Mountain Home Records is a record label based in Arden, North Carolina specializing in bluegrass music.
| Mountain Home Records | |
|---|---|
| Parent company | Crossroads Label Group |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Mickey Gamble, Tim Surrett[1] |
| Distributor(s) | Syntax Distribution |
| Genre | Bluegrass, country |
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Location | Arden, North Carolina |
| Official website | mountainhomemusiccompany |
History
editCrossroads was launched in 1984 as a recording studio, Tim Surrett and Mickey Gamble started Mountain Home as a subsidiary label in 1993 at first to release bluegrass gospel music.[2] Soon the label broadened its scope to include secular music, as well.[3]
At the 2014 International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) awards, Mountain Home artists received six awards.[4] At the 2017 IBMA Awards, Mountain Home artists garnered 20 award nominations.[5]
Pisgah Ridge Records, an imprint of Mountain Home Records established in 2012, is dedicated to special projects and development of new artists.[6]
Artists
editHere is a partial list of artists who have released recordings on the Mountain Home label.
- Darin and Brooke Aldridge
- Balsam Range
- Kristin Scott Benson
- John Bowman
- The Boxcars
- Dale Ann Bradley
- Gina Clowes
- Flatt Lonesome
- The Grascals
- Joe Isaacs / Family and Friends
- David Johnson
- Mark Johnson
- Chris Jones and the Night Drivers
- Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver
- Lonesome River Band
- Michael Melito
- New Tradition
- Newfound Road
- NewTown
- Tony Rice
- Danny Roberts
- Rochesters
- Jerry Salley
- Larry Sparks
- Snyder Family Band
- Adam Steffey
- Donna Ulisse
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Tim Surrett: Balsam Range". Evans Drumheads. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ McLellan, Lea (July 28, 2014). "Laying Down The Tracks: Local Recording Studios Offer Top-Tier Quality". Mountain Xpress. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ^ Rifkin, Carol (January 20, 2015). "The busy home, work life of Balsam Range's Tim Surrett". Asheville Citizen-Times. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ "Beyond the Recognition: The Effect of Awards on Music Careers". Cybergrass. April 4, 2014. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ Viau, Carol (August 10, 2017). "Roots Music - and Recording - Flourish in WNC". Blitmore Beacon. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
- ^ Lawless, John (January 4, 2012). "Crossroads announces Pisgah Ridge Records". Bluegrass Today. Retrieved August 14, 2017.