Mountain Home Records

Mountain Home Records is an American independent record label based in Arden, North Carolina, with a catalog centered on bluegrass, bluegrass gospel, and related acoustic roots music. The label was created in 1993 by Tim Surrett and Mickey Gamble as a subsidiary associated with the Crossroads recording operation. Its initial purpose was to issue bluegrass gospel recordings, but its repertoire soon expanded to include secular bluegrass and a wider range of contemporary and traditional acoustic artists. The label developed within the broader Crossroads music operation, which had begun as a recording studio in 1984. Mountain Home therefore combined the functions of a specialist imprint and a production platform for artists working in a relatively focused musical community. Its catalog has included established performers, emerging groups, instrumentalists, songwriters, and vocal acts from across the bluegrass field. Artists associated with the label include Balsam Range, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Lonesome River Band, The Grascals, The Boxcars, Flatt Lonesome, Newfound Road, Chris Jones and the Night Drivers, Dale Ann Bradley, Kristin Scott Benson, Tony Rice, Adam Steffey, Donna Ulisse, and others. Mountain Home's repertoire has covered both explicitly religious material and secular bluegrass. This breadth allowed the label to serve traditional bluegrass audiences while also releasing contemporary ensemble recordings and artist-development projects. In 2012, Mountain Home established Pisgah Ridge Records as an imprint for special projects and the development of new artists. The imprint extended the group's ability to experiment with releases that did not necessarily fit the principal Mountain Home identity. The label has maintained a visible presence in the bluegrass industry through artist recognition and awards attention. At the 2014 International Bluegrass Music Association awards, artists connected with Mountain Home received six awards. At the 2017 IBMA Awards, Mountain Home artists collectively received 20 nominations. These results reflected the label's role as a significant specialist outlet within the professional bluegrass recording sector, even though it is not a mass-market pop or mainstream music company. Mountain Home Records' identity is consequently defined by genre specialization, long-term relationships with performers, and a catalog that links traditional bluegrass, gospel, and newer acoustic interpretations. Its principal business output is recorded music, distributed through physical and digital releases and supported by the live and festival circuits associated with bluegrass. Detailed current ownership, executive leadership, financial information, and an official website are not established by the supplied reference material.

Mountain Home Records grew out of the Crossroads recording operation in western North Carolina. Crossroads began in 1984 as a recording studio. In 1993, Tim Surrett and Mickey Gamble created Mountain Home as a subsidiary label intended initially to issue bluegrass gospel music. This starting point placed the label within a specialized regional music infrastructure rather than within the major-label system. The label soon widened its repertoire beyond strictly religious releases. It began issuing secular bluegrass as well, allowing Mountain Home to work with a broader range of vocal groups, instrumentalists, songwriters, and established performers. Over time, its artist roster came to include acts such as Balsam Range, The Boxcars, Dale Ann Bradley, Flatt Lonesome, The Grascals, Lonesome River Band, Newfound Road, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Chris Jones and the Night Drivers, Tony Rice, Adam Steffey, Kristin Scott Benson, and Donna Ulisse. The roster illustrates the label's combination of traditional bluegrass, modern ensemble work, gospel-related repertoire, and instrumental music. In 2012, Mountain Home created Pisgah Ridge Records as an imprint for special projects and the development of new artists. The imprint provided a separate vehicle for releases that supported experimentation, focused projects, or emerging performers while remaining connected to Mountain Home's broader bluegrass operation. Recognition from the bluegrass industry's principal professional organization became an important indicator of the label's influence. At the 2014 International Bluegrass Music Association awards, Mountain Home artists received six awards. Three years later, artists connected with the label earned 20 nominations at the 2017 IBMA Awards. These milestones demonstrate the label's continuing visibility among professional bluegrass musicians and institutions. Mountain Home's history is therefore one of gradual specialization and expansion: it began with a gospel-oriented brief, broadened into secular bluegrass, developed a related imprint for new artists and special projects, and built a catalog containing both influential veterans and newer acts. The supplied reference material does not establish a complete account of later corporate ownership, distribution arrangements, current management, or recent releases.

• 2017

  Artists receive 20 IBMA nominations

  [1]Mountain Home Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  Artists associated with Mountain Home receive 20 nominations at the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards.

• 2014

  Artists earn six IBMA awards

  [1]Mountain Home Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  Mountain Home artists receive six awards at the International Bluegrass Music Association awards.

• 2012

  Pisgah Ridge Records is established

  [1]Mountain Home Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  Mountain Home creates Pisgah Ridge Records as an imprint for special projects and the development of new artists.

• 1993

  Mountain Home Records is established

  [1]Mountain Home Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  Tim Surrett and Mickey Gamble launch Mountain Home as a subsidiary label initially focused on bluegrass gospel recordings.

• 1984

  Crossroads begins as a recording studio

  [1]Mountain Home Recordsen.wikipedia.org

  The Crossroads operation, from which Mountain Home later developed, begins as a recording studio.

A specialist independent label focused on bluegrass, bluegrass gospel, and adjacent acoustic roots music, with an emphasis on artist development and genre community recognition.

• Bluegrass music · 1993

  Mountain Home bluegrass recordings

  The label's core output consists of albums and other recordings by bluegrass groups, solo performers, instrumentalists, and songwriters. The catalog spans traditional and contemporary approaches to the genre and includes releases by both established artists and developing acts.

• Bluegrass gospel · 1993

  Mountain Home bluegrass gospel recordings

  Bluegrass gospel was the label's original area of concentration. These recordings connect acoustic bluegrass instrumentation and vocal traditions with religious repertoire, preserving the label's founding identity even after its catalog expanded into secular music.

• Special projects and artist development · 2012

  Pisgah Ridge Records releases

  Pisgah Ridge Records is a Mountain Home imprint created for special projects and the development of new artists. It gives the broader label operation a distinct platform for emerging performers and releases with a specialized or experimental brief.

• 2012

  Create the Pisgah Ridge Records imprintStrategy

  Background

  Mountain Home sought a dedicated outlet for special projects and the development of new artists.

  Action taken

  The company established Pisgah Ridge Records as a related imprint.

  Aftermath

  Pisgah Ridge became an additional platform within the Mountain Home label structure.

  Source

• 1993

  Launch as a bluegrass gospel subsidiaryStrategy

  Background

  Mountain Home was created within the Crossroads recording operation with an initial focus on bluegrass gospel music.

  Action taken

  Tim Surrett and Mickey Gamble established a dedicated label for issuing bluegrass gospel recordings.

  Aftermath

  The label subsequently broadened its catalog to include secular bluegrass.

  Source

1. 1Mountain Home Recordsen.wikipedia.org