Taylor Moore is the Caribbean journalist turned full-time guitar slinger, bandleader and songwriter stirring up a savage frenzy across the Southeast. After fleeing the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands in April of 2009 for his music career, Moore blitzed countless festival, opening and headlining slots throughout the Southeast – garnering a loyal following and dazzling sold-out crowds with his guitar pyrotechnics, original songwriting and Ray LaMontagne-meets-Rod Stewart vocal stylings. With his full-on electric band, Moore has opened concerts for heavy-hitters like Corey Smith, Delbert McClinton and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, while in his stripped down acoustic capacity, he's toured with platinum-selling singer-songwriter Edwin McCain.   

Moore, now a fixture in the Southeast, regularly headlines the Handlebar, and has performed  at such renowned venues as The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC, The Fillmore Charlotte and Double Door Inn in Charlotte, NC, The Newberry Opera House in Newberry, SC, Smith's Olde Bar in Atlanta, GA and Music Farm and Windjammer in Charleston, SC.

Though he's garnered immense respect from music industry insiders and fans, he's stirring up recognition among the critics as well.

According to the Atlanta Music Guide,“Moore absolutely beats his guitar senseless when he plays, and you would think that would take away from the energy he exudes in his singing; quite the contrary…,” while Metromix Greenville says: “Now Greenville-based, Moore infuses post-Stevie Ray Vaughn licks—SRV acolyte Chris Duarte is a major influence—with Caribbean spirit.” Moore takes such spirit to musical hotbeds across the Southeast. He considers his second home the island of St. Croix, where he frequents and tours.

"The King Cross Street Connection: Edwin McCain"

"I never thought that Greenville, SC, by way of St. Croix was the secret pathway to musical success," says platinum-selling singer/songwriter Edwin McCain. "Taylor Moore and I share the underground King Cross Street connection. The adventurer's spirit and the sailor's soul, cradled by the well-worn Blue Ridge Mountains." Though the wanderlust-stricken McCain -- whose hits include "I'll Be," "I Could Not Ask For More" and "Solitude" -- tours 200-plus nights out of the year, he was born in Greenville, SC, where Moore now calls home. The two crossed paths navigating the burgeoning Carolina music scene in 2010 -- McCain the veteran troubadour and Moore the moxie-laden, roadrunning newcomer -- where they learned of that "King Cross Street connection." Both had lived just blocks away from one another in Christiansted, St. Croix, USVI, though in different eras. "I want to see myself in him... but I could never play electric guitar like Taylor," McCain says. "I have promised myself not to hover over him like a big brother, but I can't help but feel proud of his musical future. There is a band of silver that only a few wear that comes with a wink and a nod. Taylor has reminded me to get mine out of my lock box and dream that blue water dream and sing a salty tune."