The Asheville Mountain Boys’ self-titled debut album drops on Feb. 12, heralding the arrival of a new era of old-school bluegrass from the Buncombe County quartet.
Recorded at The Shop Studio with master bluegrass engineer Van Atkins (Doyle Lawson, Balsam Range, Town Mountain), the record blends heartfelt originals about love and loss with a hand-picked selection of bluegrass standards and deep cuts from the catalogs of the band’s musical heroes.
At a time when roots music is undergoing something of a progressive revolution, The Asheville Mountain Boys offer a look back into one of bluegrass’ golden ages, drawing inspiration from titans like Jimmy Martin, Earl Taylor and Paul Williams as they forge their own path in traditional acoustic music…