Southern Outer Banks coastline with sea oats and surf
Core Sound Media

Novels. Art. Music. Coastal Life.

From the Southern Outer Banks of North Carolina

Books

A growing collection of novels by Bobby Bryan Goodwin, sharing stories rooted in Down East and North Carolina's Southern Outer Banks. These stories are shaped by faith, heritage, and the memories of our ancestors. Available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook.

King Tide book cover

King Tide

A Southern Outer Banks Novel

Three friends, a dog named Scout, and the storm that changes everything. Set on Ocracoke and Portsmouth Island.

The Apostle book cover

The Apostle

A Southern Outer Banks Novel

A fisherman, nine dream encounters, and a reckoning on Shackleford Banks. Available now.

Music

Coastal outlaw country and coastal outlaw gospel from the Southern Outer Banks.
Every lyric written by Bobby Bryan Goodwin, who has painstakingly used the tools available to put them to music.
These songs are written for artists, musicians, and licensing, and they are also being made available for you, the listener.

Both albums are available now wherever you stream music,
including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music.
Or own the complete albums at the DownEast Outdoors Trading Post.

The Coast Is Home

Coastal Outlaw Country

Seven songs from the waters of the Southern Outer Banks. Home, heritage, and reflection.

By Tide or Trial

Coastal Outlaw Gospel

Seven songs of faith, redemption, and calling from the Southern Outer Banks.

For licensing and recording inquiries: bryan@coresoundmedia.com

DownEast Outdoors Trading Post, a weathered dockside store on the marsh at golden hour

DownEast Outdoors
Trading Post

Now open. One store for the novels, the artwork, the music, and much, much more. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the DownEast Outdoors television show with the opening of the Trading Post.
FREE SHIPPING ON EVERYTHING

The Gallery

Photographs of the Southern Outer Banks by Bobby Bryan Goodwin, taken from a boat, a beach, or a marsh flat by someone who grew up on them. Photographic art prints and gallery-wrapped canvas.

The Bookstore

Both novels in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook. Bought direct from the author.

The Music Store

Both albums as digital downloads. Every lyric written by Bobby Bryan Goodwin. Coastal outlaw country and coastal outlaw gospel.

The Beach House

The things that end up in a beach house. Made from the same photographs, meant for the same places.

Apparel

DownEast Outdoors tees, hats, and hoodies. Twenty years on the Southern Outer Banks.

Outdoor Gear

Gear for the boat, the truck, and the camp.

Bobby Bryan Goodwin

Bobby Bryan Goodwin

Master Captain • Author • Songwriter • Producer • Eighth-Generation Waterman

Bobby Bryan Goodwin is a master captain, waterman, and coastal storyteller from the Southern Outer Banks of North Carolina. Educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he spent two decades creating and producing regional and maritime television, including DownEast Outdoors and Big Rock TV. He is the author of two novels, King Tide and The Apostle, both set on the waters he has fished his whole life.

As a songwriter, he has painstakingly used the tools available to put his lyrics to music. These songs are written for artists, musicians, and licensing. Two albums: The Coast Is Home and By Tide or Trial.

An eighth-generation native of the Southern Outer Banks and a lifelong fisherman, he makes his home in Beaufort, North Carolina.

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Core Sound Media, Est. 2025