Moundsville, WV (January 17, 2025) –– Just two months after Crandall Creek’s triumphant win at the Josie Music Awards, where they were crowned the Bluegrass Group of the Year, this talented band is ready to kick off the new year with a new original tune, ‘Court’n Katie.’ This new tune, penned by members Jerry Andrews and the 2024 IBMA Momentum Vocalist of the Year Nominee Carly Greer, is a testament to their growing success as performers and songwriters.
“The haunting new single, ‘Court’n Katie,’ by Crandall Creek, is another fine example of the band’s skill in collaborative writing, spearheaded by Jerry Andrews and the ability of their lead singer, Carly Greer, to make you stop whatever you’re doing and listen all the way to the end of the ballad and leave you wanting more. This new offering from the band is a welcome addition to the category of Appalachian dark ballads depicting the hard life of the mountain folk,” said Greg Blake, 2023 IBMA Male Vocalist of the Year (3x nominee), Vocals & Guitar with The Special Consensus.
“Court’n Katie” features members Carly Greer (lead and harmony vocals), Jerry Andrews (guitar), and Dustin Terpening (banjo), with guests Andy Leftwich (fiddle, lead guitar, mandolin) and Darin Vincent (bass).
“A good song should be one that, when you hear it for the first time, really makes you listen to the lyrics and the melody at the same time,” said Glen Harrell, lead vocalist and fiddler with IBMA Award-Winning band, Volume Five. “When I heard ‘Court’n Katie’ for the first time, I could just envision a young Appalachian girl, maybe back in the 1930s or 1940s, sitting on her porch playing claw hammer banjo and telling this sad, lonesome story. A great job and an excellent song choice!”
Shannon Slaughter, who collaborated with Crandall Creek on a previously released single, “Refrigerator Homemade Picture Show,” says, “Carly Greer delivers a haunting vocal performance on ‘Court’n Katie,’ a song that sounds like it could have been written in the early 1900s. The arrangement by Crandall Creek fits the song perfectly.”
Crandall Creek has been on a roll with many successful singles, all written by the band, including “Don’t Come Knockin,'” (their most streamed song), “Color Me Blue,” “Pieces,” “Little White Church,” “Don’t Cry Mary,” “Just 18,” and the delightful duet “Lazy Sunday,” by Carly Greer and Greg Blake. Crandall Creek also recently released a short documentary video, “How An Idea Becomes A Song,” filmed by fellow Copper Mountain Records artist Bruce Winges in Elkins, West Virginia.
Crandall Creek’s music is readily available to radio programmers at AirPlay Direct and Hope River Entertainment. Music fans and radio programmers will find their current album, ‘Ain’t Love Somethin’, a captivating listen, with each tune crafted by one or more Crandall Creek band members.
Get ready for the much-anticipated release of Crandall Creek’s upcoming album, set to debut in early 2025. For more updates, visit their website at crandallcreek.com and follow them on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok @crandallcreek.
