High Country was the on-again/off-again band of West Coast mandolin picker Butch Waller, who was one of the first Northern California bluegrass musicians to form a full-time, professional band. Here's a quick look at Butch Waller and the High Country band...
High Country "The First 25 Years" (Big Chicken Records, 1993)
High Country "High Country" (Warner/Raccoon, 1971) (LP)
(Produced by Lowell "Banana" Levenger)
High Country "Dreams" (Warner/Raccoon, 1971) (LP)
(Produced by Lowell "Banana" Levenger)
High Country "Rough And Rocky" (Storm Records, 1979) (LP)
(Produced by Michael Ryan)
A nice, straightforward set of no-frills bluegrass, much of it with a strong debt to Bill Monroe. This edition of the band featured fiddling by Jim Moss, Dave Thompson on guitar, Kevin Thompson playing bass and, of course, Larry Cohea on banjo. Not terribly pyrotechnical, but solid and sweet.
High Country "Home To Me" (Swallow, 1984) (LP)
High Country "Blue Highway" (Turquoise, 1987) (LP)
High Country "Sunset On The Prairie" (Turquoise, 1990)
High Country "The Earthquake" (Allegro, 2008)
High Country "Perfect Companions" (Squirty Records, 2009)
