Preview | Blue Cactus
Preview: 3/27/2025 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Blue Cactus delivers dreamy country and Americana sounds that will keep your head in the clouds.
Blue Cactus’ electrified twang branches out effortlessly into folk, alt-country and psychedelic-tinged rock. Playing with a full band, they deliver a dreamy performance that will keep your head in the clouds. Plus, they share their fascination with Western wear, their appreciation for “Weird Al” Yankovic and why it’s important to look for silver linings.
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Preview | Blue Cactus
Preview: 3/27/2025 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Blue Cactus’ electrified twang branches out effortlessly into folk, alt-country and psychedelic-tinged rock. Playing with a full band, they deliver a dreamy performance that will keep your head in the clouds. Plus, they share their fascination with Western wear, their appreciation for “Weird Al” Yankovic and why it’s important to look for silver linings.
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“Believer,” performed by Blue Cactus, is a song of hope in a desperate time. (5m 25s)
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Blue Cactus’ “Bite My Tongue” is a song about the need to speak out. (3m 39s)
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“Kings,” a song performed by Blue Cactus, is about the intricate dynamic of a sibling relationship. (3m 19s)
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Blue Cactus performs “Resolution” from their 2025 album, “Believer.” (2m 34s)
Blue Cactus: “This Kind of Rain”
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In “This Kind of Rain,” Blue Cactus focuses on the phrase “when it rains it pours.” (4m 1s)
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Shaped by Sound is a local public television program presented by PBS NC
Made possible through support from Come Hear NC, a program of the N.C. Music Office within the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.