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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mountain Roads Recordings Signs Pathway
January 26, 2009
Mountain Roads Recordings of
Bristol, Tennessee announced today the signing of Pathway Bluegrass and Gospel
Band originating from Mount Airy North Carolina, also known as Mayberry,
birthplace of Andy Griffith and Snappy Lunch.
Pathway consists of three
brothers, Mitchell Freeman, Mark Freeman & Scott Freeman; Mark’s son, Justin
Freeman; and two good friends of the family, Jake Long and Cayce Byrd.
Mitchell and Mark started
playing in 1977 with Barry and Kenneth Berrier in a band called Interstate
Exchange. After a couple of years, Kenneth moved on and Eric Silver who was 16
at the time joined the band. Eric played about a year and then moved to
Nashville and became a studio musician and eventually wrote some great songs for
Diamond Rio, Brooks & Dunn, Martina McBride and Shania Twain. Other notables who
played with the brothers include, Alan Bibey (IIIrd Time Out, Blueridge &
Grasstown) and Sammy Shelor (Virginia Squires & Lonesome River Band). The
brothers played a while longer and then took time off to raise families.
In 2007, with families
grown, Mitchell and Mark started playing again and were joined by Justin, then
Jake and Casey. The group writes many of the songs that they perform and their
shows include both traditional bluegrass, old time songs and bluegrass gospel;
they are both exciting and inspirational.
Mitchell Freeman - Bass &
Vocals. Mitch has been playing bass and singing for over twenty years. He also
writes or co-writes most of the group’s songs.
Mark Freeman - Guitar, Banjo
& Vocals. Mark is one of the finest 5-string banjo players around and also
writes many of the groups songs. Mark has won many awards for his banjo
playing.
Scott Freeman - Mandolin,
Fiddle & Vocals. He plays, arranges and writes songs, which have been recorded
by some of the top touring bands in bluegrass music. He has recorded three solo
projects, “Southern Souvenirs”, “Friends For The Journey”, and “Carolina
Welcomes You”, each showcasing his varied musical tastes. Scott spends his time
now teaching fiddle and mandolin.
Justin Freeman - Lead &
Rhythm Guitar and also contributes vocals to the group.
Jake Long - Mandolin &
Guitar. He is currently studying to be a dentist at the University of North
Carolina at Charlotte.
Casey Byrd - Dobro, Guitar &
Vocals. Casey joined the band in December 2007 and also writes songs for the
group.
Pathway is in the studio at
this time completing their first release on the Mountain Roads Recordings label.
Karl Cooler says, “We are extremely excited to have this talented group on the
MRR label and we look forward to this release scheduled for June 1st
2009. As with all of our artists, Pathway brings a unique sound to the table,
complements our other artists and helps us achieve our goal of bringing
deserving talent to bluegrass and old-time fans”.
Check out Pathway’s website
at:
http://www.pathwaybluegrass.com
For More Information
Contact:
Pathway
Mitchell Freeman
820 Red Bush Rd.
Mt. Airy, NC 27030
Tel:
(336) 789-6088
mailto:
pathway@triad.rr.com
Mountain Roads Recordings
3192 Hwy 421, Bristol TN 37620
Tel:
423-878-4269
Cell: (423) 217-3668
mailto:
admin@mountainroadsrecordings.com
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