High Valley goes acoustic
Recorded in their farmhouse outside of Nashville, "High Valley: Farmhouse Sessions" is set for release March 23. The album features debut single "Make You Mine" as well as Canadian chart topper "I Be U Be."
"We were out on our first headline tour in the U.S. this fall and witnessed so many amazing fans singing our songs back to us," said Brad Rempel. "We wanted to be able to share that feeling with everyone so we put together a few of our favorites."
"I love the way we recorded these," added his brother, Curtis. "Being able to record this project on our own property was amazing. It encapsulates who we are as a band and brings us back to our roots."
The track list is:
1. "I Be U Be" (Brad Rempel, Jenson Vaughan)
2. "She's With Me" (Brad Rempel, Seth Mosley, Ben Stennis)
3. "Make You Mine" (Brad Rempel, Seth Mosley, Ben Stennis)
4. "Memory Makin'" (Brad Rempel, Seth Mosley, Ben Stennis)
5. "Roads We've Never Taken" (Brad Rempel, Tom Douglas, Jaren Johnston)
6. "The Only" (Jon Nite, Ross Copperman, Nicolle Galyon)
7. "Dear Life" (Brad Rempel, Seth Mosley, Ben Stennis)
The group is also hitting the road in the U.S. Europe and Australia. Tour dates are:
Feb. 15 Kansas City, Mo.
Feb. 16 Osceola, Ia.
Feb. 17 Champaign, Ill.
Feb. 24 Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada
March 3 Orlando, Fla.
March 6 Berlin, Germany
March 7 Cologne, Germany
March 8 Amsterdam, Netherlands
March 9 London, United Kingdom
March 10 Glasgow, United Kingdom
March 11 Manchester, United Kingdom
March -17 Queensland, Australia
March 30 Gulf Breeze, Fla.
March 31 Biloxi, Miss.
More news for High Valley
- 03/18/22: High Valley goes "Way Back"
- 11/04/21: High Valley carries on
- 06/11/21: Brother duo of High Valley is down to one
- 04/20/20: High Valley announces new EP
- 09/05/17: High Valley heads for The Highway
- 04/10/17: High Valley member becomes dad
- 02/08/16: High Valley seeks to "Make You Mine"
CD reviews for High Valley
If there's one thing that the Canadian outfit High Valley knows how to do is to stay in their lane. The Rempel brothers duo is now down to one after Curtis amicably split from the band. The band is known for its unique bluegrass-infused contemporary country, and their sixth album bounces along playfully from start to finish. Thematically, the brief 37-minute, 13-song collection checks many of the country music boxes.
The title track is a banjo-driven nostalgia anthem about simple pleasures. ...
When Brad and Curtis Rempel began writing songs for their EP in the pre-COVID-19 era, the Canadian duo known as High Valley had no way of knowing "Grew Up Like That" would make a fine pandemic coping mechanism. The brief six-song collection is laden with tunes about family, love and good old-fashioned upbringing. The duo is known for its fusion of contemporary country and bluegrass. On this short collection, there is more gloss than grass. The production is slick, the melodies ...
There's a scene in the movie "Bull Durham" where Kevin Costner tells Tim Robbins how holding the record for most home runs in the minor leagues is kind of a dubious honor - it shows a lot of years that you didn't make it to the majors. Is that what being the biggest country band in Canada is like? High Valley, who've scored an impressive run of Great White North charting singles and awards, would disagree - Shania's a Canuck ,of course. And everybody's from somewhere. ...
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