Mountain Heart has been selected to perform the National Anthem before the NASCAR TUMS Fast Relief 500 race at Martinsville Speedway on October 25. This is a major event is southwestern VA and throughout the racing world, which will be broadcast live on ABC Sports. The race starts at 1:30 p.m. (EDT), with ABC coverage [...]
Watch the video from Mountain Heart we shot during their special Tuesday night showcase at IBMA. It offers a glimpse of the variety of music they deliver, from traditional bluegrass to a rockin', hybrid sound. The presentation was powerful, and whether you agree with taking bluegrass in this direction, the impact of the performance was [...]
Here's the video we've been telling you about from the Mountain Heart showcase the other night. Like John said, they're intentionally showcasing what they're doing that isn't straight up bluegrass. What do you think? http://media.libsyn.com/media/thegrasscast/mountain_heart.flv
I wanted to add a few impressions to what Brance posted earlier... Mountain Heart: I thought that their showcase was brilliant, and was very interested to see how they would approach this "going over to the other side" vibe. When the band launched in 1999 - in another en masse exodus from Doyle Lawson - [...]
Here is a gallery of photos from last night's (9/29) IBMA festivities. We are very fortunate this year to have Dean Hoffmeyer shooting for us during World Of Bluegrass. He is a Pulitzer-nominated photographer with The Richmond Times Dispatch, and his work speaks for itself. Dean's work also graces a number of recent bluegrass CD [...]
Just a quick update to say there is a ton of great bluegrass music being played this year. I saw three bands last night, all excellent. First, John and I were able to catch a Mountain Heart show. The band performed some of their more requested tunes, but also unveiled some new music they're working [...]
There are a number of big events we are looking forward to attending at IBMA this week, outside of the wealth of activity on the official schedule. We have video interviews set up with Del McCoury and Sam Bush to talk about their upcoming CDs. The Grascals have scheduled a major announcement for Monday afternoon. [...]
Terry Baucom has announced that he will be leaving Dale Ann Bradley's band to focus on a number of other performing opportunities for 2010. He will continue to play banjo on the Mountain Heart with Tony Rice shows, and will also be on banjo for shows with Mashville Brigade when they tour starting next year. [...]
Mountain Heart is in England this weekend, where they performed at the Didmarton Festival in Gloucestershire. Before the fest, however, the boys were able to get in a bit of sightseeing, and sent along these photos from Stonehenge. Bass man Jason Moore said that he has a ton of pictures, but that his internet connection [...]
First Special Consensus and then NewFound Road were left by the side of the highway. Now we learn that Mountain Heart had to find alternative transportation to Greyfox yesterday after their bus let them down on the ride from the Mohegan Sun casino and resort in Connecticut. All's well that ends well as they say, [...]
