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Arty Hill

About Me

"IF HONKY-TONK HAS A FUTURE, HOPEFULLY IT WILL SOUND A LOT LIKE [ARTY HILL'S] 'DRIFTIN' IN' OR "BRING OUT THE BIBLE (WE AIN'T GOT A PRAYER)" - WILLIAM SMITH, HOUSTON PRESS. ...............Make room in the Honky Tonk for ol' Arty Hill, driving high lonesome country into the 21st century and down the new lost highway. "BAR OF GOLD," his 2008 CD of all original tunes on the Cow Island Music label, spent TWO CONSECUTIVE MONTHS AT NO. 1 ON THE FREEFORM AMERICAN ROOTS (FAR) CHART, and continues to set the standard for Americana. As Jason Ringenberg says in the liner notes "I DOUBT THERE IS A BETTER COUNTRY RECORD PUT OUT THIS YEAR...THE GHOST OF BUCK IS TRULY HONORED." Also in 2008, Arty's "Drive That Fast" was recorded by the Grammy-nominated KENNY AND AMANDA SMITH BAND for their CD "Live and Learn." ......................In March 2009, Cow Island Music re-issued Arty's first CD with the Long Gone Daddys, "BACK ON THE RAIL," including a previously unrelased bonus track, 'When the sparks come falling down." "[Back on the Rail is] SALTED WITH TEARS AND STEEPED IN THE RICH BREW OF CLASSIC COUNTRY AND WESTERN THAT, IN THE RIGHT HANDS, NEVER LOSES IT POWER." (John Lewis, Baltimore Magazine). Get your copy now !!.......................Coming in late 2009: the TEXAS SAPPHIRES' new release (including their incendiary version of Arty's NASHVILLE MOON)....JASON & THE SCORCHERS' new CD (including "Beat on the Mountain,' a coal mining tune co-written by Arty and Jason)....and Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddys' tribute to Hank Williams - "MONTGOMERY ON MY MIND: THE HANK WILLIAMS EP" - including their versions of 5 Hank Williams tunes, plus 3 new originals.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/4/2008
Band Website: artyhill.com
Band Members: Dave Giegerich (Hula Monsters, Bill Harrell & the Virginians) on steel, Steve Potter (Glen Moomau & the Blue Flames) on Bass, Ed Hough (Bird Dog & the Road Kings, Smooth Kentucky) and Jack O'Dell (Bill Kirchen & Too Much Fun, Twangbangers) on Drums and Vocals.
Influences: Jerry Lee Lewis, George Jones, Hank Williams, Carl Perkins, Royce Kendall, Harlan Howard, Merle Haggard, Townes Van Zandt.
Sounds Like: Bakersfield meets Baltimore
Record Label: Cow Island Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

"Back on the Rail" Reissued !

In 2005, me and the Long Gone Daddys made a CD called "Back on the Rail," released independently. Cow Island Music is now reissuing the CD with a bonus track (an unreleased tune called "When the Spark...
Posted by on Sun, 05 Apr 2009 12:17:00 GMT

NotSXSW 2009

Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - Our evening flight from BWI to Austin was delayed, but while we waited we had a nice chat with Buddy Miller's ex-wife, Gail, who was also headed to Austin.  She is a very n...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 12:40:00 GMT

Feb 28, 2009 - Hank Williams Tribute Show !

February 28, 2009 - Honky Tonk Blues: A Tribute to Hank Williams - Creative Alliance at the Patterson, 3134 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD.  Featuring: Arty Hill & the Long Gone Daddys; Eddie Macintosh...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 11:54:00 GMT

News - January 8, 2008

2008 "Best of" Lists The Freeform American Roots (FAR) Chart year-end lists are out, and man, are we thrilled ! Me and the Long Gone Daddys made the top 10 in 4 categories, the most categories for ...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:29:00 GMT

The Shepherds Song

Hey Folks, I just posted a Christmas tune called "The Shepherd's Song" on my page.  I wrote it about 15 years ago, but had never recorded it.  A couple weeks back, by buddy Jay fro...
Posted by on Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:14:00 GMT

News - November 25, 2008

Had a great trip to Nashville and Montgomery a couple weeks ago.  Ike Jonson sat in with me at Norm's in Nashville, and the audience included Scorcher Warner E. Hodges and his wife Debb...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:12:00 GMT

My Favorite CDs of 2008

I'm a little ahead of schedule this year.  I usually wait until closer to Christmas to do this annual list, cause so much great stuff (mostly reissues) comes out during the holidays.  (...
Posted by on Sun, 26 Oct 2008 18:27:00 GMT

News - October 20, 2008

Hey Folks, Just got back from a great weekend in Austin.  Friday night I sat in with Brennen Leigh's bluegrass band, the Fundamentalists.  More murder ballads per square inch than I've heard...
Posted by on Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:13:00 GMT

News - August 25, 2008

Played a few shows in Baltimore the last few weeks...great to see all our friends again !  I'm also in the process of booking shows in NYC, Nashvillle, and my hometown of Cambridge, MD....Been pl...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:02:00 GMT

My 12 Favorite Country Albums

A nice round number.  And this only includes original albums, not greatest hits collections or the like. In no particular order (except for Number 1) 12.  In Person, Recorded Live at Panther...
Posted by on Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:24:00 GMT