Biography

Rural Rhythm Records is pleased to announce the new single by Tim Crouch and Dennis Crouch “Kentucky Turnpike” from its partnership with Nashville based Engelhardt Music Group.

Glen Duncan is a Grammy award winning musician, artist and songwriter, who has appeared on thousands of records with some of the most iconic artists in history. Adam Engelhardt, of the legendary SonyTree Studios in Nashville, TN, has produced and/or engineered many major projects over the years. Duncan and Engelhardt are the production team at Engelhardt Music Group, LLC which will be releasing several singles in the near future. The third single to be released to radio by the Engelhardt Music Group / Rural Rhythm Records partnership is “Kentucky Turnpike” by Tim Crouch and Dennis Crouch.

Produced by Duncan Engelhardt Productions, “Kentucky Turnpike” was written by Tim Crouch and Glen Duncan and includes top Bluegrass musicians Tim Crouch & Glen Duncan - Twin Fiddles; Dennis Crouch - Upright Bass; Cody Kilby – Acoustic Guitar; Scott Vestal – Banjo; Casey Campbell – Mandolin.

“I wrote “Kentucky Turnpike”, with Tim Crouch. I’ve always loved twin-fiddle songs where the two fiddles playing together tell one story. That’s what Tim and I are doing with “Kentucky Turnpike”.

When we got the song finished, it sounded to me like racing down a dark Kentucky highway late at night in a powerful rainstorm with the windshield wipers going full blast and the headlights cutting through the driving rain” - Glen Duncan

Veteran musicians Tim Crouch and Dennis Crouch are no strangers to the music community performing over the years with superstar and Grammy® award winning artists in multiple music formats. Tim has performed and recorded with Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Kenny Chesney, Alison Krauss, Dierks Bently, Marty Raybon, Ricky Skaggs and Charlie Pride to name a few.

Tim Crouch has been playing fiddle and mandolin since the age of 7. Tim along with his dad and Brother Dennis, performed with their family group and won the Arkansas State Fiddlers Championship 5 times, the National Championship 2 times, and many other contests as well. Tim Crouch became a Virginia Boy with Jim and Jesse and the Virginia Boys, performing at the Grand Ole Opry at the young age of 19. Tim played with the group for 3 years.

Tim and Dennis are from Strawberry Arkansas where Tim still resides. Dennis started playing bass when he was eight years old and performed with the award winning Crouch family group. Dennis Crouch moved to Nashville, Tennessee in 1996 and two years later co-founded the hugely popular western swing band Time Jumpers. He has recorded and performed with Elton John, Gregg Allman, Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Robert Plant, John Mellencamp, Ralph Stanley, Loretta Lynn, Vince Gill, The Chieftains, Steven Tyler, Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall and many more.