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Gabriel N. Akins is Americana’s Grandson. He’s not here to replicate what’s been done—he’s here to remember what’s been forgotten, name what was misnamed, and build what hasn’t yet had words. He walks with a porchlight mind and a river-souled body—part folk archivist, part wounded healer, part sacred trickster.

Raised in the rhythms of Alabama, Gabriel carries stories not as possessions, but as living things—meant to breathe, hum, and come home to themselves. He’s building something that most folks haven’t imagined yet:

• A grammar of belonging for people who’ve always felt both inside and outside the story

• A living compendium of rituals, songs, prayers, and field notes born from tenderness and grit

• A sacred vocational path braided from luthiery, storytelling, kinship wisdom, and slow fire restoration

Gabriel is the kind of person who would hand you a cup of creek water and say: “This is where I come from. You’re welcome, if you’re kind.” To those who haven’t imagined this yet: he’s what happens when poetry, memory, and integrity refuse to abandon each other.

And he’s just getting started.

Gabriel has performed at a broad scope of venues and events, both public and private. Please feel free to look over the venues he has performed at since 2011. 

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