“... high lonesome songs about going home are easy to relate to. Most of these songs [Dehlia Low - Live], which sound like classic tunes, are originals written by the band. When they are really cranked up, Dehlia Low all seem to be taking solos at the same time, without stepping on one another. Instead they form a locomotive with each instrument trading position as the drive wheel.” — Sanuk D with the Mountain Xpress

“Dehlia Low is a string music band based out of Asheville, NC that perfectly captures that beauty of mountain music and they are the perfect ambassadors of the Blue Ridge Mountains. With these beautiful songs…they are able to dig deeper into the Appalachian culture than many roots bands.” — Taproot Radio

“Meet Asheville's newest successful offspring — Dehlia Low. The band…is poised to become the next buzz band in the expanding scene of new school old-time. Mixing vintage country sounds, tight picking and high lonesome harmonies, the group has quickly developed a traditionally minded original brand of mountain music..” — Asheville Citizen-Times

“Although the band is an all-acoustic aggregation, their musical style extends beyond the boundaries of bluegrass... Dehlia Low is rapidly becoming a musical force to watch for.” — Bluegrass Unlimited

“ The group has taken off like a skyrocket, pushing two earlier self-releases high on rootsy WNCW's favorites lists. And deservedly so: In a musical world that doesn't always treasure creativity, Dehlia Low has staked out a good piece of ground all its own.” — Jon Weisburger, The Nashville Scene

“...one of those kinds of bands that I just really fall in love with. They're called Dehlia Low and at the bare bones, they're a string band, but…in a way string bands used to be when there wasn't such a genre splint of what country music was and what bluegrass music was and what blues music was. It's where those points converge for me. They're primarily writing their own material, very strong material, and they're one of those bands that you're going to start hearing a lot more of” — Iaan Hughes, No Depression

“This group boasts some stirring two part harmonies, courtesy of fiddle player Anya Hinkle and guitar player Stacy Claude. Their voices intertwined on two different melody lines at the end of John Hartford-inspired 'Baby It Rolls Right On,' a song about the impermanent nature of this life. Dobro player Aaron Ballance was, to quote Silas Lowe, 'A stone cold mutha' on his axe, and it was just plain fun to watch bassist Greg 'Stig' Stiglets stomp his feet and grin, utterly taken in by the music.” — Sarah Hagerman, Steam Powered-Preservation Society

“The heartfelt mountain sounds of this new band recall the Carter Family and the Stanley Brothers. Listen for 'If That's the Way You Feel,' 'When I Can Read My Titles Clear,' and 'Plains of Tellico.” — Diane Amov in an article about Merlfest 2010

“We've fallen in love with this cd [Tellico] over here, every one of us…we've had more requests for it than any other disk in the past year and a half. It's a hit record....fresh....solid songwriting and the vocal duet is what gets them.” — Dennis Jones WNCW 88.7

“Where has this band been hiding? Heavenly lead & harmony vocals by Anya Hinkle & Stacy Claude are one of the many things that define this fine project. Add in their superb original songs that cover bluegrass, country, & old time string band genres & you are getting close to describing Dehlia Low. Also, I would be remiss if I didn't mention their musical prowess. This band needs to be heard repeatedly to be 'fully appreciated.'” — Al Shusterman, Backroads Bluegrass on KCBL

“So much of the bluegrass I hear these days has, quiet frankly, a really sterile, nothing-new-under-the-sun feel to it, but your music beautifully balances authenticity with polished musicianship. Also love how the influence of multiple genres comes together ... not pure bluegrass, nor old time, nor folk, just a really great sound.” — Lauryn Shapter, Gravel Road Radio, KRUU-FM

“Anya has a very distinctive voice and when she and Stacy harmonize it's just really special. I have added them to my 'must see' list permanently.” — Diane Farineau, Bluegrass Blog

Dehlia Low pushes bluegrass squarely into the emerging Americana genre, combining their tenacious, authentic vocal style with extraordinary instrumental prowess in original songs that feel at once both old and new. Their upcoming album, to be released this summer, will be their first on the venerable Rebel Records label (Ralph Stanley, Steep Canyon Rangers), and is an eagerly-anticipated follow up to their acclaimed 2009 independent studio release Tellico. Since stepping off the stage at Merlefest in 2010, the distinctively Appalachian country/bluegrass sound of Dehlia Low has transcended their native Blue Ridge, bringing the band across the US and Canada on their exciting 2011 tour.

Dehlia Low came together in late 2007 as part of Asheville, North Carolina's roots music renaissance. Singers Anya Hinkle (from Blacksburg, VA on fiddle) and Stacy Claude (from Atlanta, GA on guitar) pulled together a group of talented pickers from the region: Aaron Ballance on dobro (Winston-Salem, NC), Bryan Clendenin on mandolin (Hurricane, WV) and Greg Stiglets on bass (Jackson, MS). The group's sound is focused on original music rooted in bluegrass but with a distinctive country/folk feel true to their southern Appalachian roots.

By early 2008, just a half year after playing their first show at Asheville's Grey Eagle, the band's first self-titled EP record was on radio waves across the US. Its astonishing reception on Western North Carolina's WNCW as #16 of its best new releases of 2008 gave Dehlia Low unexpectedly rapid regional notoriety. The band increased their touring radius and repertoire, resulting in their first studio release Tellico in 2009 and an exciting national tour in support of the album. That year, Dehlia Low recorded a videotaped set for PBS affiliates carrying the Jammin' at Hippie Jack's series, performed at Rhythm and Roots (Bristol, TN), Pickathon (Portland, OR) and the Durango (CO) Meltdown, in addition to extensive regional performing.

In 2010, Dehlia Low expanded its audience by orders of magnitude after well-received sets at several of the most renowned music festivals in the country, Merlefest and Gettysburg Bluegrass Festival. Their Merlefest set was released by FestivaLink.net, and selections from their performance were selected for a Bluegrass Trust Fund compilation CD alongside the likes of the Krueger Brothers and Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers. The group recorded a number of other performances at some of the best venues in the southeastern region, including the Grey Eagle, the Down Home and the Mockingbird; tracks from these performances were included on their November 2010 release Live, capturing the magic of a live Dehlia Low show.

In the Merlefest 2010 Bluegrass Spotlight, Diane Amov wrote, "The heartfelt mountain sounds of this new band recall the Carter Family and the Stanley Brothers." Bluegrass Unlimited states, "Although the band is an all-acoustic aggregation, their musical style extends beyond the boundaries of bluegrass... Dehlia Low is rapidly becoming a musical force to watch for." And Iaan Hughes describes them as "one of those kinds of bands that I just really fall in love with" in No Depression.

Dehlia Low is pleased to announce their newest project, a studio album to be released in summer 2011 through the oldest and most respected bluegrass record label, Rebel Records. The project will be recorded in Asheville and produced by Travis Book of Grammy-nominated and IBMA emerging artist winners The Infamous Stringdusters. The group is currently planning an exciting international tour around the release slated for mid-summer 2011.

Ravens & Crows

Dehlia Low
upcoming release: August 2011, Rebel Records

Live

Dehlia Low
released 2010

Tellico

Dehlia Low
released 2009

Dehlia Low

Dehlia Low
released 2008