Gina Barcal – “Smoky Mountain High”
Americana Highways presents this video premiere of Gina Barcal’s song “Smoky Mountain High,” from her forthcoming album Midwest Til the End, set for release in November. The album was recorded in Nashville at Beaird Music Group and produced by Eli Beaird; with vocals recorded by Rob Lane; engineered by Jim DeBlanc; mixed by Rob Lane; and mastered by Alex McCollough of True East Mastering. All songs were written and arranged by Gina Barcal.
“Smoky Mountain High” is Gina Barcal on vocals and acoustic guitar; Eli Beaird on bass; Miles McPherson on drums; Troy Lancaster on electric guitar; Billy Nobel on keys; Andy Ellison on steel guitar; and Pat McGrath on acoustic guitar.
This video was captured by Ginger Cotter and Gina Barcal with art direction and editing by Gina. It
was filmed at Al & Sally’s Motel in Michigan City, Indiana and at Artist Lofts in Chicago.
Gina tells us “‘Smoky Mountain High’ is the most personal song on the record for me. My husband and I eloped in the Smoky Mountains with just the two of us, a minister, and the mountains. Tennessee has become our special place and I wanted to capture that moment in a song. I grew up on songs like Ronnie Milsap’s ‘Smoky Mountain Rain’ and the bluegrass classic ‘Rocky Top’ which paint such vivid pictures. This is my attempt to do the same and to tell my own Smoky Mountain story.”
This song shares individual memories with universally memorable lines like “Smoky mountain high, I was yours and you were mine that summer day.” It’s catchy like crazy.
You can find the music here:
https://ginabarcal.bandcamp.com/track/smoky-mountain-high-3
Gina is playing a record release show with a full band at Fitzgerald’s Sidebar in Berwyn, IL on Saturday, November 8 – TIX