East Nash Grass Release The New Single Hill Country Highway.
Following on from their last release Lonesome Song, beloved bluegrass outfit East Nash Grass releases their final single, Hill Country Highway, ahead of their much-anticipated album release on August 22.
While the time-honored road song is part of any good touring band’s catalog, East Nash Grass’s latest iteration of the tradition feels both timely and timeless, with a desperation to be back home but a sly nod to everything it’ll take to make it.
Raw, restless, and unmistakably human, this track is a gritty snapshot of life on the road, told through the worn eyes of a traveler who’s seen too much, slept too little, and can’t stop moving.
Written by Harry Clark, Hill Country Highway captures the emotional wear and tear of a touring life, wrapped in a melody that rolls with the lonely miles. Hill Country Highway is delivered with East Nash Grass’ signature blend of punchy picking and world-weary lyricism, the single lands as the band’s final teaser before the full project drops later this month.
What can I say about this song that hasn’t already been said? I guess anything at all. Have you ever been gone from home a long time with no place to lay your body other than the bed of a thousand truckers? Did you ever take Stacker 3 and smoke a pack of Marlboro Skyline 100’s?
Have you ever driven your buddies through the Rocky Mountain high roads, blinded by a whiteout? If you have, I need not say more. I wrote this thing in about 15 minutes after spending hours on another dead-end song that’s long since been forgotten — and with good riddance – Harry Clark.
Clark paints a vivid picture of a life constantly in motion, echoing the band’s own journey across highways, stages, and sonic frontiers.
Hill Country Highway features Clark on mandolin, Cory Walker on banjo, guitarist James Kee, Maddie Denton on fiddle, Jeff Partin on bass, and Gaven Largent playing dobro.
With All God’s Children, East Nash Grass have whittled down their immense catalog to an all-new, ten-song collection featuring five new originals, two deep-cut covers, two tunes from friends, and a string-band reimagining of a traditional Liberian chant; a feat only accomplished by the no-rules mentality of one of the most talked about bands on the scene. A worldly blend of spirituality, connectedness, and world-class picking. Members of East Nash Grass formerly accompanied Dan Tyminski, Tim O’Brien, Sierra Hull, Rhonda Vincent, and more. All God’s Children is the next chapter in their interstellar rise to greatness.
Hill Country Highway is available now on all streaming platforms. The full album All God’s Children arrives August 22, delivering a fresh batch of East Nash Grass’ fearless take on modern bluegrass.
Listen to Hill Country Highway here.
East Nash Grass
About East Nash Grass:
Based in Madison, Tennessee, East Nash Grass is one of Nashville’s most respected bluegrass bands, blending top-tier musicianship with a relaxed, good-time energy that fans love. Their sound is rooted but fresh, and they bring a unique perspective to every tune they write and play.
East Nash Grass exemplifies the best of what bluegrass has to offer. The band was named the 2024 IBMA [International Bluegrass Music Association] New Artist of the Year.
Their breathtaking talent as singers, instrumentalists, and composers are just the beginning, the secret to East Nash Grass lies in their unflinching ability to be themselves. With a lifetime of experience in both new and legacy acts (Dan Tyminski, Tim O’Brien, Sierra Hull, Rhonda Vincent, etc.), the tradition of bluegrass is fundamental to who they are as musicians and performers. Yet it’s their irreverent, adventurous, and audacious tendencies as next-gen performers that light a fire under audiences.
After hundreds of sets (and countless late-night jams), through personnel changes, industry changes, and a never-ending string of unprecedented world events, East Nash Grass has coalesced into the hair-raising ensemble of Harry Clark [mandolin], Cory Walker [banjo], James Kee [guitar], Maddie Denton [fiddle], and Jeff Partin [bass/dobro]. Their love of both bluegrass and the absurd can be felt in both their live shows and on their new album All God’s Children (Mountain Fever, 2025). Expectations of what should and shouldn’t work are challenged as the paradox of authenticity is revealed. This is no mere imitation of bluegrass; this is bluegrass
