Album Notes

Here\'s to the Long Haul has its roots in the Appalachian region, playing tunes from both the old-time and bluegrass traditions. The music reflects its members\' roots in the Appalachian hills—from north Georgia, up through Tennessee and Virginia, and on into Ohio. The band\'s original compositions tell stories of the historic and ongoing
struggle for social and environmental justice in that very same place. Here\'s to the Long Haul is a unique offshoot of the Appalachian tradition, fed by the modern grassroots resistance to protect the mountains from which its inspiration comes.

Brandon, Willie, and Joe first met up and played music together at the second annual Mountain Justice Training Camp, a gathering of folks working together to fight mountaintop removal coal mining. Several months later, Willie and Becky met and jammed at the School of the Americas protest in Columbus, Georgia, bonding not only over the music, but over fond feelings towards their mutual friend, Joe. While working down in the deep south as
a campus organizer, Willie met Kyle, a North Georgia bluegrass-picker, adding the final ingredient to the HTTLH mix.

Holler if You Need Anything is the band\'s first full length CD, recorded in their friend Eric Blevins\' living room in Rhea County Tennessee.