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After a run on the Voice last year, Charlotte Court House native Creigh Riepe is coming home. He will return to the region later this month to share his talents with a concert at Longwood University’s Joan Perry Brock Center on April 25.

“It’s been something that’s been in the works for months and we’ve been fortunate to put it together,” Riepe said. “We’re coming, and it’s going to be a full band show at Longwood.”

In October of 2024, on Season 26 of the Voice, Riepe turned heads across America and the chairs of Voice coaches Reba McEntire and Gwen Stefani with his rendition of Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things.”

Since appearing on the hit NBC show, the singer-songwriter said he has continued to receive an outpouring of support from across the country – especially from his hometown of Charlotte Court House and the surrounding areas.  

Back in his adopted home of Nashville with his wife and two young daughters, Riepe is once again running the recording studio he owns and leading the production team at his church. With the benefit of new life experiences, inspiration for future music, and the goal to write a new spiritually-based song each month this year, he will now have an opportunity to share the music and “the light” where his inspiration all began during his Longwood concert. 

“My original music leans on the country-side,” Riepe sad. “Then we’ve got some contemporary Christian songs in the set, some of the songs I was going to sing on the voice, so it will be a good blend of the music I’ve created and the music I’ve covered over the years.”

Creigh Riepe looks back and ahead

The Voice contestant said that as a kid, his parents were instrumental in developing his faith and his love for music. Riepe’s passion for music began with playing piano in elementary school and soon after he discovered his talent for singing, bringing him to perform at school, in church and local venues around Charlotte County. Creigh delved deeper into his interest, making music at home, playing in bands and teaching himself audio production and engineering.

Creigh moved to the Music City itself to attend college, enrolling at Belmont University in Nashville to study audio engineering. He led two bands at school, and after graduating remained in the home of country music to join the band Chasin’ Crazy. The ensemble opened for county stars like Tim McGraw, Thomas Rhett, and Hunter Hayes before dissolving in 2017.

Riepe opened his own recording studio in Nashville and in keeping with his beginnings, leads the production team at his church. He shares his life with his wife and middle school sweetheart Sarah and their two daughters, along with the family dog and a dozen chickens.

Riepe’s wife and daughter can be seen during his blind audition cheering alongside Voice host Carson Daley as Riepe, equipped with a 1,000 watt smile, belted out his tune and two of the show’s coaches turned to pick him for their team.

More about the upcoming concert 

Presented by WVHL KICKIN COUNTRY 92.9 where Riepe was once a production assistant, the live concert at the Joan Perry Brock Center will run from 7 to 9 p.m. on April 25. All seats for the Longwood University venue are $20 at the box office and $22 online at www.longwood.edu/jpb. The show includes a raffle for a brand new guitar from the local country crooner.