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Soldier’s Heart
Heart of the matter ....
A Southern Perspective on music, art, and life from the Carolina’s
Garret Woodward
It’s the sound of the ancient mountains, the unique people and rich culture of Southern Appalachia. It’s the sound of Soldier’s Heart. Filled with the musical attitudes of bluegrass, old-time country and early rock-n-roll, the band is influenced as much by Bill Monroe as The Band, by Johnny Cash as The Grateful Dead. It’s about creating something bigger than yourself, about embracing the deep roots of mountain music and incorporating it into modern times, and sharing it with those family and friends you care about most. “It’s half heritage, half cutting edge,” said banjoist Joey Fortner. “It’s the culmination of the modern Appalachian mountains meeting the mountains of the old days. This area is the greatest place on Earth, and this music is deeply roote B???G2??7F?'??( ?????w6?FRf?'F?W"?26?V"'W'&W72?f?6?2?6?W7F?2wV?F"??6??6R?VV???V?V7G&?2wV?F"???F??????Vfb?V?FV?????f?FF?R??&?6?6??&R?G'V?2??B?6?VGv&G2?&72??V6??V?&W"?2&W6?FV?B?b??v??B6?V?G????'F?6&????V6?276???FR?BFWFW&??VBF?7&VBF?R6W&V?R6?V?G2?b??G66RF?B?W6?W&??W2?G2???&?F?G2?( ??W"?W6?2?2&V???N( ?2?6???R?B?N( ?2vV??????VB&?v?B??r?( ?f?'F?W"6?B?( ?F??2?2F?Rw&VFW7Bw&?W?b?W6?6??2?( ?fRWfW"??VBv?F??v^( ?&R??f?7W6VB?F?R?W6?6?&??G2&RFVW??F?W6R'G2?Bv^( ?&R??R'B?bF??2&?rv?VV??b?6????W6?2?( ?BF?R6V?FW"?bF?Rw&?W?2'W'&W72?&V??fVB6??vW"?BF?R&Vv?????W6?266V?R??R?2F?R?????B7vvvW"?b6??V??RFW7F??VBf?"w&VF?W72???F???F?B6VV?26??6W"?B6??6W ??2F?R?V'2vV"?????2?6W7F?'2?fR&VV???vW7FW&???'F?6&???f?"vV?W&F???2??R??2F?'&?FvRF?R6???V7F???&WGvVV???2?6W7F?'2?B???6V?bF?&?Vv?F?Rf?6?2?RW6?W2F?&?Vv?F?R?7&????Rv?F?WfW'??V?6R?b??26?V??#2?26???rWF?&R6?&?W'7F??RF??Rf?"'W'&W72?&W6?FW2F?R&V6V?Bf?&?F????bF?R&?B?7B7V??W"??R?6??'&?VB??2???wF??Rv?&?g&?V?B?Bf?V?B???6V?b6?&7FW"??F?RF?66?fW'?6???V?&V?G?6??r( ????&???&???B?( ?F?R6??rfVGW&W2Gv?7W'f?f?7BW?W'B??7G2g&??vW7FW&???'F?6&???v??V?6?V?FW"F?ffW&V?BV??RF?&?Vv??WBV6?W?6?FR?gFW"&V??r'&?Vv?B??F?F?R&?w&?2'B?b??2fF?W.( ?2&?6?6?F???rG&FR?6??F?W.( ?2?V'Bv2?6?f???VBW&f?&??rB'G??V?Bf?"F?R6??r??W2??B?2?&VG?&VV?V?FRF?R?V"f?"F?R#??V"???B'W'&W72?B6??F?W.( ?2?V'B?'WBF?R??W&?W??2???r?BF?W&^( ?2?V?G???&RF?F?&Vf?&R???26?B?BF??R?v'&WB??v??Gv&C???rF?B6??F?W.( ?2?V'B6??R&?WC?6?V"'W'&W73???W??B?6V?b?fR???v?V6??F?W"f?"R?V'2?B?F?( ?B&V??F??R??F???rF?vWF?W"?6????vR??F?6VBvR?B6???"?W6?6?F7FW2?BFV6?FVBF?vWB??