Mountain Home Records Explained

Mountain Home Records
Parent:	Crossroads Label Group
Founder:	Mickey Gamble, Tim Surrett^[1]
Distributor:	Syntax Distribution
Genre:	Bluegrass, country
Country:	U.S.
Location:	Arden, North Carolina

Mountain Home Records is a record label based in Arden, North Carolina specializing in bluegrass music.

History

Crossroads 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

Here 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

• List of record labels

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tim Surrett: Balsam Range. Evans Drumheads. August 13, 2017.
2. News: McLellan. Lea. Laying Down The Tracks: Local Recording Studios Offer Top-Tier Quality. August 1, 2017. Mountain Xpress. July 28, 2014.
3. News: Rifkin. Carol. The busy home, work life of Balsam Range's Tim Surrett. August 13, 2017. Asheville Citizen-Times. January 20, 2015.
4. News: Beyond the Recognition: The Effect of Awards on Music Careers. October 16, 2014. Cybergrass. April 4, 2014.
5. News: Viau. Carol. Roots Music - and Recording - Flourish in WNC. August 13, 2017. Blitmore Beacon. August 10, 2017.
6. News: Lawless. John. Crossroads announces Pisgah Ridge Records. August 14, 2017. Bluegrass Today. January 4, 2012.