Album Notes

THANKS for stopping by! Coal Creek Bluegrass Band plays hard-driving traditional bluegrass music. Period. No newgrass. No jamgrass. No call-it-what-you-want-cause-it-sure-ain't-bluegrass. No Sir, this is the real deal: hard-core, high-lonesome, bass-thumping, string-breaking, mountain tenor, Jimmy Martin, Bill Monroe, Flatt & Scruggs, old-time, gospel, moonshine-drinking, loving, cheating, fighting, chickens-a-hollering, guitar-picking, mandolin-hammering, banjo-rattling, fiddle-sawing, waltz-time, breakdown music. Every song. Guaranteed. So kick off your shoes, turn up the volume 'till the dog barks, sing along, and... Get in touch with your inner hillbilly! "Love of the Mountains" captures the excitement of a Coal Creek Bluegrass Band performance. Much of the music was recorded with all the instruments playing together to recreate the sound of a live show. The song selection represents pure, hard-driving bluegrass: eleven selections originally recorded by bluegrass pione