Option 22

Eclectic, All Original, Streaming Music From the Soul

Expect to be lifted when you hear this infectious Americana/Worldbeat groove. Passionate female vocals dance atop instruments from around the world including banjo, guitars, didgeridoo, shamisen, and a variety of drums. Positive lyrics inspire unity and call for change. Dancing inevitably erupts.

New Album!




O22's newest release, "The Change," is Now Available!  
Order Your Copy now! 
Hear clips from the album in the site wide player. 





Choose the Music, nominated for  HomeGrown Music Network's 2010 Album of  the Year, features 12 Original Songs  spanning styles from   newgrass to space-folk to roots-
rock world funk.  No matter what you call it, it's good music. Order your
copy today!
      

"sonically robust, post-modern folk music"

- J. Evan Wade, HomeGrown Music Network Product Review


O22 Sampler- Live Clips 2012
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NEWS!

Option 22 will be playing Floydfest 2013: Rise and Shine!
This event is one of the largest and most awesome music festivals on the East Coast, and some say one of the best anywhere.


www.floydfest.com
July 25-28


Option 22 was featured on the CD Sampler in the March 2011 edition of Relix Magazine. Check it out here:

http://www.relix.com/audio/relix-radio/2011/03/01/option-22-merry-go-round


 
Option 22 has recently joined the Arist roster of the HomeGrown Music Network.
And, Choose the Music was nominated along with 19 other albums for
HGMN's 2010 Album of the Year!
It came in #3 in Fan Votes! Thanks to all who voted for your support!
 

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What's Up With O22
Date Time Event Location  
Fri May 24 9:00 pm Foster's Main Street Tavern
Foster's Main Street Tavern, Beckley, WV more info
Sat May 25 8:00 pm Live in The Room Upstairs -w- A Ghost Like Me
The Room Upstairs @ The RiffRaff, Princeton, WV more info
Sat Jun 01 6:00 pm Tamarack's Appalachian Music & Arts Festival
Tamarack, Beckley, WV more info
Sat Jun 08 7:00 pm The New River Festival
The New River Festival, Fayetteville, WV more info
Sat Jun 22 7:00 pm Faerie Festival @ The Avalon Resort
The Avalon Resort, Paw Paw, WV more info
Sat Jun 29 9:00 pm The Cellar
The Cellar, Charleston, WV more info
Sun Jul 21 2:00 pm Live at The Tamarack
Tamarack- The Best of WV, Beckley, WV more info
Thu Jul 25 1:00 am Floydfest World Music & Arts Festival
Floydfest World Music & Arts Festival, Floyd, VA more info
Fri Jul 26 1:00 pm Floydfest World Music & Arts Festival
Floydfest World Music & Festival, Floyd, VA more info
Sat Aug 31 6:00 pm Festival of the Rivers
City Sidetrack Park, Hinton, WV more info
Sun Sep 01 7:00 pm Festival of the Rivers
City Sidetrack Park, Hinton, WV more info
Fri Sep 06 7:00 pm Culturefest World Music & Arts Festival
Culturefest, Pipestem, WV more info
Sat Sep 07 7:00 pm Culturefest World Music & Arts Festival
Culturefest, Pipestem more info

Culturefest World Music & Arts Festival, which we created and organize, is the Energetic Pinnacle of the Year
for Option 22. It is an amazingly heartfelt and unforgettable event.  
Make plans to attend: The 10th Annual Culturefest will be held SEPTEMBER 5-8, 2013!





    believe in oneness
      
 
 

865 - 869 Mercer Street, Princeton, West Virginia

If you want to catch up with O22, this is how to do it. When we're not on the road, you can find us at our homebase, The RiffRaff Arts Collective in downtown Princeton, West Virginia playing, writing, recording and spending time with the other amazing artists who work there, like
The Captain Lazerblast Band,  and Melissa McKinney. We are directly across from Stages Music School, where young bands like Miss Behavin' are making their mark.

Also,every Monday is Open Stage Night in the amazing Room Upstairs, which we host, and all ages and styles are welcome. Read about this truly unique creative space here: 
 

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