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High Valley
Canadian country band
For the American Viticultural Area, see High Valley AVA.
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).[1][2] Brad Rempel's brother Bryan Rempel was a member until March 2014,[3] while younger brother Curtis Rempel was a member until June 2021.[4] All three brothers grew up in a Mennonite community and graduated from La Crete Public School.[5]
Quick Facts Origin, Genres ...
High Valley | |
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| Origin | La Crete, Alberta, Canada |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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| Members | Brad Rempel Dave Myers Raymond Klassen Clint Milburn Andrew Hemmerling |
| Past members | Bryan Rempel Curtis Rempel |
| Website | Official website |
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After a number of chart successes in Canada between 2010 and 2015, High Valley were signed to Atlantic Records Nashville in October 2015.[6] 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".
Albums
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||
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| CAN [7] |
US Country [8] |
US Heat [9] | ||||
| Broken Borders |
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| Love Is a Long Road |
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| County Line |
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| Dear Life |
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36 | 37 | 3 |
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| Way Back[13] |
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| "—" denotes a recording that failed to chart or was not released to that territory. | ||||||
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Extended plays
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| Hands in the Dirt[14] |
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| Farmhouse Sessions[15] |
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| Grew Up On That[16] |
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| Small Town Somethin'[17] |
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Singles
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| CAN Country [18] |
CAN [19] |
US Country Songs [20] |
US Country Airplay [21] |
US [22] | |||||
| 2007 | "Back to You"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | Broken Borders | ||
| 2010 | "I Will Stand by You" | 16 | — | — | — | — | High Valley | ||
| "On the Combine" | 26 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2011 | "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)" | 12 | 98 | — | — | — | |||
| "Call Me Old Fashioned" | 17 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | "Have I Told You I Love You Lately" | 12 | 91 | — | — | — | Love Is a Long Road | ||
| "Let It Be Me" | 5 | 89 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Love You for a Long Time" | 13 | 91 | — | 56 | — | ||||
| 2013 | "Trying to Believe" | 21 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Rescue You" | 10 | 80 | — | — | — | County Line | |||
| 2014 | "County Line" | 8 | 70 | — | — | — |
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| "Make You Mine" (featuring Ricky Skaggs) |
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| 2015 | "She's with Me" | 6 | 70 | — | — | — |
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| "Come on Down" | 3 | 77 | — | — | — |
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| 2016 | "Make You Mine" (US release) | — | — | 21 | 17 | —[upper-alpha 1] |
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Dear Life | |
| "Be You" | 10 | — | — | — | — | County Line | |||
| "Every Week's Got a Friday" | 8 | — | — | — | — | Dear Life | |||
| 2017 | "I Be U Be" | 1 | 92 | — | — | — |
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| "She's with Me" (US release) | — | — | 11 | 7 | 79 |
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| "Dear Life" | 5 | — | — | — | — |
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| 2018 | "Young Forever" | 10 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2019 | "Single Man" | 2 | 81 | — | — | — |
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| 2020 | "Grew Up On That" | 1 | 65 | — | —[upper-alpha 2] | — |
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Grew Up On That | |
| "River's Still Running" | 1 | 64 | — | — | — |
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| 2021 | "Whatever It Takes" | 2 | 65 | — | —[upper-alpha 3] | — |
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| 2022 | "Country Music, Girls and Trucks" (with Granger Smith) |
6 | 87 | — | — | — | |||
| 2023 | "Do This Life" (with Alison Krauss) |
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| "Small Town Somethin'" | 6 | — | — | — | — | Small Town Somethin' | |||
| 2024 | "Not Yet" | 8 | — | — | — | — | |||
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Christmas singles
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| Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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| CAN Country [18] | |||
| 2022 | "Back Home Christmas" | 38 | Non-album single |
| 2023 | "Run Outta Mistletoe" | 41 |
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As featured artist
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| Year | Single | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
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| CAN Country [18] | ||||
| 2023 | "Take Me Backroad" | Tim and the Glory Boys | 5 | Tim and the Glory Boys |
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Promotional singles
More information Year, Single ...
| Year | Single | Album |
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| 2013 | "Away in a Manger"[41] | Non-album single |
| 2016 | "Young Forever"[42] | Dear Life |
| "Long Way Home"[43] | ||
| "Dear Life"[44] | ||
| "Memory Makin'"[45] | ||
| 2019 | "Your Mama"[46] | Grew Up On That |
| 2021 | "Never Not" | Way Back |
| 2022 | "Run Outta Somedays" | |
| "Somebody Tell That Girl" (featuring Anne Wilson) | ||
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Music videos
More information Year, Video ...
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2010 | "I Will Stand by You" | |
| "On the Combine"[47] | Bill Baumgart | |
| 2011 | "A Father's Love (The Only Way He Knew How)" | Warren P. Sonoda |
| 2012 | "Have I Told You I Love You Lately" | |
| "Let It Be Me" | Mark Maryanovich, Carolyne Stossel | |
| "Love You for a Long Time"[48] | ||
| 2013 | "Trying to Believe" | |
| "Rescue You" | Kristin Barlowe | |
| 2014 | "County Line" | |
| 2015 | "Make You Mine" | |
| "She's with Me" | Roger Pistole | |
| "Come on Down" | ||
| 2016 | "Every Week's Got a Friday" | |
| 2017 | "I Be U Be" | |
| 2019 | "Single Man" | |
| "Single Man" (Bluegrass Version) | ||
| "Your Mama" | ||
| 2020 | "Grew Up On That" | Benno Nelson / Sam Siske |
| 2021 | "River's Still Running" | |
| 2022 | "Country Music, Girls and Trucks" (with Granger Smith) | |
| 2023 | "Take Me Backroad" (with Tim and the Glory Boys) |
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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)
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 | Nominated |
| 2019 | ACM – New Vocal Duo or Group of the Year | Nominated |
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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
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| Year | Category | Result |
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| 2010 | Rising Star | Nominated |
| 2011 | Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated |
| Rising Star | Nominated | |
| 2012 | Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated |
| 2013 | Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated |
| Interactive Artist of the Year | Won | |
| 2015 | Group or Duo of the Year | Won |
| Album of the Year – County Line | Nominated | |
| Interactive Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Group or Duo of the Year | Won |
| 2017 | Fans' Choice Award | Nominated |
| Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated | |
| Album of the Year – Dear Life | Nominated | |
| 2018 | Fans' Choice Award | Nominated |
| Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2019 | Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated |
| 2020 | Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated |
| Single of the Year – "Single Man" | Nominated | |
| 2020 | Fans' Choice | Nominated[49] |
| Group or Duo of the Year | Won | |
| Single of the Year – "Grew Up on That" | Nominated | |
| 2022 | Fans' Choice | Nominated[50][51] |
| Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2023 | Fans' Choice | Nominated[52] |
| Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated | |
| Musical Collaboration of the Year - "Do This Life" | Won[53] |
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Juno Awards
More information Year, Category ...
| Year | Category | Result |
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| 2012 | Country Album of the Year – High Valley | Nominated |
| 2016 | Country Album of the Year – County Line | Nominated |
| 2023 | Country Album of the Year – Way Back | Pending[54] |
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- "Make You Mine" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles extension chart.[28]
- "Grew Up On That" did not enter Country Airplay, but peaked at No. 44 on Billboard Country Indicator.[36]
- "Whatever It Takes" did not enter Country Airplay, but peaked at No. 43 on Billboard Country Indicator.[39]
- "High Valley Reemerges with New Music Due Out Nov. 12". 4 November 2021.
- "High Valley know how to turn a show into a party". 13 September 2016.
- Tinson, Kayla (March 10, 2014). "Bryan Rempel leaving High Valley". Top Country. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- Colley, Katie (June 11, 2021). "Curtis Rempel Announces Exit From Country Duo High Valley To Focus On New Business". ET Canada. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021.
- Nicholson, Jessica (October 8, 2015). "High Valley Inks Deal With Atlantic Records/Warner Music Nashville". MusicRow. Retrieved October 9, 2015.
- "High Valley Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- "High Valley Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- "High Valley Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- Bjorke, Matt (March 13, 2017). "Top 10 Country Albums Sales Chart: March 13, 2017". Roughstock.
- "High Valley goes "Way Back"". Country Standard Time. March 18, 2022.
- "Hands in the Dirt - High Valley | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- Hollabaugh, Lorie (February 6, 2018). "High Valley To Release Acoustic Album 'Farmhouse Sessions' March 23". MusicRow. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- Pearce, Drew (March 20, 2020). "High Valley 'Grew Up On That' in New Song, Upcoming EP". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- Dagg, Nanci (October 10, 2023). "High Valley Releases New Single, "Countin Em Up"". Canadian Beats Media. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- "High Valley Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- "High Valley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
- "High Valley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- "High Valley Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- "High Valley Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- Nicholson, Jessica (May 3, 2016). "Exclusive: High Valley Brings Old-School To New Music". MusicRow. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- "High Valley Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
- "American single certifications – High Valley – Make You Mine". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
- Bjorke, Matt (March 22, 2017). "Top 30 Digital Singles Chart: March 22, 2017". Roughstock. Cheri Media.
- Bjorke, Matt (April 9, 2018). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles: April 10, 2018". Roughstock. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- "High Valley Chart History (Country Indicator)". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- "Billboard Country National Airplay / Country Indicator Chart". Nielsen BDS. Archived from the original on June 21, 2022. Retrieved June 21, 2022.
- "Away in a Manger - Single by High Valley". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- "Young Forever - Single by High Valley". iTunes Store (Canada). Apple Inc. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- "Long Way Home - High Valley | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved October 16, 2016.
- "Dear Life - High Valley | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- "Memory Makin' - High Valley | Release Info". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- "HIGH VALLEY GIVE CREDIT TO "YOUR MAMA" IN FAMILY-DRIVEN NEW SONG". High Valley. September 27, 2019. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
- "CMT : Videos : High Valley : On The Combine". Country Music Television. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
- "CMT : Videos : High Valley : Love You for a Long Time". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
- Colley, Katie (September 21, 2021). "The Reklaws Lead CCMA Awards Nominations With Six: See The Full List". ET Canada. Archived from the original on September 23, 2021.
- "2022 CCMA AWARD NOMINEES". Canadian Country Music Association. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 12, 2022.
- "TENILLE TOWNES TAKES HOME FOUR WINS AT THE 2022 CCMA AWARDS PRESENTED BY TD". Canadian Country Music Association (Press release). Global News Wire. September 11, 2022. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022.
- "2023 CCMA Awards Nominees". Canadian Country Music Association. July 13, 2023. Archived from the original on July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- "OFFICIAL 2023 CCMA AWARDS PRESENTED BY TD WINNERS". Canadian Country Music Association. September 16, 2023. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023.
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