Arden, North Carolina (December 2, 2022) — With three singles from his forthcoming full-length debut for Mountain Home Music Company already out — including the #1 hit, “Midnight Highway” — Ashby Frank turns his thoughts to the holidays with “Christmas In Virginia,” a gently glowing ballad that evokes the season’s most cherished moments.
With help from multi-instrumentalist co-producer Brandon Bostic, fiddler Megan Lynch Chowning and singer Tina Adair, Frank revisits the song, first recorded in the 1990s by Clinton Gregory, through an almost meditative acoustic treatment that focuses all of its attention on a timeless melody and simple, yet well-crafted lyric.
For Frank, the song has a personal connection that underpins his emotive performance. “‘Christmas In Virginia’ brings me back to my late grandparent’s log cabin near Galax, Virginia where my family has spent many long weekends and holidays over the years. My mom now owns the cabin and carries on those traditions. We tried to make this track sound warm and like home, and I’m so happy to share it with everyone this Christmas season.”
Listen to “Christmas In Virginia” HERE.
About Ashby Frank
North Carolina-raised, Nashville-based singer/songwriter/mandolinist Ashby Frank stands out from the crowd. Since his arrival in Nashville in the early part of the century, Frank has become known as one of Music City’s most valuable collaborators, and now he’s begun releasing music of his own with Mountain Home Music Company. His first single with the label, “Midnight Highway,” quickly topped Bluegrass radio charts as a broad range of listeners became acquainted with talents that industry observers have known of for years. Frank’s resume includes stints as a collaborative member of the Mashville Brigade and the Likely Culprits, as well as recordings and performances with a wide array of bluegrass and roots music mainstays, including the Earls of Leicester, John Cowan’s HercuLeons, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, the Marty Raybon Band and Special Consensus. He’s scored as a songwriter, too, penning songs for Junior Sisk, Amanda Cook, Dale Ann Bradley, Lindley Creek and more, and even taken on the world of comedy as a member of the Darrell Brothers.