Biography

Carrie Hassler has proved she has the voice to sing any genre of music and perform in front of crowds of over 25,000 enthusiastic fans. Her second Rural Rhythm Records album is titled, "CHHR2" and is again produced by Mountain Heart's Jim VanCleve.

The album includes many country and bluegrass hits including the country flavored "COUNTRY STRONG" that hit #1 in the UK country radio; the Bob Seger cover "TURN THE PAGE" with special guest Josh Shilling (Mountain Heart); and the award-winning "STRANGER IN HIS MIND" winner of the Stricly Country Magazine's COUNTRY SONG OF THE YEAR in 2008.

Not only did the album appeal to country music fans, but is still a huge success in bluegrass music. The album made its debut at #3 on BILLBOARD’S TOP 50 Bluegrass Chart, reached #5 on the March 2009 Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine Top 15 Album Chart and the #1 spot on the May 2009 Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine's Top 30 single chart for the single “I Can Go Back Anytime”. Rural Rhythm has since released other singles including, “Faith and Hope” from "CHHR2" plus another stand alone digital release of Carrie’s breathtaking “Amazing Grace.” You can also hear Carrie in her beautiful duet with Michael Martin Murphey performing his mega hit song "WILDFIRE" that appears on his new 2010 album, "Buckaroo Blue Grass II: Riding Song" now available on Rural Rhythm Records.