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In its 14 years together, Haywood County’s own Balsam Range has risen into the upper echelon as one of the marquee acts in the national and internatio...

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 Balsam Range is Darren Nicholson, (from left) Tim Surrett, Marc Pruett, Caleb Smith and Buddy Melton. (photo: David Simchock) In its 14 years together, Haywood County’s own Balsam Range has risen into the upper echelon as one of the marquee acts in the national and international bluegrass scene — this once in a generation blend of songbird harmonies and lightning fast finger pickin’.  Dozens of No. 1 hit songs on the radio, with three more added to...

Balsam Range is Darren Nicholson, (from left) Tim Surrett, Marc Pruett, Caleb Smith and Buddy Melton. (photo: David Simchock) In its 14 years together, Haywood County’s own Balsam Range has risen into the upper echelon as one of the marquee acts in the national and international bluegrass scene — this once in a generation blend of songbird harmonies and lightning fast finger pickin’.  Dozens of No. 1 hit songs on the radio, with three more added to the list since the shutdown of the m...

  Even with a long list of accolades to their name, Western North Carolina’s Balsam Range still knows its all about the song. As one of the quintet’s fastest rising singles ever, “Rivers, Rains and Runaway Trains,” which is No. 1 on this months Bluegrass Today chart, is an example of the undeniably appealing combination of meaningful songwriting and thoughtful arrangement — not to mention the stellar performance for which Balsam Range earned so many of those honors in the first pl...