Biography
"Hank Williams makes it sound easy, but it's hard to write a classic country song. You've gotta hit the right mix of plain-spokenness and poetry, a timeless emotion and a fresh scenario, down-home flavor and sophisticated melody. Arty Hill has been at it for years, and his hard work has paid off; his new Bar of Gold CD features and number of tunes that wouldn't sound out of place on an old-school honky tonk jukebox. His warm melodic voice accompanied by a twangy telecaster, creates an overall sound that drives down the well-worn asphalt of old-time honky tonkers while keeping the vibe fresh and alive."
-Lee Gardner, Baltimore City Paper
"Even though Boston-area label Cow Island Music is still wet behind the ears, it has already put out some strong records, including this one from Arty Hill and the Long Gone Daddys. Hill's songwriting, mostly about the usual suspects-hurtin', cheatin', and drinkin'-shows a facility at making fresh out of timeworn wordplays...fine singing and playing and rock-solid country music that'll stick with you."
-Stuart Munro, Country Standard Time Magazine
"Hill, an Eastern Shore native, writes country songs with a timeless feel, tunes that play particularly well in a worn F150 barreling down a lost highway-preferably towards a watering hole with the church steeply in the rearview mirror...the spirit of Hank Williams lives in the exuberant, rollicking, and wry songs."
-Baltimore Magazine
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