the Best American Roots Song category for co-writing the song "The Traveling Kind" with Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell. The song was released on Harris and Crowell's album of the same name. The award went to Jason Isbell for "24 Frames."<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.postcrescent.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/02/15/no-grammy-award-cory-chisel/80404366/|title=No Grammy Award for Cory Chisel|work=Post-Crescent Media|access-date=2017-10-09|language=en}}</ref>
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[[Category:American folk rock groups]]
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