Josh Shilling of Mountain Heart tells this year to shove it - Bluegrass Today

Though most parts of the US have ended the most stringent of the COVID restrictions, many people are still unable to work. Of those just back to their jobs, lingering debts from several idle months are causing serious headaches, especially with children still out of school in some communities.

Of course the music industry has been hit hard by the cancellation of nearly all performances this year, and the city of Nashville in particular has endured shutdowns even more severe than the rest of Tennessee, striking many of our friends and favorite performers right in the pocketbook.

Josh Shilling, lead singer and primary songwriter with Mountain Heart, used the frustration and anxiety this has caused to put together a song that conveys precisely the sentiment shared by so many people right now, working people most especially. He cuts right to the chase in the title, (Go To Hell) 2020, which Josh said he was a bit worried about at first, until he checked with his most honest critic.

“Mom taught me not to cuss, especially in songs, but she approved this one,” he said with a smile.

The song is arranged quite simply, with just a guitar and voice, and an organ in the background. Josh’s vocal captures the anger lots of people feel right now, cursing the year and all the challenges it has brought.

Shilling says that it conveys his genuine feelings, put to music. …..

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