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Clover-Lynn

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Clover-Lynn
BornFranklin County, Virginia, U.S.
Genresgothic country
bluegrass
Occupations
  • Musician
  • TikToker
Instrumentsbanjo
Years active2019–present
TikTok information
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Followers303.3K
Likes9M

Last updated: October 27, 2024

Clover-Lynn, also known as hillbillygothic, is an American bluegrass and gothic country musician and TikToker. She is the banjoist of the band Clover-Lynn and The Hellfires.

Biography

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Clover-Lynn grew up in rural Franklin County, Virginia. Her family has lived in the Appalachia region of the Virginian Blue Ridge Mountains for over two-hundred years. She was raised in the Baptist tradition.[1]

Clover-Lynn grew up listening to country and bluegrass music, citing The Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, and Rhiannon Giddens as early influences.[1] She worked in the tech industry on the west coast before moving back to Virginia to pursue a career in music.[1] She is the lead of the band Clover-Lynn and the Hellfires, formerly called the Laurel Hells Ramblers.[2][1] In 2024, she performed at the Floyd Country Store music venue in Floyd County, Virginia.[1]

Clover-Lynn amassed a large following on the social media platforms TikTok and Instagram, under the username hillbillygothic, where she posts videos of herself playing the banjo and combatting misognyist and anti-LGBTQ content.[3]

She is a transgender woman and part of the goth subculture.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Rosenthal, G. Samantha (2024-10-03). "In Appalachia, Hell Hath No Fury Like a Trans Goth With a Banjo". Them. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  2. ^ "Clover-Lynn and The Hellfires". Music on TIDAL. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  3. ^ "AEA Sessions: Brit Taylor & Adam Chaffins, Live at AmericanaFest 2024". The Bluegrass Situation. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
  4. ^ "Guest Clover Lynn (HillbillyGothicc) | How TF Did You...?". howthefuckdidyou.podbean.com. Retrieved 2024-10-27.