Mountain Fever Records
WE MAKE GREAT MUSIC
Sign Up For Mailing List
  • Soundcloud
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Artists
    • Junior Sisk
    • Volume Five
    • Justin Moses
    • Summer Brooke & Mtn Faith
    • Alan Bibey & Grasstowne
    • Breaking Grass
    • Irene Kelley
    • Dave Adkins
    • Backline
    • Kristy Cox
    • Hammertowne
    • Churchmen
    • Colebrook Road
    • Crowe Brothers
    • Deeper Shade of Blue
    • Deer Creek Boys
    • Nothin’ Fancy
    • ClayBank (not active)
    • Highland Travelers (not active)
    • Spinney Brothers (Not Active)
    • Jamie Harper (Not Active)
    • Darrell Webb (Not Active)
    • Jason Davis (Not Active)
    • Gold Heart (Not Active)
    • Rice & Menzone
    • Mac Wiseman
    • Detour (Not active)
  • Videos
  • CDs & Swag
  • Releases
  • News
  • Studio Tour
    • Equipment List
    • Recording Samples
    • Recording Rates
    • Recording Tips
    • Thinking of Recording?
  • About Us
  • Contact
    • Privacy Policy

Mountain Fever Records Welcomes ClayBank

ClayBank

Willis, VA (December 14, 2017)—Mountain Fever Records is pleased to announce the addition of North Carolina-based bluegrass band, ClayBank, to their roster. ClayBank will release their debut album for Mountain Fever Records Spring 2018.  
 
ClayBank is a new and impressive bluegrass band born out of the fertile musical ground of western North Carolina. The unique story of the formation of the group centers on a bluegrass veteran, who joined forces with a fellow picker in his mid-20s, and two talented teenage musicians that are about to be introduced to the greater bluegrass world. Gary Trivette is the elder statesman of ClayBank, a bassist and banjo player who has previously played with groups such as Carolina Crossing and Southern Accent. While sitting in a side room at the Appalachian State Old-time Fiddler’s Convention in Boone, NC, in 2015, he found himself jamming with then 15-year-old mandolinist Zack Arnoldand guitarist Jacob Greer who was 17. As fate would have it, Trivette’s former Carolina Crossing band mate Tyler Thompson knew both Greer and Arnold from an early age. Soon, after all of the future members of ClayBank realized they had a connection with each other, the foursome established a weekly jam session with Thompson playing the banjo, Trivette on bass, Arnold on the mandolin, and Greer on guitar. As the musicians got to know each other and their blend began to evolve, it was the lead and harmony vocals of the quartet that began to turn heads. Named after the street in Ashe County where their weekly jams took place, ClayBank began to test the bluegrass waters by entering band contests at various festivals. They won the bluegrass band competition at the Union Grove Fiddler’s Convention in April of 2015 and came in 3rd place at the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA) convention’s band contest in 2016. That same year, they won the bluegrass band competition at RenoFest.  
 
Though years apart in age, ClayBank’s band mates are on the same page as far as the bluegrass trail they want to explore. “They like the same kind of driving bluegrass music that I do,” says Trivette. “It is strange to find people with that difference in age that enjoy the same music. As for the young men in the band, I can give them some of the history of bluegrass music, but they already know a lot about it. Our musical style can basically be found between 1980 and 1999 or so, influenced by Doyle Lawson’s original Quicksilver band.”
  
ClayBank’s debut album on Mountain Fever Records can be expected May 2018 and will feature mostly original songs written or co-written by the band. The group’s impressive array of three lead vocalists is complimented by their collective church-inspired ability to sing harmony vocals. All of that is buoyed by their awesome multi-generational musicianship. The band is filled with youth and a modern approach to bluegrass music while at the same time showing reverence for the traditional side of the genre. 
 
For more information on ClayBank, please visit www.claybankbluegrass.com.

Ricochet – New Album from Kristy Cox Ricochet

Related Posts

BOGO – SUPER CYBER CD SALE ALL WEEK LONG

Featured

BOGO – SUPER CYBER CD SALE ALL WEEK LONG

Gathering – New Digital Release From Aaron Ramsey

Featured

Gathering – New Digital Release From Aaron Ramsey

Volume Five – FOR THOSE WHO CARE TO LISTEN

Artists, Featured, Volume Five

Volume Five – FOR THOSE WHO CARE TO LISTEN

Join Our Mailing List

Join Our Mailing List For Free Stuff and Hear Music First!

BE SURE TO VISIT OUR SISTER SITES

TRAVIANNA RECORDS

MORNING GLORY MUSIC

ARTIST TOUR DATE PAGES

VOLUME FIVE

NOTHIN’ FANCY

JUNIOR SISK

COLEBROOK ROAD

THE CHURCHMEN

DAVE ADKINS

AMANDA COOK

SUMMER BROOKE

DEER CREEK BOYS

HAMMERTOWNE

BREAKING GRASS

GRASSTOWNE

KRISTY COX

DEEPER SHADE OF BLUE

BACKLINE

Latest Products

CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR MOUNTAIN FEVER STORE

Your Shopping Cart

Mountain Fever Records
  • Soundcloud
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
© Mountain Fever Records 2019
Site hosted and customized by Global Exposures