Mountain Fever Records is pleased to announce "I Am A Drifter," a new single from Volume Five is available to radio and consumers today! Volume Five's new album, Drifter, will be released June 24th. 

Founded by Glen Harrell (fiddle & vocals), Volume Five also includes the talents of Harry Clark (mandolin & vocals), Chris Williamson (bass & vocals), Patton Wages (banjo & vocals, and Colby Laney (guitar & vocals). These five musicians together truly blend into a band with staying power. V5 has proven just that with their previous recordings on Mountain Fever Records. In 2014 they garnered two International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) nominations; Emerging Artist and Gospel Recorded Performance for their album The Day We Learn To Fly. In 2015 they received another nomination for IBMA's Emerging Artist of the Year and a GMA Dove Award Nomination for Bluegrass Song of the Year for "Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher Man," a song appearing on their Voices album. 

"I Am A Drifter" is the first single from their upcoming album and was penned by another well-known bluegrass artist, Donna Ulisse along with Marc Rossi. "When I got the demo of 'I Am A Drifter,' Jerry Salley was singing the vocal," says Harrell. "The first thing that caught my ear was how Jerry began the song with just a guitar and I felt that was so different, and could make for a great lead off cut on an album. Once the melody and lyrics began to meld, I envisioned this as our first single immediately. It seems to have all the ingredients to stand alone as a solid song while also setting the tone for the entire album."

"Drifter" is available to radio programmers via AirplayDirect or by emailing radio@mountainfever.com, and to consumers via iTunes and Amazon. The complete album, Drifter, will be available everywhere this June 24th. For more information on Volume Five, please visit www.volumefivebg.com. For more about Mountain Fever Records, visit www.mountainfever.com. 

DOWNLOAD THE SINGLE HERE.

SPBMA feat. Volume Five
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If it’s the first weekend in February, it must be SPBGMA time. For the uninitiated, that’s pronounced “spig-ma,” which stands for Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America, and serves colloquially as the name of the group’s annual Nashville event. It’s a gathering that’s gotta be seen to be believed, with scores of bluegrassers jamming cheek-by-jowl in the lobby of the Music City Sheraton, just yards away from the city’s only multi-day indoor bluegrass festival. As the jewel in the city’s bluegrass crown, The Station Inn offers jammers too tired to lift a pick opportunities to hear some of their favorites, and these nights are among the year’s best-attended. The Station Inn’s SPBGMA lineup opens and closes with a couple of stalwarts who embody intersecting bluegrass lineages. Both Joe Mullins’ outfit and The Grascals share an enthusiasm for the music of The Osborne Brothers — the Bros. began their career in Mullins’ southwest Ohio stomping grounds and blossomed in The Grascals’ Music City — and though both groups have a distinctive sound, they are in some ways two sides of a very fine coin. Occupying the Station’s Friday night slot is Volume 5, headed by fiddler and lead singer Glen Harrell. Anchored by former Nashvillian Patton Wages’ fierce right hand on the banjo, the group’s gone through a number of changes, each of which has served to further fine-tune its feel for the dead center of today’s bluegrass audience — an approach now ratified by their elevation to one of the SPBGMA weekend’s coveted slots. If you’re planning on catching any of the shows, best get there early. JON WEISBERGER

PRESS RELEASE: January 27, 2016

Bluegrass fans may want to arrive early for VOLUME FIVE’s concert at the Station Inn in Nashville, Tenn. on Friday, February 5 at 9:00 pm as their last two appearances at the world famous venue sold out quickly. The following day, the band heads to Simply the Best Sports Bar & Grill in Grayson, Ky. for another highly anticipated performance. At both events, VOLUME FIVE will debut their upcoming single, “I Am A Drifter” along with more songs from their Mountain Fever Records album releasing this spring. 

The band is led by vocalist and fiddle player, Glen Harrell, who previously toured with Marty Raybon including numerous performances on the Grand Ole Opry. Glen formed VOLUME FIVE eight years ago and has certainly brought together an impressive group of talent with Colby Laney – guitar and vocals, Patton Wages – banjo and vocals, Chris Williamson – bass and vocals, and Harry Clark – mandolin and vocals. As a whole, their talents and personalities prove to be a perfect combination that results in highly entertaining show. 

Last fall, VOLUME FIVE was honored with two separate industry nominations – one for the International Bluegrass Music Association’s Emerging Artist of the Year, and another nomination for a GMA Dove Award for Bluegrass Recorded Song of the Year for “Daddy Was An Old Time Preacher Man” featuring Rhonda Vincent, written by Dolly Parton and Dorothy Joe Owens. 

Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine called their current album VOICES “one of their best albums to date.” The album was released this time last year and many tracks continue to chart on the Bluegrass Today 20 and Roots Music Report’s Top 50 Bluegrass Songs. The song “Going Across the Mountain” is now #1 on the January 2016 Sirius XM Bluegrass Junction’s Most Played Tracks. They’ve hit that top spot several times before when “Dream Softly” reached #1 two months in a row last spring with the album landing at #1 on Sirius XM Bluegrass Junction’s Most Played Albums last April.

Volume Five's "Getting Ready For Baby" written by Jerry Salley is now available at iTunes and other retail sites. 

Radio programmers down download the song at AirPlay Direct.  

Merry Christmas and we hope you enjoy!

GRAYSON, Ky - Even though Volume Five seems like a newer band that is creeping up to the top tier of the bluegrass world these days, the band has been in existence since 2008.

Much like similar groups such as Balsam Range and others who began to get noticed in bits and pieces as their recognition grew, Volume Five garnered two International Bluegrass Music Association nominations in 2014 with a nod for Emerging Artist of the Year and one for Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year for the song "The Day We Learned to Fly."

"Everett’s Music Barn was established in 1964, and over the past 50 years the historic barn has fostered a community of bluegrass musicians in Suwanee. Everett’s has become a staple where fans and musicians gather every Saturday night to jam, learn and listen.

It’s the perfect place for a bluegrass band to debut a new album, which is why Volume Five will celebrate the release of their latest album “Voices” at the Barn tomorrow night. The band has released four other albums with Mountain Fever Records, gaining recognition with their second album, “Children of the Mountain,” which earned the band their first No. 1 song, “Anywhere is Home Again.” Their third album, “Run,” also achieved success, appearing on the Bluegrass Today chart every week of 2013. Volume Five released its first southern gospel album “The Day We Learn to Fly” last year, earning two International Bluegrass Music Awards nominations for Emerging Artist of the Year and Gospel Recorded Performance of the Year for the album’s title track."

Read the entire feature article at the Gwinnett Daily Post