Asheville’s Underhill Rose prepares for spring release of new CD

Jason Sandford

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Story by Robin Tolleson for Bold Life, about Eleanor Underhill and Molly Rose-Reed, two of my favorite Asheville performers:

The duo is hoping for a late-spring release of a new CD, recorded at Collapseable and Echo Mountain studios in Asheville. “Eleanor and I thought, ‘Okay, reset button. Let’s make a little bit of money and make an album.’ So that’s what has happened. We have all new songs, and I just think that there’s a beautiful evolution for the two of us musically. Coming from the Barrel House Mamas, we still have the great vocal harmonies, but I have to say that the songs just really are very, very soulful. I think people will really like it.”

Two songs previewed on their website, “2000 Miles” and “West Side,” show off that trademark sweet mountain soul, and vocal blend to die for. “We each present songs and then work on them from there. If I write a song, Eleanor helps come up with harmonies and solo lines. She might have a recommendation to switch some words around, and I have definitely done that with her songs as well.

“We’re keeping it fun. We’re just trying to get our record out, share our songs with people, and see what happens. That’s the point. Enjoy yourselves and do what you can to make your contribution. And ours is, right now, through music.”