SINGLE RELEASE

BRYAN SUTTON & KENNY SMITH

“Three Star Hornpipe”

RECORD LABEL:

Mountain Home Music Company

RELEASE DATE:

04-03-2026

ISRC:

USETB2500320

GENRE:

Americana, Bluegrass, Folk

LOCATION:

Nashville, Tennessee

DESCRIPTION:

GRAMMY winner Bryan Sutton teams up with fellow IBMA Guitar Player of the Year Kenny Smith for a graceful take on the rarely recorded “Three Star Hornpipe.” Rather than choosing a familiar song, Sutton brought in a tune he discovered at a jam session, and Smith eagerly learned it. The result is one of the album’s more mellow moments, highlighting Smith’s tone-first approach as the two exchange fluid phrases with natural ease.

KEY SELLING POINTS

  • Bryan Sutton is a GRAMMY winner and nine-time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year, recognized as one of the most accomplished acoustic guitarists of his generation.
  • He picked up the guitar at age eight and later moved to Nashville, where he became a session player and joined Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder.
  • He has since appeared on landmark albums by Garth Brooks, Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton, Dierks Bentley, The Dixie Chicks, Billy Strings, and Sierra Hull.
  • His solo projects, including Not Too Far From the Tree with Doc Watson and Earl Scruggs, earned him a Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance.
  • A longtime member of Hot Rize, Sutton also tours with his own band and has produced for artists such as Della Mae.