“Harpeth Rising, warm, honest and true music by four exquisite musicians.” Peter van Zeijl, Folk en Zo
 
Harpeth Rising met at Indiana University, each individually pursuing degrees in classical performance. Four years later they all graduated, still entirely enmeshed in the classical world. Then, one beautiful summer weekend in June of 2006, a trip to a bluegrass festival inspired Jordana and Rebecca to take a big chance. Rebecca took up the banjo for the very first time, and she and Jordana hit the road. They busked their way across the western United States and ended up in Hawaii (in a round-about sorta way.) They stayed there for a year, arranging bluegrass, folk and rock songs, and taking the first steps toward writing their own. During their time there they played 3-5 shows a week, gained a passionate following and were deemed “Spellbinding” by Maui Time. After hearing “you girls oughta go to Nashville” enough times, they packed their instruments and returned to the mainland.
   
They had been living in Nashville for less than a month when Ruthie called to say she had won the job of principal cellist of the Memphis Symphony, and that she and her husband Chris were packing the moving van. Within weeks they were alternating between rehearsing in Nashville and Memphis, playing shows around music city, and booking a summer tour through the Midwest. That same summer they went into the studio to record their first album. The quartet now tours regularly with performances booked throughout the US and UK, drawing audiences in with music that is somehow timeless and still utterly unique. Their self-titled debut album, Harpeth Rising, is a collection of passionate, intricately arranged original songs. They are crying for change, questioning the past, and tracking down the revolution, via delicate harmonies and blazing instrumentals.