We may not all have all lived in Amherst at the same time, but each of us mixers have called this sleepy little town our "home" at some point in our lives. This album aims to honor the local talent that the "Happy Valley" has to offer... and create a sampler of the artists who have made Western Massachusetts their home. In creating this concoction, I began to notice that the artists of this area have a recognizable twang - perhaps as an obvious correlation to our farm fresh countryside - and while we have quite collection of edumacated academics around here, us locals certainly have a shared appreciation for folky folks. So enjoy a bit of what we got round here and keep an ear out for a few familiar sounds - they just may be coming from your neighbor next door.

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