Holly Ann & Dirt Road Rising

Holly Ann & Dirt Road Rising
Like tomatoes in the patch, country music sprouts forth with all sorts of flavors.

From somewhere in the midst of country’s flourishing styles blooms Holly Ann & Dirt Road Rising. Rooted in Mountain City, the collective return to Bristol on Friday, May 14, at Midnight Oasis Bar & Grill.

Holly Ann sings. As exhibited in their latest single, “When You Reach for Me,” her evocative voice lends a light nod to the country of yore from a contemporary perspective. A welcome contribution to the country canon, Dirt Road Rising does not simply park their Levi’s in a lot of cover songs minefields. They own and highlight an originality that’s fresh and distinctive.

If You Go
» Who: Holly Ann & Dirt Road Rising

» When: Friday, May 14, at 9 p.m.

» Where: Midnight Oasis Bar & Grill 3080 W. State St., Bristol, Tenn.

» Admission: $6

» Info: 423-844-0400

» Web, audio and video: https://dirtroadrisingband.com - Bristol Harold Currier

The Lakeside Concert Series continues Thursday at Winged Deer Park with Holly Ann & Dirt Road Rising. Their song “When You Reach for Me” was a finalist in the 2020 World Songwriting Awards “Best Modern Country Song” category.

The free concert will be held at the park’s Lakefront Festival Plaza Goulding Amphitheater.

Holly Ann & Dirt Road Rising’s roots are in Mountain City, and the members are from different areas of East Tennessee. Band members say music speaks to each of them in different ways, and each unique relationship between them brings a different dynamic creating a fun, harmonic, upbeat sound that the band strives to bring to each show. - Johnson City Press