From the fertile Valley of Deer Lick Holler, deep in the heart of Appalachia, comes a sound that is old not new. In an area completely isolated from outside cultural and musical influence, this band of acoustic musicians grew up playing the traditional music of their forefathers. Then as fate would have it, one crisp fall afternoon a stranger passed through the holler. Well, he almost passed through. Unfortunately for him but fortunately for appreciators of great music worldwide, the stranger crashed his muscle car into a stately oak tree at Devil’s Elbow curve. Sadly, the stranger expired, but his legacy lives on. As they went through his belongings looking for some identification, the boys found an old box of vinyl records. The name of the band on the records was AC/DC, which they played on their old Edison Victrola which only played at 78 R.P.M. The boys all agreed that it was mighty fine country music, a bit different, but mighty fine just the same. In memory of the stranger who had perished, the boys set about learning these new songs, injecting elements of their own traditional mountain style. And thus, from these unlikely -beginnings, an entirely new musical and cultural synthesis was set in motion. Rockgrass was born. As if the Creator Himself had uttered, "Let there be Rockgrass!" Now it’s six releases later, and Hayseed Dixie continue their tradition by covering songs such as "Whole Lotta Love" and "Dueling Banjos" on their latest release, " Hot Piece of Grass". Along with these classics, "Hot Piece of Grass" also contains some Hayseed Dixie originals, including fan favorite "Kirby Hill".