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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mountain Roads Recordings
Mountain Roads Recordings releases Loafer's Dream By
Whitetop Mountain Band
January 21, 2009
Mountain Roads Recordings of Bristol, Tennessee announced today the
release of 'Loafer's Dream' by Whitetop Mountain Band.
Katy Daley
from WAMU's BluegrassCountry.org says it best when she describes Loafer's Dream;
"Loafer's Dream features vocals
with wonderful, close harmonies and tight, lively instrumentals that only family
and good friends can achieve. No surprise since the band members are Thornton
Spencer on Fiddle; his wife, Emily Spencer on banjo; and their daughter, Martha
Spencer , a multi-instrumentalist who can handle the guitar, banjo, fiddle, bass
vocals and dance. Rounding out the band is Jackson Cunningham who performs on
mandolin, guitar and vocals; and Debbie Bramer, who plays bass and also dances.
The Whitetop Mountain Band was
started by Albert Hash in the 1940's. Today members of the Whitetop Mountain
Band continue to preserve the Virginia region's style of old time fiddling and
banjo picking by performing and teaching. They're in demand at festivals and
concerts around the world but remain based in Whitetop, Virginia where they
teach authentic old time music to students at Mt. Rogers School, a small K-12
public school.
Loafer's Dream is a beautifully
crafted collection of songs. You'll have a hard time deciding whether to linger
on teh porch swing and listen to them sing or learn to flatfoot so you can get
up and dance."
The Whitetop Mountain Band is one of the most
popular dance bands of the Appalachian Mountains. They have a great following at
square dances all over Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky at
venues like the Carter Family Fold. In addition to local venues, the band has
also performed at the Smithsonian Folk life Festival, National Folk life
Festival, World Music Institute in NYC, Dock Boggs Festival, World Fair,
Virginia Arts Festival, Floydfest, Ola Belle Reed Festival and Merlefest. They
recently were featured on the 2007 NCTA Crooked Road Music tour of California,
Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho. Members also toured the United Kingdom and Ireland
playing the Cornish Bluegrass Festival and Open House Festival along with venues
through England, Wales, and Ireland. In January 2008, members of the band also
performed at the Illawarra Folk Festival and Tamworth Country Music Festival in
New South Wales, Australia.
Band members actively teach as master musicians and dancers for workshops and
classes in fiddle, banjo, guitar, vocals, and dance all over the US. Some of
these include Swannanoa Gathering in Asheville, NC, Cowan Creek Music School in
KY, Mountain Music School in Big Stone Gap, and Mt. Rogers Combined School. Karl
Cooler of Mountain Roads Recordings indicates that, "while we really loved the
music that they make, we were equally impressed that many individuals and bands
credit members of this group with having a major influence on their musical
talent and style". The Whitetop Mountain Band has been featured in many books,
magazines, and television and radio shows about Appalachian music such as The
Guide to the Crooked Road, A Hotbed of Musicians, Strings of Life, In Good
Keeping, Country Music Television, Travel Channel, PBS, Old Time Herald, and
many television and radio news and special interest programs.
Check out the band's website and appearance schedule
and see one of their shows, You'll be glad you did.
http://whitetopmountainband.tripod.com/
for More Information Contact:
Mountain Roads Recordings
3192 Hwy 421, Bristol TN 37620
Tel: 423-878-4269
Internet:
info@mountainroadsrecordings.com
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