Hailing from the foothills of the North Georgia Appalachian Mountains, Etheridge's roots in Americana Music run deep.  There she learned to sing harmony around her grandmother's piano after church on Sundays and taught herself guitar chords from her mother’s old Emmy Lou Harris songbook. She wrote her first song at the young age of 7 while riding through the woods in her step-father’s old army jeep.

After moving to Nashville in 2003, Charlsey was immersed into the Nashville songwriting culture, working alongside such music industry veterans as Harley Allen and Steve Wariner. “Even though Harley is no longer with us, I am often reminded of an invaluable piece of advice he left me,” Etheridge reflects. “He said, ‘just remember… fame will come and go… but you can ALWAYS write.’ As a young 23 year old, I didn’t think much of that statement at the time, but through the years, his words resonate with me more and more.”

In 2013, Etheridge released her first full-length studio album, appropriately titled, Memories of Mine. The critically acclaimed record intimately paid homage to the sounds of her youth, exploring the Bluegrass, Gospel, and old Folk songs her grandmother used to sing to her. Memories received stellar reviews in such bluegrass and roots music publications as No Depression and The Bluegrass Situation. The 2013 album set the stage for Charlsey’s future success in Americana and Roots music.

In 2021, Etheridge collaborated with legendary guitarist Jack Pearson (of Allman Brothers Band fame) to release a previously recorded, newly mastered five-song EP, An Acoustic Christmas with Charlsey and Jack. The holiday album blends Jack’s lyrical musicality and lightning-precise fingerwork and with Charlsey’s butter-smooth voice in a not-to-be-forgotten compilation of holiday favorites.

Now, nearly 8 years after her first studio album, Charlsey is releasing a compilation of original music, entitled Scars of Mine. She has joined forces with MuzikMafia veteran, Jerry Navarro (Big & Rich, Gretchen Wilson) to put together an all-star cast to collaborate on the album - including Marcus Finnie (Lady A, Keb Mo, Taj Mahal), Walt Scott, Chris Walters (Barbara Mandrell), and Pat Bergeson (Suzy Bogguss, Lyle Lovett, Chet Atkins). The project is co-produced by sought after guitarist and musician, Pat Bergeson.

Scars of Mine  released September 29, 2023 garnering stellar reviews from music critics and publications such as ‘Americana Rhythm Music Magazine’, ‘Independent Music & Arts Insider’, ‘Indie Pulse Magazine’, ‘The Indie Source’, ‘Vents Magazine’, and ‘Melody Maker Magazine’ to name a few!  She has been a guest on ‘The Business Side of Music’ and ‘Americana Music Profiles’ podcast with an increasing number of invites for radio interviews. 

“....uniform excellence bodes well for her (Charlsey Etheridge’s) increasingly bright future”.  ~ Vents Magazine