“Some songs are built in studios. Ours were built on porches.” - wootenhill
Our Story
Wooten Hill is the meeting place of two remarkable musical lives—and the unexpected harmony that neither saw coming.
Kim Hill, a Grammy-nominated and multi Dove Award-winning artist with #1 hits and a CMT/VH1 chart-topping country video, built her career as a powerhouse lead vocalist and storyteller. Paulette Wooten is an award-winning film composer, songwriter, international touring musician, and multi-instrumentalist—the quiet force behind the music, shaping their sound in real time through guitar, keys, harmonica, and live looping.
Though they had worked together for years, singing as a duo had never crossed their minds.
That changed during a co-write with industry legend Brent Maher, who casually suggested, “Y’all should sing it together from the top—like the Everly Brothers or the Judds.” What he didn’t know was that Kim—by her own admission—was an “obnoxious lead singer” who didn’t sing harmony.
But that day, they tried it.
And something shifted.
They both felt it immediately—the kind of moment you don’t plan for, only recognize. Sometimes it takes someone on the outside to name what’s been waiting on the inside. By the end of the session, the faucet had been turned on—and it hasn’t stopped flowing since.
Now based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina, Wooten Hill creates music that is acoustic, harmony-rich, and rooted in storytelling. Their sound is intimate but expansive, driven more by voice and connection than production—music that makes room for both quiet moments and powerful emotional resonance.
But what truly sets them apart is the experience they create.
Their shows are unscripted in spirit. There’s always a setlist, but it’s never fixed. Stories unfold naturally. Conversations with the audience shape the night. A new moment can change everything. What begins as a performance quickly becomes something more—an evening shared.
Having already traveled the long road of building successful individual careers, Kim and Paulette no longer perform to prove anything. Instead, they show up with openness, humor, and a deep respect for the audience in front of them.
For both artists, music has always been a bridge—a way to say what can’t always be spoken, a way to connect beyond surface differences. After years of watching songs move people—and being moved right back—they’ve come to understand that the most powerful moments aren’t planned.
They’re felt.
Whether in a listening room, a house concert, a theater, or a festival setting, Wooten Hill creates space for those moments to happen.
An evening with them is more than music.
It’s harmony you feel—and stories you remember.