RALEIGH — Will Overman’s genre-bending, storytelling approach to songwriting is a product of being born and bred on the East Coast, finding love and being tested on the West Coast, and finding a renewed passion for his art around the world.

You can listen to this alternative country, folk rocker live with Nashville’s The River Tramps at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, at The Pour House, 224 S Blount St., in downtown Raleigh. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at this link.

The Charlottesville, Virginia, singer-songwriter’s music carries a maturity to match the up-and-down life he has lived over the past 26 years. From fronting a touring band while attending college, through-hiking the Appalachian Trail and traveling around the world for several months, to witnessing his parents divorce, standing by his wife as she fought and beat cancer twice, and going through tough financial situations while trying to make it as a creator; Overman’s songs evoke the wisdom of an old soul with youthful optimism.

Overman initially found success with his collaborative project, Will Overman Band, touring up and down the east coast on the weekends while attending college at UVA. The band released two EPs and an LP from 2013-2017. In the spring of 2017, Overman graduated and the band decided to go their separate ways. Not sure what to do next, Overman began writing again, culminating in the release of his first solo studio work, 2017’s Crossroads EP.

Overman shares his stories and perspective through songs that cross genres from Pop and Folk to Country and Rock ‘n Roll; taking an approach laid by legendary artists such as Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and James Taylor, and expanded upon by the likes of Josh Ritter, Jason Isbell and John Mayer.

In early 2020, he followed up the Crossroads EP with several new singles in anticipation of his debut solo LP, “The Winemaker’s Daughter” (releasing Feb. 12, 2021).