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There is much to report from the world of Mountain Heart. We have news on their upcoming CD, and a new member of the band to announce. First, the CD... When Mountain Heart announced back in May that they were starting work on their first live CD project, it wasn't clear when it might be [...]
There is a ton of bluegrass emanating from The Grand Ole Opry this weekend - on radio, online, and on TV. Friday night's radio broadcast will feature performances by Bobby Osborne, John Cowan and Mountain Heart, and Saturday's show has John Cowan again, along with Mike Snider and The Whites. The Friday show airs from [...]
The Grand Ole Opry has some good bluegrass on tap this weekend, during both the Friday and Saturday night radio broadcasts. Friday (7/6) has Mountain Heart in the 10:00-10:30 p.m. slot, and Jesse McReynolds in the 10:30-11:00 segment. On the big Saturday night show (7/7), Mountain Heart is back (9:00-9:30, 11:00-11:30 slots), as is Bobby [...]
Mountain Heart fiddler Jim VanCleve was recently honored by the Indie Acoustic Project when his solo album, No Apologies, was awarded Album of the Year in the Roots Music Category. No Apologies is on the Rural Rhythm Records label. Here's the mission statement of Indie Acoustic Project: The purpose of the Indie Acoustic Project awards [...]
Mountain Heart is set to start work next week on their next CD - a live recording to be tracked at a number of shows over the next few weeks. Mandolinist Adam Steffey told us this morning that they had long wanted to record a live project, and that fans had been asking at shows [...]
We've written a good bit recently about Mountain Heart's new vocalist, Josh Shilling, and the reaction to the band's new sound. Today's edition of the Knoxville News Sentinel has an interview with Mountain Heart mandolinist Adam Stefey about this very topic. Adam talks about the recent departure of founding member Steve Gulley, and how they [...]
We've told you recently about the new addition to Mountain Heart. If you haven't heard them yet and you are a subscriber to XM radio, here's your chance. The band is doing an in-studio concert that will be aired today at 11 AM on Bluegrass Junction (channel 14). The show will then be rebroadcast at [...]
There's been so much bluegrass on The Grand Ole Opry this past few months that I feel like I'm repeating myself each Friday when I point out who's on. This week is no exception, with Mountain Heart performing on both the Friday and Saturday night shows from The Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. If you have [...]
There has been much discussion this past few weeks about Josh Shilling, the newest member of Mountain Heart who joined the band when founding member Steve Gulley departed in late 2006. Whenever a major band makes such a prominent change in their lineup, loyal fans feel a knot in their stomachs. After all, they loved [...]
Mountain Heart unveils their new sound this weekend on The Grand Ole Opry, introducing guitarist/vocalist Josh Shilling for the first time on last night's Friday Opry, and performing again tonight on the Opry radio broadcast. They got a call back from the Opry audience last night after Josh sang one of his tunes, and all [...]
