Balsam Range is an American bluegrass and acoustic music group founded in 2007 in Haywood County, North Carolina.
It included guest appearances by Joe Diffie, Doyle Lawson, Jim Van Cleve, Tony Rice, and Jerry Salley,[5] and featured "Blue Mountain", which remains the band's most-requested song.
After making an immediate personal and musical connection upon meeting, they decided to join forces and record an album.
[12] Through their work with Hopkins, the band became acquainted with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra, which provided accompaniment for Balsam Range's next two albums: It's Christmas Time, a 2017 holiday EP, and Mountain Overture, a complete album featuring new versions of Balsam Range's best-loved songs.
In December 2016, the band introduced the Balsam Range Art of Music Festival, a two-day event held at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, in the group's home county.
[14] The festival, created with the goal of inviting Balsam Range fans from all over the world to visit their home of western North Carolina, now generates upwards of $400,000 per year in revenue for Haywood County.
[15] The event has featured performances by Hopkins, the Atlanta Pops Orchestra, Darrell Scott, Shenandoah, Chloe Agnew, and many more.