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High Valley, Farmhouse Sessions

September 8, 2018 IM

Released March 23
Warner Music Nashville

High Valley, brothers Brad and Curtis Rempel, of Local 390 (Edmonton, AB), stripped down seven tracks from their Atlantic Records/WMN album Dear Life to create Farmhouse Sessions. Recorded on a farm outside of Nashville, the acoustic album showcases the Rempel brothers’ musicianship, honed over years of practice growing up in rural Canada. The album includes the group’s first top 10 single “I’m With Her” and the Canadian chart topper “I Be U Be.” “We were out on our first headline tour in the US this fall and witnessed so many amazing fans singing our songs back to us,” says Brad. “We wanted to share that feeling with everyone, so we put together a few of our favorites.” Dear Life was nominated for Country Album of the Year at the 2018 JUNO Awards. High Valley also was nominated ACM New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year and Dear Life was nominated as JUNO 2018 Country Album of the Year.