Mountain Home Music Company

06/17/2026

From Jubilee Cast on Double Dose from Benson, Kristin and Wayne 👉 "Rich in musicianship, strong songwriting, and heartfelt performances, the album stands as one of the stronger bluegrass releases of the year." 🎶 Read more:

Benson's Double Dose Is a Rich Blend of Bluegrass Craftsmanship and Heartfelt Storytelling

06/16/2026

Thanks to the Grateful Web for sharing "Back When" from Lonesome River Band 🎶

Lonesome River Band shares “Back When,” a new original written by Jesse Smathers, Barry Hutchens and Nick Goad.

06/16/2026

Shoutout to The Bluegrass Situation for featuring "Life I Left Behind" from Balsam Range 🎶

Jamgrass, country, bluegrass, and singer-songwriter folk – there's something for everyone in our weekly round-up of new music!

06/15/2026

From Andy Leftwich to WMOT Roots Radio 89.5 FM 👉 "I want to be an ace at my craft, and whatever it is, whatever I'm doing, I want to be an ace at it.” Check out Andy's interview with Craig Havighurst about his album, career and more. 👇

Andy Leftwich was a Tennessee string picking prodigy who crushed it at fiddle competitions and was working by his late teens. Then, before he turned twenty, he was offered a job (on stage no less) by legend Ricky Skaggs. For 15 years with Kentucky Thunder, he built a reputation as one of the most co...

06/15/2026

Thanks to Bluegrass Today for this great review of The Winding Road Leads Home from Danny Roberts Music 🎶 See what they had to say. 👇

Danny Roberts' The Winding Road Leads Home, out now on the Mountain Home label, is a strong collection of successful single releases dating back to 2022.

06/12/2026

🎶 NEW MUSIC 🎶

On a mountaintop in Western North Carolina I met a fabulous woman named Marinda — ‘like Miranda, but with the letters swapped,' I think she told me,” recalls Justin Hiltner of the inspiration for the debut single from his third collaboration with songwriter/bassist Jon Weisberger. “She's a great cook, made us a delicious lentil salad. Then she told me where she was from: Marin County, California. I couldn't believe it. Marinda from Marin.”

With its catchy melody and simple, three chord harmonic construction, “Marinda” is quintessential bluegrass, yet it’s also emblematic of the duo’s ability to bend convention, bringing unique turns of phrase and imagery into a traditional setting.

Hiltner’s low-tuned banjo kicks off the performance — an early signal of the partnership’s well-honed ability to both satisfy and defy expectations — before the song’s opening chorus. Served up by Hiltner, Weisberger and harmony vocalist Wendy Hickman, it’s followed by a solo split between one-time Della Mae mandolinist Jenni Lyn Gardner and fiddler Libby Weitnauer (Kelsey Waldon, Margo Price) before a surprising dive into the first verse, anchored by Weisberger’s bass and solid rhythm from acclaimed guitarist Seth Taylor (Mountain Heart, Post Malone). From there, “Marinda” gallops to a conclusion that leaves listeners with one last recap of the melody’s satisfying closing cadence.

"There are so many bluegrass songs that take their titles from women's names, I guess it was time Jon and I added such a track to our catalog of co-writes,” notes Hiltner. “I love how this one turned out, evoking iconic and familiar images of California and singing praises to a powerful, entrancing woman. She may be a fictionalized version of my friend Marinda, but her inspiration comes all the way through. I love the long-neck, low-tuned banjo here and the way the fiddle, banjo, and mandolin all join in together on the melodic hook. When I'm missing the Bay Area – or Marinda's lentil salad – I play this tune."

Listen to "Marinda" here 👉 https://clg.lnk.to/jh-Marinda

06/12/2026

🎶 NEW MUSIC 🎶

“As a band of songwriters, this album is special,” says Eighteen Mile ’s Carson Aaron of Peace Be Still, the group’s debut for Mountain Home Music Company, out now. “It’s the first project we’ve worked on where we’ve written almost every song.”

Indeed, except for a gentle reading of Kristyn and Keith Getty’s “Living Waters” and a correspondingly muscular take on Ron Block’s enduring “He’s Holding on to Me,” all of Peace Be Still reflects the creative power of a group just transitioning from their role backing the musical ministry of Steve Pettit and finding their own place in the world. And from the enthusiastic reception accorded to its first single, bassist Hallie Ritter’s “Above The Clouds,” and subsequent release of Aaron’s “What Mercy Means” and “Living Waters,” the emergence of Eighteen Mile has been welcomed by the bluegrass industry and audiences alike.

Produced by Andy Leftwich, Peace Be Still offers well-crafted, deeply felt stories of doubt overcome by faith, fears calmed by the certainty of salvation, and throughout, the recognition of God’s mercy and grace. The arrangements are polished and the performances confident, whether straightforward bluegrass or more deeply flavored with the sounds of contemporary folk. The essential outlook is beautifully summed up in the title track, written and sung by multi-instrumentalist Jack Ritter with sympathetic backing from Leftwich’s long-time colleague, acclaimed resonator guitarist Rob Ickes.

“We know the stories behind each song because they are our stories,” says Aaron. “The common thread through all these songs is the grace of God that has transformed our lives. In several of the songs, you’ll hear a clear invitation to consider His grace; we offer that invitation because each of us have heard God say to our souls, ‘Peace Be Still.’ We hope you find the peace of God in this album!”

Peace Be Still is streaming in Dolby Atmos spatial audio on Apple Music , Amazon Music and TIDAL

Listen to it here 👉 https://clg.lnk.to/em-PeaceBeStill