Nashville, TN (April 10, 2020) - The 615 Hideaway Records is proud to partner with bluegrass emerging artist The Family Sowell on their brand new/ latest radio single "Love Is The Key". "In the times we are living in these days we are turning to music, family and God, and the Family Sowell does just that with their latest Love Is The Key. Abigail's vocals and the family's musical collaboration are soft and gentle as one who believes in God and his love is. One will try and bring you down but its the Love of God, Family and Friends that are the Key." ~ Michelle Lee (2019 IBMA Broadcaster Of The Year)

Produced by Ben Isaacs, “Love Is The Key” contains performances by Abigail Sowell (lead vocals, mandolin); Jacob Sowell (vocals, banjo); Joshua Sowell (vocals, guitar); Naomi Sowell (Bass); John-Mark Sowell (Fiddle) and Justus Sowell (Dobro).

Songwriters - Mark “Brink” Brinkman & David Stewart

With everything that's going on in the world today, it's no surprise to me that The Family Sowell is releasing a new single that's full of love, and hope. Love Is The Key, penned by David Stewart, and Brink Brinkman, speaks to all of us, in a time where we need a positive message. Listen for The Family Sowell's new single, Love Is The Key. It will be shared around the world on Worldwidebluegrass.com, and anywhere else good music is played. Available now, wherever the best music is sold.

~ Mountain Bluegrass with David Pugh

The pandemic of COVID-19 really hit us hard in mid March. After debuting at the Mountain View Spring Bluegrass Festival, one concert after another on our Louisiana tour was canceled. In the middle of all the uncertainty, David Stewart and Mark “Brink” Brinkman, reached out to us with a brand new song, “Love is the Key”. As soon as we heard it, we immediately jumped in with both feet to arrange it and released a performance video on Facebook. In less than 48 hours, the song hit over 50K views! The video gained even more traction when Bluegrass Life shared it on their own Facebook page, reaching 100K views and still climbing. Almost immediately after posting, we received several messages from fans wondering if we had a copy of the song to buy and if not, when would we. A week after the song was pitched to us we were able to record in studio with our producer, Ben Isaacs. We knew we wanted this song to reach as many people as possible, so we reached out to Sammy Passamano III, to help us with radio promotion. We are excited to share the message of this song to the world!

Fear so often locks us in. It blurs our vision and ultimately keeps us from all we were meant to be. This song talks about the key to release us from fear—love. Love alone is the answer. We want this song to be a ray of hope in these dark and scary times. We want you to be free, free from the lies, free from fear. - The Family Sowell

“Love Is The Key” is available for download to D.J.’s and program directors on Airplay Direct.

ABOUT THE FAMILY SOWELL:

The Family Sowell is an award-winning, bluegrass band, from the foothills of Knoxville, Tennessee. They feature beautiful family harmony, driving instrumentals, and heartfelt originals along with their natural gift of showmanship. Six siblings chasing a dream together, their music melds passion, love, and laughter to create an authentic performance. “Same Kind of Different”, their newly released project, produced by Grammy-nominated producer, Ben Isaacs of The Isaacs, showcases 10 of 13 tracks that are originals written by the band and/or prestigious Nashville songwriters. The band is excited to introduce this brand new music along with some crowd favorites at every concert. Get ready to sit back and experience the inspirational magic of music from “The Band That’s Family”!

“The Family Sowell is one of the most talented families you will ever meet. It has been my pleasure to learn this family individually and collectively and watch them grow. I love the passion that they all show in their vocals and in their music. I look forward to seeing where this family will go in the next few years. I love this family.” — Ben Isaacs, Producer, Bassist, & Vocalist, The Isaacs

“It takes motivation and hard work to become as good as The Family Sowell. Either that or there’s something in the water in East Tennessee!” — Professor Dan, Director at ETSU Bluegrass, Old-Time, and Country Music Studies

“Some people think that traveling with your family is easy because you have them right there, and don’t have to leave them behind. Many people don’t understand the sacrifice and immense respect that is required to travel with family. The Family Sowell has taken on the road with all of it’s ups and downs, in a very strong leap of faith. It has really been amazing to watch their growth and progression from this side of the fence. Naturally, their instrumental talent, vocal ability, and musical approach have an exceptional growing presence that will carry them far in this business. The stronger presence, however, is the hand that God has laid on them. The obvious presence that He has in their lives as individuals and as a family will shine brighter than any flashy solo or tight harmony. With Him at the helm, this family will only have one direction to go - up!” — Skip Cherryholmes, guitarist and vocalist, Sideline, 2019 IBMA Song of the Year

“The Family Sowell is one of the most exciting bands that I have seen in a long time. Great singing, musicianship, and excellent stage presence and showmanship. More than that, they are just a great family to be around. They make you feel good. This family is very special. They are on their way to greatness!!“ — Phil Leadbetter, 2019 IBMA Resonator Guitar Player