Gena Britt Signs with Mountain Home

Mountain Home Music Company announced today that it has signed Gena Britt to an exclusive recording contract. The announcement comes on the heels of the singer and banjo player's first recording session for the label, and little more than two weeks before the release of the next Mountain Home single from Sister Sadie, the award-winning, GRAMMY-nominated group Britt helped to found a dozen years ago.  

"Gena's already been a member of the Mountain Home family with Sister Sadie, but it is a big step forward to welcome her now as an artist with her own unique voice, too," said Mountain Home A&R Director Jon Weisberger. "Gena has been a vital presence on the bluegrass scene for a long time, but her solo recordings have been too few and far between for the role she's played. It's been more than 30 years since I first met her as a member of Petticoat Junction, and her career has been a rich one. We are so happy to be playing a role in bringing it forward. Whenever Gena is front and center, great music is guaranteed!"

A first single from the session is expected later this spring.

"I am so excited to become a part of the Mountain Home family as a solo artist," Britt says. "I've been in the studio tracking with an all-star band, and I cannot wait for everyone to hear this new music. It's pretty special. There are some originals, some covers - and some surprises you won't expect! I'm truly grateful to Mountain Home for believing in me and supporting me in all I do as a member of Sister Sadie and as a solo artist. I'm really looking forward to this partnership!" 

About Gena Britt
Gena Britt grew up in a small town in North Carolina, where she fell in love with the sounds of bluegrass music at a very early age. She is well known for her dynamic and powerful banjo playing, solid acoustic bass playing and heartfelt vocals with spot on harmonies and vocal phrasing. Gena has one of the most respected resumes in the business, with stints in the groundbreaking all-female Petticoat Junction; North Carolina's New Vintage; Lou Reid & Carolina, and Alan Bibey & Grasstowne, along with work fronting her own Gena Britt Band.  In 2012, she helped to found Sister Sadie, the GRAMMY-nominated group with whom she continues to record and perform today.

Gena is the proud recipient of seven IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) awards, beginning with 2001's Recorded Event of The Year in 2001 for her work on Mark Newton's multi-artist tribute to women in bluegrass, Follow Me Back To the Fold.  Other IBMA honors include Recorded Event of the Year in 2006 for Back to the Well by the Daughters of Bluegrass; Album of the Year in 2006 for her contribution to A Celebration of Life for Musicians Against Childhood Cancer; and, with Sister Sadie, three Vocal Group of the Year Awards (2019, 2020, 2021) along with the organization's top Entertainer of the Year Award in 2020. She is also the recipient of a Banjo Player of the Year trophy from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music.  

Britt also has an extensive discography with the groups she's been in, as well as solo recordings and, more recently, Sister Sadie.  As a top banjo player, her endorsements include Wilson Custom Banjos, Hatfield Banjos, Blue Chip Picks, GHS Strings, Paige Capos, Peterson Tuners, Fishman Pick-Ups, Dr. Arm Banjo Armrests by BANJOLIT and Harrison Straps. 

Gena makes her home in eastern North Carolina with her two daughters, with whom she enjoys spending time when not touring.

 

 

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