The Heart of It All

Infinity Hall Blog Post By:
Bridgette L. Rallo
The Greenwoods Studio
http://www.greenwoodsstudio.com

Mountain Heart

Friday, January 6th @ 8:00 PM

In other places in the world, they say we’re ego-centric here in the US of A…that we’re all about us. Well, I resemble that remark….to an astonishing degree when it comes to homegrown talent. Ego aside, it’s not a stretch to say that we cogitate, create and innovate and when it comes to our music.

Take Mountain Heart, for example. When was the last time you heard of a band that mixed bluegrass, rock, jazz and blues? And did it successfully? Joyfully? Acoustically?   

Come again???

I kid you not. Mountain Heart is an amazing blend of talent: six young (okay, one is 30-ish but the rest are in their 20’s) guys who have turned traditional bluegrass on its venerable head. Like all bluegrass acts, Jim Van Cleve, Barry Abernathy, Josh Shilling, Aaron Ramsey, Jason Moore and newcomer Seth Taylor eschew electric and go all out for acoustic.

But a lot of their music comes from someplace else entirely – like “Whipping Post.” That old Allman Brothers classic is the quintessential electric experience. Just picture it: Duane with his hair flying,  riffs pinging off the rafters…it was guitar heaven. Now refocus: six guys, fingers flying over the fret boards, music spilling into your sound space, no amps….Awesome. It’s awesome. It’s too awesome to explain here. You just gotta hear it for yourself. 

There are no amateurs in Mountain Heart. They’ve been nominated for more awards that any band has a right to expect. According to the band’s founder, awards are not what they care about. “We started Mountain Heart to be creative and have room to grow,” says Van Cleve about the whys and wherefores of their musical choices. “I like stuff where everyone has a lot of room to stretch out.”

And stretch out they do. And so can you…at Infinity Music Hall and Bistro. Mountain Heart’s monster musicians will pick their way into your proud American heart on Friday night, January 6 at 8:00 pm. Be there.  It’s good to be proud.

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