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Southern
Heart has a deep dedication to bluegrass that can be heard in every
note they play. Honoring the traditional sound, while taking a giant
step in a style and direction all their own.
Belinda Carpenter and Rhonda Kelley growing up in a
family of bluegrass bring a lifetime of instrumental and vocal
experience to the band. Belinda’s distinctive rock-solid banjo style
and lead vocals, and Rhonda’s crowd pleasing fiddle and harmony
vocals set them apart from the rest of the pack. Their vocals are
sung with passion and grace. Together they share an extraordinary,
beautiful sister-harmony. Their amazing songwriting talents are
truly exceptional. Each is a gifted songwriter with a distinctive,
personal voice and styles that appeal to a broad range of tastes.
They give new music the feeling of old with their fierce commitment
to traditional bluegrass audiences.
Ray Westmoreland’s rhythmic guitar style, and baritone
harmony, is an integral part of Southern Heart. Ray is a talented
multi-instrumentalist who has over thirty years of bluegrass
experience.
Randy Abbott adds a brilliant touch with his arranging
contributions, and harmony vocals. Playing the dobra for the band he
has added great depth to the music. Randy has spent the last ten
years as a session musician and has recorded with many top artists.
Rodney Murphree is an impressive mandolin player with a
unique, touch. He has brought all-around good musicianship to the
group.
Don Kelley is a rock solid bassist for the band that
adds crowd pleasing traditional bluegrass music to their sound.
Southern Heart has toured extensively through-out the
Southeast, performing at local and regional festivals and events for
the past four years. Their albums are receiving air play on local
and regional radio stations.
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