Single Release

SINGLE RELEASE

APPALACHIAN SMOKE

“Don’t Wash Away Our Home”

RECORD LABEL:
Mountain Fever Music Group

RELEASE DATE:
07/02/24

ISRC:
USMTG2401103

GENRE:
Bluegrass

LOCATION:
Bryson City, North Carolina

DESCRIPTION:

“Don’t Wash Away Our Home” is based on the events of the 1940 flood in the Appalachian Mountains of Western North Carolina. Cloudbursts, torrential rains and landslides claimed millions in damage and a few lives. “One of many hard times the good Lord saw our people through, says Mikel Laws.

KEY SELLING POINTS

  • Kenneth Rymer on vibrant resophonic guitar, B.J. Taylor on mandolin, Jamie Mason on guitar, Mikel Laws on banjo, and Tim Williams on the bass.
  • Independent debut album in early 2022, Colder Side of Love, received immediate international airplay.
  • The song “Carolina Calling Me” was featured on the Cashbox Top 100 Bluegrass Songs chart, reaching #2 in December 2022.

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