Balsam Range

"They're gonna put me in the movies..." So sang Buck Owens (and Ringo Starr) in the mid 1960s in Act Naturally, a hit song that told the story of a country boy set for stardom in the movie biz. In 2014,

Mountain Home Music has announced the release, yesterday, of a live album by Balsam Range, Live at the Altamont. It was recorded on January 18th and 19th at Asheville, North Carolina’s premiere listening venue, the historic Altamont Theatre, in Ashville. It

This past Friday on The Grand Ole Opry, Balsam Range performed with John Driskell Hopkins to promote Daylight, the album they recorded together last year. Hopkins has made his living in music for some time, as both a side man and songwriter,

Numerous country musicians have made the short leap to bluegrass in recent years, perhaps most notably Marty Raybon and Joe Diffie. These artists had already established careers as vocalists, and simply adjusted their sound for a new audience. Now, another country

It’s that time of year again, where pundits assess various aspects of the past 12 months. One of the first to do so and publish their list of favourites is PopMatters, the international magazine of cultural criticism. PopMatters’ bluegrass Top Ten listing

John Driskell Hopkins, bass player with the Zac Brown Band, has teamed up with Balsam Range to record an album of his original music, Daylight, which will be independently released on January 22, 2013. The bulk of the music is performed with

Balsam Range has been announced as the newest artist to be represented by Class Act Entertainment. They join such stellar acts as J.D. Crowe & The New South, The Hillbenders and Mountain Home labelmates The Boxcars and Darin & Brooke Aldridge

Balsam Range held their CD release concert for their new album Papertown on Friday, August 10th at the beautiful Colonial Theater in the paper town of Canton, NC. The event was sold out bringing locals and visitors alike to the area

The Balsam Range guys will stop in to the WNCW studios on Saturday to talk with Dennis Jones about their new release, Papertown. Dennis is on each Saturday for Goin' Across The Mountain, which airs in western North Carolina on a

Balsam Range has posted a blooper reel from recent videos they have shot for their new fan site, Balsam Nation. If you are a fan of the band - or just get a kick out of video bloopers - you'll get