Country Baltimore, Maryland, a hotbed of Honky Tonk? Thankfully, with Arty Hill in town, it's becoming just that! Arty's songs marry the soul of classic country with the wry storytelling of Townes Van Zandt, and have been recorded by Austin's Texas Sapphires, the Grammy-nominated Kenny and Amanda Smith Band, and award-winning Alt-Country pioneers, Jason &the Scorchers. He sings with an "'everyman' quality...reminiscent of Johnny Cash." (Vintage Guitar Magazine). And with his recent recordings topping the FAR chart, it's no wonder Rambles.net calls him "a country songwriter of the first order." His new tribute to Hank Williams (including three new original tunes about Hank and his music) further cements Arty's standing as a confident new voice in real country music. A native of Cambridge, Maryland, Arty played bass with local bands at VFW and American Legion halls while still in his teens. Though Nashville was solidly rejecting steel guitars and fiddles in favor of a more pop! -oriented sound, the music of Hank Williams and George Jones remained popular in Arty's hometown. He spent hours learning the country "canon," and reveling in the joy and pain heard in the music of his singing and songwriting heroes. Arty later moved to Baltimore, and recorded two solo CDs of original songs â€" "Based on Real Life" and "Baltimore Reasons" - and his first full-band effort, 2005's "Back on the Rail." Recorded with the original Long Gone Daddys lineup of Dave Chappell on Telecaster and
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