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Carrie
Hassler & Hard Rain’s New Album, CHHR2 Releases
July 29th
Nashville TN
(7.22.08) Rural Rhythm Records is very
proud to announce the second album release, CHHR2,
by Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain,
produced by Grammy™ nominated Jim VanCleve on July 29, 2008.
“Carrie Hassler surprised a lot of people with her debut album, not the least of
all herself. Just four years
ago she was a young mom in Crossville, TN…then in a story that echoes
Connie’s Smith’s rise from homemaker to heroine forty years ago, the
music business came looking for her,” said Nashville writer/producer, Craig
Havighurst.
 Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain are currently on an eight-day California
tour before traveling back to Tennessee on August 1 to debut their new
album live and on the air at the popular WDVX Blue Plate Special Show
in Knoxville. Later that
day, Wal-Mart in Crossville, TN will host the band for an in-store
performance and CD signing. On
August 2, the band will perform at the Kentucky
Bluegrass Music Festival and August 4 will hold their official CD
Release Party in Fairfield Glade, TN.
Carrie Hassler’s powerful lead vocals have put her in the
running for the coveted 2008 IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year nomination
category along with Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain appearing in the 2008
IBMA EMERGING ARTIST category.
 Rural
Rhythm Records recently released the first single, I
Can Go Back Anytime appearing
on the labels very first radio sampler titled, Rural
Rhythm's Fresh Cuts & Key Tracks.
Terry Herd of the Bluegrass Radio Network is thrilled
with the new album stating, “If this isn’t a hit, I’m in the wrong
business.” CHHR2
includes eight original tunes either written or co-written by
band member, Josh Miller
including: Faith
& Hope; Fickle Heart; If These Walls Could Talk; I Don’t Want to
Wake Up (co-written with Josh Swift); Second
Chances (co-written with Jim VanCleve); Devil’s Den (co-written
with Jim VanCleve and Craig Market); One
Way Track to Nowhere (co-written with band-mate Keith McKinnon);
and 1800
Miles (co-written with
Jennifer Haire.)
Other
tracks include an incredible cover of Bob
Seger’s Turn the Page. Carrie
Hassler said, “What started out as something we did just for fun,
turned out to be our most requested song at every show.
Who knew there were so many Bob Segar fans at bluegrass shows!
Josh Shilling, lead singer with Mountain Heart came to the studio
and absolutely tore up the harmony part on this song and we are thrilled
to have it on our new CD.”
One of the most moving tunes, She’s
a Stranger is His Mind was written by Mark “Brink” Brinkman
and concerns the devastating disease, Alzheimers. “My heart broke when
I thought about this song and how true it is and how I myself know
people going through this same thing.
I know this song will touch so many people and I feel privileged
to be the one entrusted with it,” said Hassler.
Country
Strong is also a highlight written by Mark
Nesler, Tony Martin and Jennifer Hanson. Hassler
feels “This is my song! Those
who know me - know that I am a 100% country girl. I was raised in the
country by Godly parents that taught me to be strong no matter what the
circumstances are and if you do fall….get right back up and try again.
That is exactly what this song talks about – my life.
The chorus states, ‘country
strong…hard to break…like the ground I grew up on.
You may fool me and I’ll fall, but I won’t stay down long,
cause I’m country strong!” The
CD concludes with a short jam piece that will please fans titled, “Where’s
Carrie?”
The band comprised of Carrie Hassler, Keith McKinnon, Kevin
McKinnon, Travis Anderson, Josh Miller
and Jamie Harper. The band is
nationally sponsored by the MOON PIE™ Co.
For a
complete tour schedule and more information, please visit
www.CarrieHasslerandHardRain.com
Other sites include:
www.Myspace.com/carriehasslerandhardrain
www.RuralRhythm.com
www.hoperiverentertainment.com
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RURAL RHYTHM RECORDS
Radio Contact: Sammy Passamano III
800-776-8742
www.RuralRhythm.com
Email Rural Rhythm
MEDIA CONTACT FOR RURAL RHYTHM RECORDS and CHHR
Hope River Entertainment
Penni McDaniel Email
678.377.3298
www.HopeRiverEntertainment.com
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