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Jason Moore, long time bassist with Mountain Heart, has officially announced his departure from the group to focus his attention on other musical ventures. "Well, I just wanted to go on record to quiet any rumors and let everybody know my intentions. I have left Mountain Heart. My last date was in Olive Hill, KY [...]
It's the end of an era. Fiddler Jim VanCleve has announced his departure from Mountain Heart, a group he helped found some years ago. At its onset, Jim, Barry Abernathy, and Steve Gulley started the band when they left Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver in 1998. Also founding members were Adam Steffy and Johnny Dowdle. They [...]
Mountain Heart lead singer Josh Shilling and his wife, Aleah, are celebrating the birth of their first child. Isabella Katherine Shilling was born yesterday afternoon (4/8/14) at 5:41 p.m. (CDT). She came in at 5 lbs, 10 oz, and 19'' long. Josh reports that mom and daughter are happy and healthy. "Aleah is doing great [...]
Josh Shilling, vocalist with Mountain Heart, and his longtime sweetheart, Aleah Dillon, were married on December 1. Aleah is a web developer near Nashville. The pair have been together for 10 years, and met in the Roanoke, VA area before moving to Nashville. Josh said that their wedding was a simple affair. "We had an intimate ceremony [...]
Aaron Ramsey may be best known for his role as the mandolin player for Mountain Heart, but on his recent solo project, Gathering, he takes on almost every role imaginable within a bluegrass project. Ramsey not only showcases his noteworthy mandolin skills, but also takes turns on guitar, bouzouki, bass, banjo, and resophonic guitar, as [...]
Here's still another gallery of Frank Baker's images from the August 2013 Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival.
We've written several times this year about Jim VanCleve, Mountain Heart fiddler and noted Nashville producer and session player, and his harrowing brush with dengue hemorrhagic fever in March. Fortunately for all concerned, Jim pulled through after his condition was properly diagnosed, but he spent several days in the hospital and many weeks on his [...]
When we covered the severe health scare that befell Mountain Heart fiddler Jim VanCleve earlier this year, we indicated that a benefit show was in the works. This week it was announced that August 6 is the date when friends and music business acquaintances will host Jimmy Jam at Nashville's 3rd And Lindsley at 7:30 [...]
Bill Warren sent these photos from yesterday's stage show at Red, White & Bluegrass. You can see how it poured during Larry Cordle's set, but Bill says he carried on without missing a beat - and came out to the tent to shake and howdy afterwards.
Here is another set of Frank Baker's images from the 2013 Spring Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival.
