Paul Atkinson's music is comprised of danceable rhythms, incessant melodies, and meaningful lyrics. Crafted to resonate your body, soul, and mind, Atkinson's music moves you on every level.

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He breathes into the microphone and music comes out. He strums his acoustic and the cadences tell the stories that his soul longs to communicate. His music surrounds you, and with it, his thoughts, emotions, questions and yearnings. Youâre immediately engaged because his music forces you to listen. As the melodies glide up and down, in and out, all about the room, a sense of unity and connectedness sets in. And thatâs when you know Paul Atkinsonâs playing.

A Wilmington, NC native, Paul Atkinson has been playing guitar for over a decade, and writing insightful songs for the latter half of that time. Having honed and refined his skills as a musician, he has emerged as a crucial component of the acoustic music scene in North Carolina and beyond.

Heavily influenced by a unique blend of classic and contemporary songwriters, Atkinson credits his inspiration primarily to Ben Harper, Bruce Springsteen, David Gray, Widespread Panic, Eric Clapton, and Adam Duritz of Counting Crows.

âEffective songwriters throw a lot of themselves into their music. They form an instant connectionâa communication that could never be reached through mere conversation. They move us. They speak to us on every level: mind, emotion, body and soul. The good ones do, at least,â Atkinson says.

Most would agree that Paul Atkinson is definitely one of the good ones. Songs like âGoodness is Her Meaning,â âAngelina, Please,â and âThe Divvyâ represent his abilities as a true conveyer of life and human emotion. Atkinson is explicitly soulful and candidly emotional. His music strips him of his armor and humbles him. Nothing in his profound lyrics lacks meaning. His melodies unite us in the trials of everyday life, while simultaneously providing a unique level of comfort.

âI want to connect on some real level of humanityâon all the peaks and valleys, all the questions, all the mystery. But then I want us to know that weâre all in it together. And weâre alright.â

Lines to the chorus of Atkinson's âGoodness is Her Meaningâ come instantly to mind:

You can laugh or you can cry
You can tell the truth or lie,
But weâre gonna have to live while weâre alive.