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Cumberland Gap Connection

About Me

Cumberland Gap Connection is a highly energetic bluegrass band with a sound all their own. This 4 piece group is comprised of musicians from Kentucky and Tennessee. Cumberland Gap Connection strives to take their driving style of bluegrass to the next level with aggressive instrumentation mixed with a distinctive vocal harmony style. CGC is currently in the studio finishing up their fourth project, which is expected to be released in early 2011, and has been dubbed already, by those who have had a sneak peek, as the best music from the band to date. The most current project entitled "Grandpa's Swing", has met with much success, as the song "Gravel Springs" was in the Top 10 on the Bluegrass Now Fan's Choice Top 20 charts eight of nine months, earning the No. 1 spot in bluegrass for the months of July and September in 2008. While continuing in the tradition of playing some of the "old standard" songs in bluegrass, CGC prides themselves in performing as much original material as possible. The band does this not only for the sake of being different, but just to be who they are, musicians with the common goal of pleasing fans and promoters by doing what they love to do.
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Member Since: 16/04/2006
Band Website: www.cumberlandgapconnection.com
Band Members:
Mike Bentley - Guitar, Lead & Harmony Vocals

Rod Smith - Banjo, Harmony Vocals

Clint Hurd- Mandolin, Harmony Vocals

Bryan Russell - Bass, Harmony Vocals

For Bookings and CD Orders: 606-653-7661

Influences: Keith Whitley

Steve Gulley

J. D. Crowe

Doyle Lawson

Blue Highway

Sounds Like: Nothing you have ever heard before!
Record Label: Kindred Records
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

CGC Welcomes New Band Member!

CGC would like to welcome the newest member, Bryan Russell, to the band! He plays bass, and will be singing the tenor and high lead vocal parts with the band. He resides in Salyersville, Kentucky.  We...
Posted by on Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:58:00 GMT

CGC WELCOMES NEW BAND MEMBERS!!!

CGC would like to welcome two new band members to the fold.  Rod Smith, from Belfry, Kentucky, will be handling the banjo duties, and singing lead and harmony parts with the band.  Clint Hurd has join...
Posted by on Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:04:00 GMT

GRAVEL SPRINGS REACHES NUMBER 1 AGAIN!!!

Gravel Springs is the Number 1 song on the Bluegrass Now Fans Choice Top 20 charts for the month of September.  This is the second time in 3 months it has reached that mark (No. 1 in July, No. 5 ...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:47:00 GMT

Thank You to our fans!!!

We'd would just like to say a huge thank you to all our fans and friends who are responsible for making CGC Number 1 on the Bluegrass Now Fan's Choice Top 20 charts for July 2008 with the song Gravel ...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:19:00 GMT