There was one big problem with crafting a cover story about the meteoric rise of Vermont native Noah Kahan: He wasn't likely to be in it. I'd interviewed the folk singer from Strafford back in ...

"Five stars and the service was excellent." Kahan knew everyone's names heading in, Wright said, and Bitty was "starstruck." "Noah was such a nice person, so relatable and down to earth," Wright said.

He later lived in Watertown, Massachusetts. Kahan became a viral sensation posting his music on social media, and it later translated onto the stage as he performed at a host of sold out venues.

Noah Kahan’s recent benefit concert raised money for Busyhead and various Vermont-based mental health organizations. To learn ...

Olivia Rodrigo, Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon and Noah Kahan. CREDIT: Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty Images, Rick Kern/Getty Images for ABA, Derek White/Getty Images for American Express ...