Tray Wellington - "Spiral Staircase"

Tray Wellington - Detour to the Moon

“Spiral Staircase” brings a smooth jazz flavor to acoustic and roots music tones. On this original instrumental track, the traditional acoustic is swapped for an electric guitar. Says Wellington, “As I look at my music, I often view it…
Tray Wellington - "Blue Collared Dog and His Green Eyed Friend"

Tray Wellington - "Blue Collared Dog and His Green Eyed Friend"

“Blue Collared Dog and His Green Eyed Friend” reveals something about Tray Wellington's creative process. After a night of painting, he picked up his banjo and began to express what he painted. The song follows the friendship of the cat…
Tray Wellington & Tray Wellington Band - "Lift Up Every Stone"

Tray Wellington & Tray Wellington Band - "Lift Up Every Stone"

Tray Wellington's take on John Hiatt’s “Lift Up Every Stone” reveals an artist who is confident that he can disregard musical boundaries. And he has every reason to trust his instincts. This soul-stirring track delves into the complexities…
Tray Wellington & Tray Wellington Band - "Moon in Motion 1"

Tray Wellington & Tray Wellington Band - "Moon in Motion 1"

“Moon In Motion 1” is an instrumental inspired by music and nature as entities that are in constant motion through time, like the moon around the Earth. “I often equate music and nature as one in one,” says Wellington, “as music is…

Syntax Creative Clients Sweep IBMA Songwriter of The Year Nominations

Syntax Creative wants to congratulate our clients that received a total of 32 nominations in 18 categories, including all 5 for Songwriter of The Year for this year's IBMA Bluegrass Awards. The 34th annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards were announced…
Tray Wellington & Tray Wellington Band - "Pursuit of Happiness"

Tray Wellington & Tray Wellington Band - "Pursuit of Happiness"

The new single “Pursuit of Happiness" is a bold bluegrass cover of the Kid Cudi hit. The creative arrangement engineered by the band offers a startling revision of the original. "In the past couple years the importance of hip hop as the poetic…

Immersed In Bluegrass

Mountain Home Music Company and Organic Records have long been on the leading edge of music technology, always adapting to the ever-changing landscape of music consumption. Now, the two labels — imprints of the Asheville, North Carolina-based Crossroads…
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Syntax Creative Clients Receive 28 Nominations at 2022 IBMA Awards

The SiriusXM Nashville studio was yesterday's scene for the nominations announcement ahead of the upcoming annual 2022 IBMA Awards, ceremonies, and World of Bluegrass event weekend September 27 - October 1, 2022 in Raleigh, NC. In total,…

Spotify, TIDAL & Pandora Recap Big New Release Week

As we're getting ever-closer to the midpoint of 2022, that means summer is quickly approaching. Among some of the strongest summer memories year in and year out are, of course, the music! Making for a memorable early summer release week,…

Tray Wellington Announces 'Black Banjo,' His Full-Length Debut

Hosting the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Momentum Awards ceremony at its annual convention, and then appearing on the organization’s Wide Open Bluegrass festival main stage; releasing his first singles for Mountain Home Music…
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Tray Wellington - Black Banjo

Young banjo player Tray Wellington has been coming on strong with some high profile, and in-the-spotlight career moves as of late. Hosting the International Bluegrass Music Association’s (IBMA) Momentum Awards ceremony at its annual convention,…
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Tray Wellington - "Strasbourg / St. Denis"

For his third Mountain Home Music Company release, Tray Wellington returns to the jazz songbook that he first explored on his self-released 2020 EP, Uncaged Thoughts, with a cover of Charlie “Bird” Parker’s bebop classic, “Ornithology.”…