Is Mark Stoffel best thought of as a creative, sophisticated mandolin player or as a composer of creative, sophisticated tunes? The answer, of course, is “yes,” and the latest proof can be heard on his latest single for Mountain Home Music Company, “Barnyard Funk.”
Bluegrass hitmakers, The Kody Norris Show will be spotlighted during a one-hour performance special airing on SiriusXM Bluegrass Junction Channel 77 starting Friday, August 25 at 11 am ET. SiriusXM’s 'Rhinestone Revival' album live performance special will include the stories behind their songs including “Mountain Rosalie,” “I Call Her Sunshine,” “The Bluegrass Auctioneer,” and more!
Though Mountain Home Music Company’s Carley Arrowood is a compelling singer for proof, look no further than her last single, “Deeper In Love” she’s also a virtuosic instrumentalist who got her first gigs as a player. Like many of her fiddle heroes, she’s not only an interpreter of tunes old and new, but a gifted composer of them, too.
To everything there is a season, the saying goes, and for Wayne and Kristin Scott Benson, the time has come not to abandon the successful musical ventures they’ve been involved in for years, but to add a new one: their first truly collaborative effort under their own name.
You know him as the mandolinist in one of bluegrass’ best bands, Balsam Range. But he’s also been busy with his own band, and a new EP “Man On a Mission” that ventures into country, rock & Americana. Bandmates include Jeff Collins on keys, Jeremy Medkiff on bass and electric guitar, Tony Creasman on drums, and Darren plays electric mandolin. They’re one of the acts at our “Holidaze For Habitat” evening of music for Asheville Area Habitat For Humanity, Friday the 10th at the Orange Peel in Asheville! Tickets available here: https://theorangepeel.net/