The small ski town of Telluride, Colorado represents hard work, excitement, and passion, just as Nashville, Tennessee represents a breeding ground of determined, talented musicians of all genres. A new group from Nashville, TelluRide, is taking all of those ingredients to create a new brand of country music, rooted in harmonies, musicianship, and high-energy stage shows. The four young men who make up the band accomplished more before their Four Square Miles debut album release than most groups on their second or third album.
Four Square Miles is currently available from online retailers as a digital download. Rex Schnelle, who produced 11 of the 12 songs on the album, aptlyrecreated the energy from TelluRide’s live shows and infused that energy into the project. The album not only showcases the band’s vocal harmonies,but also the skilled musicianship of each member. The members of TelluRide are formally trained musicians and each plays on the entire album.
The band’s debut single, “Pencil Marks,” has been listed as one of Play MPE’s Top 5 downloads.
TelluRide formed in 2006 when Washington state-natives Adam Craig, who also plays lead and rhythm guitar, his cousin/keyboard player Ryan Jones and drummer Brian Smith hooked up in Nashville with South Carolina-native, bassist Jimi Hendrix (his real name.) The band’s name came not from the picturesque Colorado ski town, but from a Tim McGraw song of the same name.
“The song ‘Telluride’ is about a poor kid moving up to the mountains and working ski lodges,” said Craig. “We really identified with the song growing upin the mountains in Washington.”
Their strong work ethic, tight harmonies and stellar musicianship lead to opening gigs with the likes of LeAnn Rimes, Billy Ray Cyrus, Little Big Town, Lonestar, and others. The band has even opened for such legendary rock groups as Foreigner and REO Speedwagon. The band has developed a largeand loyal following through constant touring and an active internet presence.
The group’s infectious sound also caught the attention of thousands of fans, which helped launch the popularity of the band’s “Phone Song.” The video was accepted into the CMT.com Music City Madness 2 competition in the fall of 2007 and was voted into the top 8 out of 64 video’s by the band’sactive and rapidly growing fan base.
In 2008 the Country Music Association listed them as “the group to watch.”
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