Mountain Country with Jim Fish

You can expect to be working with professional musicians. Keeping agreements and running on time every time. We have invested $10,000's of dollars on instruments and professional gear so our Mountain Country sound is crisp and natural. Our performance goal is based on exceeding our clients expectations for LIVE musical entertainment. We recognize we cannot please everyone but we always play to please the crowd.

From Johnny Cash to Dierks Bentley ~ Neil Young to Chris Stapleton we have hours of cover music with a Mountain Country spin as well as original music to share in a driven acoustic style! PLUS we also play a lot of Bluegrass tunes from Monroe to Scruggs!

We're perfect for the casual weddings, receptions, themed parties, barn dances, and corporate gatherings where louder electric bands may distract guests or break sound ordinances of the venue or locale. We seek to find a natural balance for our clients with incredible musicianship, wooden instruments tuned up tight, and enjoyable Americana timbre. We invite you to step into Mountain Country!

You can expect prompt correspondence and a dedicated attitude to our employer (you), the venue, and to all the guests who attend your function. Even though Jim's Mountain Country is an acoustic band he plays with emotional spirit and a love to stomp around with the crowd! The songs will put a wiggle in your seat and a beat in your boot! The energy makes it easy to find the dance floor if that is where the night is heading.

Please plan early ~ so we can make your function perfectly twangy! Mountain Country with Jim Fish is a preferred Gig Salad partner with additional references available. Contact Mountain Country with Jim Fish today to discuss all your entertainment ideas for your next gathering. From solo performances to full 5 piece bands it's easy to book the sounds of Mountain Country. CALL NOW: (phone number hidden)

Jim performs and write songs with a toe tapping energy that is a natural part of his Ozark roots. His home grown musical style makes a rhythmic connection with country-bluegrass and folk-rock audiences everywhere. It's a bit contagious and when questioned he simply calls his musical genre "mountain country".

Jim’s relentless desire to connect with his audience makes for a passionate performance. Music sets are filled with original songs as well as classic covers set to his energetic style. Being influenced by the likes of Merle Haggard, John Prine, Neil Young, Tom Petty, Steve Earle, Chris Stapleton and many other talented songwriters. Choosing songs that create an acoustic performance that go over well with the "Ozark" that still hides in his voice. He has developed something uniquely his own and engagingly entertaining to those within earshot!

In 2014 Jim was selected as one of the Top 3 finalist in the nationally recognized Susanne Millsap's Performing Songwriter Contest in Salt Lake City, Utah. for his song Home Grown. A prestigious contest for performing songwriters began in 1996 with the radio station KRCL 90.9 and continues to bring in talented performing songwriters from around the United States every year.

As a performing ASCAP recording artist, Jim has been fortunate to play in a wide range of settings; both as a solo artist and with his band project called Mountain Country with Jim Fish. Notable past and present public performances; the Ogden Acoustic Music Festival, Spring City Music Festival, the Utah Arts Festival, the Concerts at Sundance Series, the Walsburg Music Festival, The Garage on Beck, High Star Ranch, Conestoga Ranch, KRCL radio spots, Bluegrass Saturday Night at the Gallivan Center (Salt Lake), High West Distillery & Saloon, KPCW Radio, Dejoria Center Kamas, Independent Film Makers Lounge Park City, Green River Music Festival, and the Evanston Bluegrass Festival to list a few.

On top of all the public appearances Jim typically does nearly a hundred Private Shows a year. Please plan early to book his solo efforts for your event and even earlier for any Mountain Country bookings. Jim looks forward to working with you in creating something special for your guests.

Band can provide professional PA sound system with most quotes. Lighting and staging will be discussed on a case by case. Stage space is dependent on band size typically at least 10' by 30' for full band.