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Edsel Axle – 2025 Nelsonville Music Festival Sycamore Session
By: Emily Votaw
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NELSONVILLE, Ohio (WOUB) – In this Sycamore Session, Rosali Middleman performs as Edsel Axle, stepping away from her voice-and-guitar indie rock/Americana-leaning songwriting to explore immersive solo electric-guitar soundscapes. The music moves with palpable momentum — part avant-garde, part experimental, with hints of post-rock tension and release — and builds a rugged, spacious sound that is as meditative as it is unpredictable.
Director – Andie Walla
Technical Director – Kat Carlson
Editors – Dylan Panchal, Leo Yane
Camera Operators
Brandon Boothe
Keagan O’brien
Matt Quinn
Sydney Holl
Anna Aldis
Audio Production Team
Mairin Fitzpatrick
Matthew Hilliard
Ben Stewart
Artist Relations Team
Luka Martin
Jillian Schatzley
Mia Voice
The Sycamore Sessions are presented by the Nelsonville Music Festival in collaboration with WOUB Public Media and the Ohio University Scripps College of Communication’s School of Media Arts and Studies. The videos are created by Media Arts and Studies students under the guidance of Producer and Host Josh Antonuccio, Audio Supervisor Adam Rich, WOUB Arts and Culture Editor Emily Votaw, and Director of Photography Andie Walla. All performances were filmed during the 2025 Nelsonville Music Festival, a production of Stuart’s Opera House.
