This is a musical tribute to our friend and bandmate, Johnny Ray Martin, who passed away on August 9th. He was with the band since it’s founding, in the mid 2000’s. The song features his wonderful voice and autoharp, and the photos trace his time with the band since the beginning. We, his friends and bandmates, wish him bon voyage into the next world. His music and his love will stay in our hearts.
The Shadow Mountain Band specializes in mountain-style harmonies with lively acoustic backup. They feature Traditional Mountain Music, Hillbilly Gospels (think- ‘oh Brother, Where art Thou’) and Bluegrass, along with eclectic originals and completely reworked contemporary tunes. Music critics have begun to call their style ‘desert grass’.
