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 |
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]
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".
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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High Valley |
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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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Way Back [13] |
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"—" denotes a recording that failed to chart or was not released to that territory. |
Title | EP details |
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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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Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) | Sales | Album | ||||
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CAN [18] | CAN Country [19] | US [20] | US Country Songs [21] | US Country Airplay [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)" | 98 | 12 | — | — | — | |||
"Call Me Old Fashioned" | — | 17 | — | — | — | ||||
2012 | "Have I Told You I Love You Lately" | 91 | 12 | — | — | — | Love Is a Long Road | ||
"Let It Be Me" | 89 | 5 | — | — | — | ||||
"Love You for a Long Time" | 91 | 13 | — | — | 56 | ||||
2013 | "Trying to Believe" | — | 21 | — | — | — | |||
"Rescue You" | 80 | 10 | — | — | — | County Line | |||
2014 | "County Line" | 70 | 8 | — | — | — |
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"Make You Mine" (featuring Ricky Skaggs) | 58 | 5 | — | — | — |
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2015 | "She's with Me" | 70 | 6 | — | — | — |
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"Come on Down" | 77 | 3 | — | — | — |
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2016 | "Make You Mine" (US release) | — | — | — [upper-alpha 1] | 21 | 17 |
| Dear Life | |
"Be You" | — | 10 | — | — | — | County Line | |||
"Every Week's Got a Friday" | — | 8 | — | — | — | Dear Life | |||
2017 | "I Be U Be" | 92 | 1 | — | — | — |
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"She's with Me" (US release) | — | — | 79 | 11 | 7 |
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"Dear Life" | — | 5 | — | — | — |
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2018 | "Young Forever" | — | 10 | — | — | — | |||
2019 | "Single Man" | 81 | 2 | — | — | — |
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2020 | "Grew Up On That" | 65 | 1 | — | — | — [upper-alpha 2] |
| Grew Up On That | |
"River's Still Running" | 64 | 1 | — | — | — |
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2021 | "Whatever It Takes" | 65 | 2 | — | — | — [upper-alpha 3] |
| Way Back | |
2022 | "Country Music, Girls and Trucks" (with Granger Smith) | 87 | 6 | — | — | — | |||
2023 | "Do This Life" (with Alison Krauss) | — | 4 | — | — | — | |||
"Small Town Somethin'" | — | 6 | — | — | — | Small Town Somethin' | |||
2024 | "Not Yet" | — | 7 | — | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that territory |
Year | Title | Peak positions | Album |
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CAN Country [19] | |||
2022 | "Back Home Christmas" | 38 | Non-album singles |
2023 | "Run Outta Mistletoe" | 41 |
Year | Title | Artist | Peak positions | Album |
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CAN Country [19] | ||||
2023 | "Take Me Backroad" | Tim and the Glory Boys | 5 | Tim and the Glory Boys |
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) | ||
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) |
Headlining
Supporting
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 |
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] |
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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