High Valley
{{short description|Canadian country band}}
{{for|the American Viticultural Area|High Valley AVA}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = High Valley
| image =
| image_size =
| caption = High Valley in 2022
| alias =
| origin = La Crete, Alberta, Canada
| genre = {{hlist|Country|bluegrass}}
| years_active = 1997–present
| label = {{hlist|Open Road|Centricity (US)|Atlantic|Warner Nashville|Blue Chair|Cage Free}}
| website = {{official website|http://highvalleymusic.com/}}
| current_members = Brad Rempel
Dave Myers
Raymond Klassen
Clint Milburn
Andrew Hemmerling
| past_members = Bryan Rempel
Curtis Rempel
}}
High Valley is a Canadian country and bluegrass band originally from Blumenort, Alberta, a small community near the hamlet of La Crete. The group is composed of Brad Rempel (lead vocals) and his supporting band, Dave Myers (bass guitar), Raymond Klassen (Dobro), Clint Milburn (guitar), and Andrew Hemmerling (drums).{{cite web | url=https://musicrow.com/2021/11/high-valley-reemerges-with-new-music-due-out-nov-12/ | title=High Valley Reemerges with New Music Due Out Nov. 12 | date=4 November 2021 }}{{cite news | url=https://www.countryschatter.com/2016/09/high-valley-know-how-to-turn-a-show-into-a-party/ | title=High Valley know how to turn a show into a party | newspaper=Country's Chatter | date=13 September 2016 }} Brad Rempel's brother Bryan Rempel was a member until March 2014,{{cite news|last=Tinson|first=Kayla|title=Bryan Rempel leaving High Valley|url=http://topcountry.ca/bryan-rempel-leaving-high-valley/|access-date=March 12, 2014|newspaper=Top Country|date=March 10, 2014}} while younger brother Curtis Rempel was a member until June 2021.{{cite web|first=Katie|last=Colley|title=Curtis Rempel Announces Exit From Country Duo High Valley To Focus On New Business|url=https://etcanada.com/news/790741/curtis-rempel-announces-exit-from-country-duo-high-valley-to-focus-on-new-business/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611154717/https://etcanada.com/news/790741/curtis-rempel-announces-exit-from-country-duo-high-valley-to-focus-on-new-business/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 11, 2021|work=ET Canada|date=June 11, 2021}} All three brothers grew up in a Mennonite community and graduated from La Crete Public School.[http://www.cmt.ca/Artist/HighValley High Valley] at CMT
After a number of chart successes in Canada between 2010 and 2015, High Valley were signed to Atlantic Records Nashville in October 2015.{{cite news|last1=Nicholson|first1=Jessica|title=High Valley Inks Deal With Atlantic Records/Warner Music Nashville|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2015/10/high-valley-inks-deal-with-atlantic-recordswarner-music-nashville/|access-date=October 9, 2015|work=MusicRow|date=October 8, 2015}} They achieved some success with the singles "Make You Mine" and "She's with Me" at United States country radio. They have three No. 1 hits on the Billboard Canada Country chart with "I Be U Be", "Grew Up On That", and "River's Still Running".
Discography
=Albums=
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rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Title
! rowspan="2" style="width:20em;"| Album details ! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Certifications ! rowspan="2" style="width:8em;"| Sales |
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! style="width:4em;"| CAN ! style="width:4em;"| US Country ! style="width:4em;"| US Heat |
scope="row"| Broken Borders
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| — || — || — | | |
scope="row"| High Valley
|
| — || — || — | | |
scope="row"| Love Is a Long Road
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| — || — || — | | |
scope="row"| County Line
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| — || — || — |
| |
scope="row"| Dear Life
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| 36 || 37 || 3 |
| |
scope="row"| Way Back{{cite web|url=https://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=12282|title=High Valley goes "Way Back"|date=March 18, 2022|work=Country Standard Time}}
|
| — || — || — | | |
colspan="7" | {{small|"—" denotes a recording that failed to chart or was not released to that territory.}} |
=Extended plays=
=Singles=
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scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;" | Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:24em;"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:9em;" | Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:9em;" | Sales ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
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style="font-size:smaller;"
! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| CAN ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| CAN Country
! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| US ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| US Country Songs ! scope="col" style="width:4em;"| US Country Airplay |
2007
! scope="row"| "Back to You"{{cite web|last1=Nicholson|first1=Jessica|title=Exclusive: High Valley Brings Old-School To New Music|url=http://www.musicrow.com/2016/05/exclusive-high-valley-brings-old-school-to-new-music/|publisher=MusicRow|access-date=24 September 2016|date=May 3, 2016}} | — | — | — | — | — | | | align="left"| Broken Borders |
rowspan="2"| 2010
! scope="row"| "I Will Stand by You" | — | 16 | — | — | — | | | rowspan="4" align="left"| High Valley |
scope="row"| "On the Combine"
| — | 26 | — | — | — | | |
rowspan="2"| 2011
! scope="row"| "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)" | 98 | 12 | — | — | — | | |
scope="row"| "Call Me Old Fashioned"
| — | 17 | — | — | — | | |
rowspan="3"| 2012
! scope="row"| "Have I Told You I Love You Lately" | 91 | 12 | — | — | — | | | align="left" rowspan="4"| Love Is a Long Road |
scope="row"| "Let It Be Me"
| 89 | 5 | — | — | — | | |
scope="row"| "Love You for a Long Time"
| 91 | 13 | — | — | 56 | | |
rowspan="2"| 2013
! scope="row"| "Trying to Believe" | — | 21 | — | — | — | | |
scope="row"| "Rescue You"
| 80 | 10 | — | — | — | | | align="left" rowspan="5"| County Line |
rowspan="2"| 2014
! scope="row"| "County Line" | 70 | 8 | — | — | — |
| |
scope="row"| "Make You Mine" {{small|(featuring Ricky Skaggs)}} | 58 | 5 | — | — | — |
| |
rowspan="2"| 2015
! scope="row"| "She's with Me" | 70 | 6 | — | — | — |
| |
scope="row"| "Come on Down"
| 77 | 3 | — | — | — |
| |
rowspan="3"| 2016
! scope="row"| "Make You Mine" {{small|(US release)}} | — | — | —{{efn-ua|"Make You Mine" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles extension chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/high-valley/chart-history/hbu/|title=High Valley Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 10, 2017}}}} | 21 | 17 |
| | align="left"| Dear Life |
scope="row"| "Be You"
| — | 10 | — | — | — | | | align="left"| County Line |
scope="row"| "Every Week's Got a Friday"
| — | 8 | — | — | — | | | align="left" rowspan="5"| Dear Life |
rowspan="3"| 2017
! scope="row"| "I Be U Be" | 92 | 1 | — | — | — |
| |
scope="row"| "She's with Me" {{small|(US release)}}
| — | — | 79 | 11 | 7 |
| |
scope="row"| "Dear Life"
| — | 5 | — | — | — |
| |
2018
! scope="row"| "Young Forever" | — | 10 | — | — | — | | |
2019
! scope="row"| "Single Man" | 81 | 2 | — | — | — |
| | {{Non-album single}} |
rowspan="2"| 2020
! scope="row"| "Grew Up On That" | 65 | 1 | — | — | —{{efn-ua|"Grew Up On That" did not enter Country Airplay, but peaked at No. 44 on Billboard Country Indicator.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/high-valley/chart-history/country-indicator|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201209093332/https://www.billboard.com/music/high-valley/chart-history/country-indicator|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 9, 2020|title=High Valley Chart History (Country Indicator)|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 11, 2020}}}} |
| | align="left" rowspan="2" | Grew Up On That |
scope="row"| "River's Still Running"
| 64 | 1 | — | — | — |
| |
2021
! scope="row"| "Whatever It Takes" | 65 | 2 | — | — | —{{efn-ua|"Whatever It Takes" did not enter Country Airplay, but peaked at No. 43 on Billboard Country Indicator.{{cite web|title=Billboard Country National Airplay / Country Indicator Chart|url= http://charts.bdsradio.com/bdsradiocharts/charts.aspx?formatid=4|work=Nielsen BDS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621034542/http://charts.bdsradio.com/bdsradiocharts/charts.aspx?formatid=4|archive-date=June 21, 2022|access-date=June 21, 2022}}}} |
| | align="left" rowspan="3"| Way Back |
2022
! scope="row"| "Country Music, Girls and Trucks" | 87 | 6 | — | — | — | | |
rowspan="2"| 2023
! scope="row"| "Do This Life" | — | 4 | — | — | — | | |
scope="row"| "Small Town Somethin'"
| — | 6 | — | — | — | | | align="left" rowspan="3"| Small Town Somethin' |
rowspan="2"| 2024
! scope="row"| "Not Yet" | — | 7 | — | — | — | | |
scope="row"| "Buy a Boy a Baseball"
| — | 21 | — | — | — | | |
colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that territory |
==Christmas singles==
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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title ! scope="col"| Peak positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
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style="font-size:smaller;"
! scope="col" width="4em;"| CAN Country |
2022
! scope="row"| "Back Home Christmas" | align="center"| 38 | rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} |
2023
! scope="row"| "Run Outta Mistletoe" | align="center"| 41 |
2024
! scope="row"| "Santa Had a Rough Year" | align="center"| – |
==As featured artist==
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scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Artist ! scope="col"| Peak positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
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style="font-size:smaller;"
! scope="col" width="4em;"| CAN Country |
2023
! scope="row"| "Take Me Backroad" | 5 | Tim and the Glory Boys |
=Promotional singles=
=Music videos=
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Year
! style="width:24em;"| Video ! Director |
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rowspan="2"| 2010
! scope="row"| "I Will Stand by You" |Colin Minihan |
scope="row"| "On the Combine"{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/high-valley/703289/on-the-combine.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305033449/http://www.cmt.com/videos/high-valley/703289/on-the-combine.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 5, 2016|title=CMT : Videos : High Valley : On The Combine|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=October 21, 2011}}
| Bill Baumgart |
2011
! scope="row"| "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)" | rowspan="2"| Warren P. Sonoda |
rowspan="3"| 2012
! scope="row"| "Have I Told You I Love You Lately" |
scope="row"| "Let It Be Me"
| rowspan="2"| Mark Maryanovich, Carolyne Stossel |
scope="row"| "Love You for a Long Time"{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/high-valley/855015/love-you-for-a-long-time.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116054215/http://www.cmt.com/videos/high-valley/855015/love-you-for-a-long-time.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 16, 2012|title=CMT : Videos : High Valley : Love You for a Long Time|publisher=Country Music Television|access-date=November 11, 2012}} |
rowspan="2"| 2013
! scope="row"| "Trying to Believe" | |
scope="row"| "Rescue You"
| rowspan="3"| Kristin Barlowe |
2014
! scope="row"| "County Line" |
rowspan="3"| 2015
! scope="row"| "Make You Mine" |
scope="row"| "She's with Me"
| Roger Pistole |
scope="row"| "Come on Down"
| |
2016
! scope="row"| "Every Week's Got a Friday" | |
2017
! scope="row"| "I Be U Be" | |
rowspan="3"| 2019
! scope="row"| "Single Man" | |
scope="row"| "Single Man" {{Small|(Bluegrass Version)}}
| |
scope="row"| "Your Mama"
| |
2020
! scope="row"| "Grew Up On That" | Benno Nelson / Sam Siske |
2021
! scope="row"| "River's Still Running" | |
2022
! scope="row"| "Country Music, Girls and Trucks" {{small|(with Granger Smith)}} | |
2023
! scope="row"| "Take Me Backroad" {{small|(with Tim and the Glory Boys)}} | |
Tours
Headlining
- County Line Tour – 2014
- Make You Mine Tour (Europe) – 2017
- The Highway Finds Tour – 2017
- Small Town Somethin' Tour - 2024
Supporting
- Love Unleashed Tour – Martina McBride (2016)
- Soul2Soul: The World Tour – Tim McGraw and Faith Hill (2017)
- Happy Endings Tour – Old Dominion (2018)
- The Journey Tour – Paul Brandt (2019)
Awards
=Academy of Country Music Awards=
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Year
! Category ! Result |
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2018
| ACM – New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year | {{nom}} |
2019
| ACM – New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year | {{nom}} |
=GMA Canada Covenant Awards=
- 2007 two awards: Country/Bluegrass Album of the Year: Broken Borders, and Country/Bluegrass Song of the Year: "Back to You"
- 2011 five awards: Artist of the Year, Group of the Year, Country/Bluegrass Album of the Year: High Valley, Country/Bluegrass Song of the Year: "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)", and Video of the Year: "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)"
- 2012 three awards: Artist of the Year, Country/Bluegrass Album of the Year: "Love Is a Long Road" and Country/Bluegrass Song of the Year "Have I Told You I Love You Lately"
=Canadian Country Music Association Awards=
=Juno Awards=
class="wikitable" |
Year
! Category ! Result |
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2012
| Country Album of the Year – High Valley | {{nom}} |
2016
| Country Album of the Year – County Line | {{nom}} |
2023
| Country Album of the Year – Way Back | {{pending}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/here-are-all-the-2023-juno-nominees-1.6724343|title=Here are all the 2023 Juno nominees|work=CBC Music|date=January 31, 2023}} |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{official website|http://highvalleymusic.com/}}
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Category:Canadian country music groups
Category:Centricity Music artists
Category:Open Road Recordings artists
Category:Atlantic Records artists
Category:1997 establishments in Alberta
Category:Canadian Country Music Association Group or Duo of the Year winners