Artist: Bluegrass at the Crossroads Song: "Cricket" (written by Jon Weisberger and Justin Hiltner) Album: Bluegrass at the Crossroads Release Date: September 23, 2022 Label: Mountain Home Music Company and Organic Records In Their Words: "Justin Hiltner brought this song’s idea and first verse -- inspired by watching his cat, Porkchop, playing with a wounded…
Artist: The Alex Leach Band Hometown: Jacksboro, Tennessee Song: "Together (We're Going All the Way)" Album: All the Way Release Date: August 19, 2022 Label: Mountain Home Music Company In Their Words: "A few months ago I was in my office working on writing some new material, and after playing around with many ideas, a…
Artist: Fireside Collective Hometown: Asheville, North Carolina Song: "When You Fall" Album: Across the Divide Release Date: August 5, 2022 Label: Mountain Home Music Company In Their Words: "'When You Fall' is a song about unconditional love. I wrote this song for my daughter, right before her first birthday. Literally catching her as she's learning…
North Carolina musician Tray Wellington is fresh off a nomination for this year's IBMA New Artist of the Year, following the release of his full-length debut album Black Banjo. Still in his early 20s, Wellington pulls from a myriad of influences -- on his latest album he cites jazz as the major influence of his…
Artist: Acoustic Syndicate Hometown: Shelby, North Carolina Song: "All In Time" Album: All In Time Release Date: July 15, 2022 Label: Organic Records In Their Words: "This song has a great story. I sat down one warm, sunny afternoon last fall and wrote this song down in about 15 minutes at my kitchen bar. It…