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We've been told to expect an announcement in the next few days regarding a new hire for Mountain Heart. This would be to fill the guitar/vocal spot vacated recently by Steve Gulley, who left to help form GrassTowne. The band has been in rehearsal this week, getting the new guy worked into the Mountain Heart [...]
In the wake of Alan Bibey leaving BlueRidge to help form Grasstowne with Phil Leadbetter and Steve Gulley, the remaining members of the group have elected to disband after fulfilling some dates in early 2007. Alan tells us that they have some shows in January, and a couple in early February. After those, BlueRidge will [...]
Mountain Heart will be a featured performer on the 11/25 edition of The Grand Ole Opry on WSM radio out of Nashville. They will perform during the 9:30-10:00 p.m. and 12:30-1:00 a.m. segments (EST). Also on the show this week are Mike Snider (8:00-8:30 and 10:00-10:30 slots) and Bobby Osborne & The Rocky Top X-Press [...]
We told you back in July that recordings were being made at the 2006 Grey Fox festival which would be available for purchase via FestivaLink, a web-based company dedicated to offering high quality festival recordings for sale online. They work closely with the artists, and live tracks are carefully mixed before release. FestivaLink also operates [...]
Barry Abernathy will be the featured guest today on The Story with Dick Gordon, aired on WUNC (North Carolina Public Radio). Barry is the banjo player with Mountain Heart, and performed previously with both Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver and IIIrd Tyme Out. You would never know it from hearing his music, but Barry had much [...]
Mountain Heart is featured in a current news story on CMT.com. The story focuses on the production of their newest album, Wide Open. This CD marks new territory for the band as they hired producer Mark Bright. Bright has produced such country acts as Racal Flatts, Dee Messina, and Carrie Underwood. The band was looking [...]
Episode #15 of The GrassCast features an interview with Adam Steffey and Steve Gulley of the band Mountain Heart. Their new CD Wide Open will be released Feb 14th on Skaggs Family Recrods. Hear what the guys have to say about the new record, as well as samples of several songs. This GrassCast is 19 [...]
Our good friend Wichita Rutherford has just released a video of him producing the band Mountain Heart. There is some great footage of them working with Wichita in the studio as he brings out the best in this band. You can check it out by visiting his website 5MinutesWithWichita.com or by searching iTunes for his [...]
The next CD project from Mountain Heart, Wide Open, was originally slated for release on Skaggs Family Records in January of 2006, but has been pushed back to February 14. This one marks a departure of sorts for the band, as the material and the production are more ambitious and far-reaching than anything they have [...]
