The Tennessee Werewolves - Christian Wolf, Angel Mary and Antoine Wolf
When you meet the Tennessee Werewolves, an upcoming country family band, they will probably all howl in unison as their hello (and goodbye). But hidden behind the wolfy exterior is an inspired and driven group we got the chance to talk to at this year’s CMA Fest.
How did you all happen upon this name and idea for your band?
Angel Mary: Well I’m a big Johnny Cash fan and you had Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Three and the Tennessee Two. So we ended up taking that part originally for the name but the whole song ‘The Beast in Me” that Johnny Cash came up with about fighting that other side and wanting to be good inspired us. So I feel like everybody deals with that, and I think everyone’s got a wolf side to them and we’re from Tennessee so it worked out great.
Who are some of the band’s biggest influences?
Antoine Wolf: For me, Marshall Tucker, Allman Brothers, and ZZ Top.
Christian Wolf: I have to say David Allen Coe, Waylon Jennings, and Motley Crüe.
Angel Mary: Definitely Fleetwood Mac, Aerosmith, and Reba McEntire.
What are your plans for the rest of 2016?
Christian Wolf: We’re working on an album right now and we’re continuing to tour. We’ve got meet and greets every day of CMA Fest and it’s exciting to meet new fans and see people that come back. You meet people from last year and it’s nice to see them again when they return, it’s like building a relationship.
Angel Mary: We’re going to be opening up for Florida Georgia Line, too, and that’s exciting.
When did you all decide that music is definitely what you wanted it do?
Angel Mary: We kind of always as kids were playing and this being a family band with my dad and brother being in the band, we just always grew up playing in the living room together. I think it’s just something that was always instilled in us that we wanted to do and it came together at the right time.
For more info, check them out on TennesseeWerewolves.com, or their social media sites which they make a point of running themselves: Facebook @TennesseeWerewolves, and Twitter @TNwerewolves.