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Marty Falle
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"Marty Falle, is an incredible American Country Bluegrass singer/songwriter and Nashville recording artist."
- Cashbox Magazine November 1, 2023

"I have presented bluegrass music in Australia since 1983 and I am often surprised when a new artist of the caliber of Marty Falle comes my way. He first came to my attention through his last two albums and I was very impressed. Not only does he write or co-write all his music but he backs it up with a solid lead vocal voice and a stellar cast of supporting musicians. Backing vocals by one of my very favorites, Dale Ann Bradley, is a winner every time. Three albums in one year - amazing. Marty Falle is the real deal."
- Bill Hazel 102.7FM Toowoomba Australia April 17, 2024

"Well, folks he's back with yet another charting topping album, "Born Again Bluegrass!" Marty Falle seems to have the formula figured out! The best musicians, the best songs, and one of the best voices around! The Rick Dollar Show syndicated iHeart Radio January 6, 2024

Players -

Marty Falle – Songwriter, Lead and Background Vocals, Guitar
Jonathan Yudkin– Producer, Fiddle, Mandolin
Carl Miner - Guitar
Michael Bub - Acoustic Bass
Rob Ikes - Dobro
Josh Matheny - Dobro
Matt Menefee – Banjo
Tim Carter – Banjo
Marty Slayton - Background Vocals
Kim Parent - Background Vocals
Marcia Ramirez - Background Vocals
Beth Green – Background Vocals

The Album Cover was created by award-winning Disney artist - TJ Matousek. Graphics and Marketing – Ashley Lewis

Recorded in Nashville County Q, Westwood, Onmi and South Light Studios

Marty Falle - Catalogue

Appalachia Rust
Release Date: August 1, 2024

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CanvasRebel Interview with Marty Falle - "The most meaningful project always seems like the latest project for me. I am releasing my new Bluegrass record on August 1, 2024. “Appalachia Rust” is my sixth album.

The project is special to me because I got to work with some of Nashville’s best and brightest, and by the grace of God, was able to create my fifth original project in less than two years. The creative “spigot” has been turned on full blast and does not seem to be quitting. I’m writing, performing and producing the best music of my life.

The “Appalachia Rust” project is bolstered with contributions from a Bluegrass All-Star line-up, which includes Becky Buller (vocals), Dale Ann Bradley (Vocals), Mike Bub (Acoustic Bass), Rob Ickes (Dobro), Josh Matheny (Dobro), Carl Miner (Guitar), Marty Slayton (Vocals), Matt Menefee (Banjo), Kim Parent (Vocals) and Grammy Winning Producer, Jonathan Yudkin (Fiddle and Mandolin)".

"Bluegrass Today" Article on August 9, 2024 by John Lawless - "Bluegrass singer/songwriter Marty Falle is nothing if not prolific. Since entering the bluegrass world he has released a steady stream of new original songs, which have found a comfortable home on bluegrass radio. With a new album just available, Appalachia Rust, Marty has released four bluegrass records in 12 months time! And he wrote almost all of the material.

But for his next single, Falle has chosen a contemporary Appalachian ballad, Darrell Scott’s brilliant song, You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive, made a hit by Patty Loveless in 2001. For those few who haven’t heard it, this mournful number tells of the desperation that dire poverty presents to the dirt poor in eastern Kentucky, and a realization by the unskilled that they’re stuck in those mountains ’till they die.

It has appealed to a great many singers this past two decades, with other prominent recordings by Brad Paisley, Chris Stapleton, and Kathy Mattea, in addition to Scott’s original. So Marty felt like it was time for him to tackle the song, the only non-original on this new project.

He brought in Carl Miner on guitar, and producer Jonathan Yudkin played fiddle and mandolin, with Rob Ickes on reso-guitar, Matt Menefee on banjo, and Mike Bub on bass. Harmony vocals were provided by Dale Ann Bradley and Marty Slayton.

It’s mighty lonesome. Have a listen…"

8/2/2024 – Marty Falle “Appalachia Rust” debuts at #1 on APD Top 50 Albums (all genres)

8/10/2024 - "Sellathon Radio Show", "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" and "He Got High" all chart in The Bluegrass Jamboree Top 50 Bluegrass Songs

8/11/2024 – Marty Falle “Appalachia Rust" charts #1 for 11 straight days on APD Top 50 Bluegrass Albums. SIX Albums ("Born Again Bluegrass", "Bluegrass Holy Land", "My Farm, My Bluegrass", "Kentucky Bluestar" and "Catalogue" Chart in APD Top 40 Albums. Four Albums chart in Top 13

8/12/2024 - "The Striker", "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive", "I'm On My Way", "Tumbleweed" and "Sellathon Radio Show" all chart in Roots Global Top 25.

8/15/2024 – Marty Falle “Appalachia Rust" charts #1 for 15 straight days on APD Top 50 Bluegrass Albums. Four Albums ("Born Again Bluegrass", "Bluegrass Holy Land" and "Catalogue" Chart in APD Top 18 Albums.

8/20/2024 - "Sellathon Radio Show", "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive" and "Superman Jimmie" all chart on Roots Global Top 20.

Bluegrass Holy Land
Release Date: March 1, 2024

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The Relentless Bluegrass of Marty Falle: Horse racing has the Triple Crown, and baseball has its prestigious “batting the cycle,” but the music industry has yet to coin a phrase that captures the improbability of releasing three original chart-topping albums in a single year. If they did, Marty Falle, Bluegrass singer/ songwriter would wear the badge of honor for 2023 for "Kentucky Bluestar", "My Farm, My Bluegrass" and "Born Again Bluegrass". In 2024, Falle is not breaking stride, and has created 15 new original songs, a project called "Bluegrass Holy Land", released on March 1, 2024.

"Bluegrass Holy Land" is Falle's most unique Bluegrass album to date. The album begins with the emphatic "Holy Ghost Fire" and flows into Appalachia storyland with "Grampa's Jukebox". The album is greatly enhanced with female Bluegrass vocal phenom, Caroline Owens. "Never Loved Like This" features a duet with Falle and Owens, followed by Owens soaring soprano on "Cherokee Goddess". Owens joins Falle one more time on the the faith based song "Tiny Angels".

Additional Bluegrass spiritual works like "God Found A Woman" and "Have You Heard The Good Word" augment this powerful musical presentation. In addition, the album delivers bow scorching barn burners - "Rock-Ola Redemption", "Dance in the Hog Trough" and "Irish Wake".

3/1/2024 - Marty Falle "Bluegrass Holy Land" debuts at #1 APD Global Chart for All Genres/All Albums.

3/21/2024 - Marty Falle "Bluegrass Holy Land" at #1 APD Global Chart for All Genres/All Albums for 21 straight days.

4/3/2024 - Bluegrass Planet Radio Charts -"Blue Blaze Breakdown" is #6 on March Bluegrass Instrumental Chart. "Praise the Lord and Pass the Gravy" is #18 on March Top 25 Gospel. "Cherokee Goddess", "Devil's in New Orleans" and "Never Loved Like This" make "On The Rise" and "Kentucky Bluestar" and "Ode to Ale 8" make Top 75 Bluegrass Songs for March 2024.

5/1/2024 - "Tiny Angels" makes Bluegrass Planet Gospel Top 20. "Never Loved Like This" also charts.

5/1/2024 - "Rock-Ola Redemption" charts #15 Bluegrass Planet Top Bluegrass Instrumentals.

5/11/2024 - "Grampa's Jukebox" hits #1 on The Bluegrass Jamboree Top 50.

6/2/2024 - "Grampa's Jukebox" reaches #1 for entire month of May on Bluegrass Jamboree.

6/5/2024 - "Grampa's Jukebox" selected for airplay on SiriusXM Bluegrass Junction.

7/1/2024 - "Tiny Angels" charts Top 10 Bluegrass Planet Gospel

7/22/2024 - The Album "Bluegrass Holy Land" Charts #14 on Roots Global Top Albums

8/2/2024 - "Grampa's Jukebox" charts #7 on syndicated "Ol' Hippie Bluegrass Show" Top 10

8/11/2024 - The Album "Bluegrass Holy Land" re-enters APD Top 50 Bluegrass Albums @ #11.

Born Again Bluegrass
Release Date: November 18, 2023

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Marty Falle is on a roll. His last three Bluegrass albums have found remarkable success worldwide. His new album, the aptly named Born Again Bluegrass, follows suit. Released on November 18, 2023, it immediately shot up to the Number One slot on several worldwide album charts of all genres, including the APD Global Album Chart. Bluegrass radio programmers in France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Italy and UK jumped on the new album on day one.

Granted, Falle’s decision to release a new record so closely on the heels of his last album, My Farm, My Bluegrass may seem somewhat unusual, especially considering the fact that that previous effort is still reigning high in the charts of many major bluegrass and roots publications. To be sure, it defies the usual popular protocol. Falle places his emphasis on writing entire albums rather than focusing solely on singles. He’s an extremely prolific songwriter, one who eschews cover songs in favor of his own original material. So too, he isn’t dependent on the major label machinery in order to share his efforts with the world, ensuring that he continues to produce his music strictly on his own terms.

The new album offers ample evidence of that philosophy and finesse. Once again, Falle varies the template while still staying true to the cultural components that inform and inspire each of his efforts. All 15 songs match quality with quantity, from the upbeat exuberance and rousing revelry of “Blue Blaze Breakdown, ““Bluegrass Boogeyman’,” Hillbilly Stomp” and “Lost Creek Revival,” to the sweet serendipity found in such songs as “Colorado,” “Ohio” and “Fades.”

According to Lee Zimmerman, author of Americana Music — Voices, Visionaries & Pioneers of An Honest Sound, a respected book that documents the paths taken by traditional American music, “My Farm, My Bluegrass offers reverence for the roots, while maintaining contemporary credence. Few musicians tap such varied sources so well.”

11/26/2023 – Marty Falle “Born Again Bluegrass” hits #1 on APD Top 50 Bluegrass Albums.

2/1/2024 - "Fades" makes the Top 10 on Terry Brewer's Top 50 for January.

2/1/2024 - Two songs chart on Bluegrass Planet Radio Top 50 for January, "Kentucky Proud" and "Ohio".

2/10/2024 - "Tumbleweed" and "Ohio" reach Top 10 Roots Global Chart.

2/12/2024 - "Ohio" finishes #1 for all of January 2024 Top 100 on The Bluegrass Jamboree Network.

5/10/2024 - "Ohio" charts #2 on Jerry Eicher's Ol' Hippie Bluegrass Show.

5/11/2024 - "Tumbleweed" tied for #1 Most Heard Songs on SiriusXM Radio Bluegrass Junction.

6/6/2024 - "Tumbleweed" #1 most heard for the week on SirusXM Bluegrass Junction.

7/1/2024 - "Tumbleweed" charts Top 10 on Roots Global

7/1/2024 - The album "Born Again Bluegrass" charts #13 on Roots Global Top Bluegrass Albums

7/22/2024 - The album "Born Again Bluegrass" charts #11 on Roots Global Top Bluegrass Albums

7/22/2024 - "Tumbleweed" is a Top 10 hit reaching #6 on Roots Global Top Bluegrass Songs

8/11/2024 - The Album "Born Again Bluegrass" re-enters APD Top 50 Bluegrass Albums @ #12.

My Farm, My Bluegrass
Release Date: August 25, 2023

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My Farm, My Bluegrass reached Number One on the APD Global Radio Indicator Chart for All Genres on the day of its release. In fact, an astounding eight out of the Top 10 singles for APD Bluegrass Global Radio Indicator Chart were borne from My Farm, My Bluegrass. The album itself reached Number One on the APD Global Radio Indicator Chart for all genres for the week of 8/20 – 8/27 and entered the Top 20 Album Roots Music Chart at Number 19. My Farm, My Bluegrass" continued its reign at Number One on the APD Global chart for well over a month, clearing the way for Falle’s last two albums to enter the Top Five. At one point, Falle had three records in the APD Top Five.

The music itself reminds us that the present would not exist without the past. Although all the songs are originals, they pull from the stylistic strands of the Irish, Scottish and English folk music which found its way into American country and mountain music, courtesy of the early settlers who made their way to Appalachia and originated the music we know as Americana today.

The new album boasts several examples of Falle’s ability to bring past to present, and then forward towards the future. “Kentucky Sons of Ireland” and “Appalachia Irish Dance” form a bond to bluegrass’s early beginnings, sharing a spirited sentiment through an upbeat and exuberant approach. The archival sounds of “Kentucky Proud” share the pride of those who still live in those storied environs and helped make them what they are today. The lively “Big Barn Breakdown” evokes the sound of the gatherings that took place after the farm work was done and joy and jubilation gave cause for celebration.

Spirituality plays its role as well. “Praise the Lord and Pass the Gravy” and “Bluegrass Holy Land Breakdown” convey a sense of dedication and devotion that’s also found on the moving and memorable track “The Calling.” Falle quotes scripture, specifically Philippians 3:14, which inspires the faithful to press on towards finding the fulfillment that comes with worshiping the Lord. “It’s the core of my spiritual beliefs and what I am trying to achieve,” Falle says.”

9/25/23 - "My Farm, My Bluegrass" #1 for 30 straight days on APD Global Top Bluegrass/Folk albums.

9/29/23 – Marty Falle has THREE albums in the TOP 50 (“My Farm, My Bluegrass #2, “Kentucky Bluestar” #18 and Virgin on the Bluegrass” # 25) APD Bluegrass / Folk Albums for September 2023.

11/1/23 – Bluegrass Today charts Marty Falle #20 for entire month of October 2023 for “Ode to Ale 8”

11/5/23 – Marty Falle’s single “Ode to Ale 8” hits #1 for entire month of October 2023 on Bluegrass Jamboree Top 100.

11/6/23 – Marty Falle ‘Praise the Lord and Pass the Gravy “ reaches #1 on Mountain Bluegrass Gospel Chart.

Kentucky Bluestar
Release Date: March 8, 2023

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Producer Jonatan Yudkin describes the album as “slick and contemporary but with all the elements of bluegrass,” and he commends Falle’s decision to delve further into the genre.

“Marty has found his place and taken it a step further,” praises Yudkin, adding, “He embodies the spirit of bluegrass, yet he doesn’t write typical songs which brings a fresh presentation to this style of music.”

Diversity defines the album. Starting with the sweet-sounding, “Kentucky Blue Star,” the tempo switches gears with “Daytona,” a double-time, rock-a-billy song about the thrill of a NASCAR race.

In “Ridin’” as well as “God Help this Workin’ Man,” – both songs about life on the road – the blend of instruments echoes the roar of an 18-wheeler barreling down the highway, while “Cherokee,” a ballad that starts with a guitar rake, slowly delivers a mournful tale about the Trail of Tears.

“Kentucky Blue Star,” from the album of the same name, climbed to the top of the charts. On August 1, it went to Number One on the Bluegrass Jamboree Top 100.

5/5/2023 - “Kentucky Bluestar” single was a top 10 hit, debuting @ #6 on The Bluegrass Today Singles Chart.

6/1/2023 - Falle selected for cover of The Bluegrass Standard Magazine

8/1/2023 - “Kentucky Bluestar reached #1 on the Bluegrass Jamboree Top 100

Virgin on the Bluegrass
Release Date: September 16, 2021

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A history major in college, Falle enjoys writing songs that have a connection to historical events. “My song Renfro Valley Barn Dance is a tribute to Lily May Ledford, a claw hammer banjo and fiddle player from the late 1930s,” he says. “Lily May and the Coon Creek Girls were one of the first all-female string bands to appear on radio.” He quotes a lyric that underscores it all.

"Going down to Renfro to the bluegrass Holy Land
Lily May Ledford’s got an all-girl fiddle band
No need to worry pretty Baby, just take me by the hand
We’re going down to Renfro to the bluegrass Holy Land…"

Another of his songs, Appalachian River Song, is about the Prestonsburg, Kentucky bus crash in 1958. In addition, his composition, Bloody Coal, was largely inspired by the Harlan County Coal War in the 1930s.

The music lives up to the effort that went into it. The songs are rousing, flush with enthusiasm and down-home authenticity. Falle is clearly committed to making music that evokes both the style and the spirit of bluegrass basics while putting his own stamp on the sound as well.

Marty Falle Biography

History and heritage naturally go hand in hand, and the desire to preserve the former is generally maintained by preserving the latter. Singer, songwriter and musician Marty Falle knows that all too well. His connection to the traditional music of Appalachia was spawned from spending much of his time after graduating from college living in Kentucky, the place where bluegrass was born. Now living on a farm in Eastern Kentucky, he’s thoroughly absorbed the music, culture and influences of that storied region, and in the process, made them his own.

Falle’s producer, Grammy winner Jonathan Yudkin, sums it up succinctly. “Marty seeks stories, history, legends, and paths in creativity… His fresh sound comes from the fact that he is not trying to emulate bluegrass bands of the past or present. Instead, he is creating his songs out of his love of music, unfettered by the influence of other artists. That’s what I enjoy the most about working with him. His songs are always unpredictable and surprising…”

That, then, is the essence of an artist who’s not only impacted by history and heritage, but one who effectively moves those foundations forward as well. He’s an Appalachian original and a dedicated contributor to Americana music in general.