MOUNTAIN FAITH (SUMMER AND BRAY)
- From Sylva, North Carolina.
- A family bluegrass-gospel band featuring Summer McMahan (fiddle & lead vocals), Brayden McMahan (banjo), and their dad Sam McMahan (bass). Other band members: Luke Dotson (guitar) and Dustin Norris (mandolin).
- McMahan is pronouned Mack-ma-HAN.
- Paul Harrigill (of Flatt Lonesome) is a former member of this band.
- 2010, they worked with Barry Scott as his back-up band.
- The family owns a filling station, tire shop (“High Country Tire”) and deli in Sylva, North Carolina. Members of the band work there during the week.
- 2011, released Battlefield
(Mountain Home).
- 2014, released Blue
(Mountain Fever), their first non-gospel album.
- 2014, Cory Piatt (mandolin) joined the band, replacing Dustin Norris.
- 2015, appeared on the TV show “America’s Got Talent!” and made it to the semi-final round of voting. They were also invited to perform at U.S. military bases in the Middle East and sing the national anthem at a Carolina Panthers NFL game.
- 2015, released That Which Matters
album (Mountain Fever).
- 2015, added David Meyer (guitar/keyboards) to the band.
- 2016, guitarist Luke Dotson left the group. New members: Cory Piatt (mandolin), Jimmy Meyer (guitar) and Chris Wright (drums/percussion).
- 2016, David and Jimmy Meyer departed; guitarist Nick Dauphinais (of the Dauphinais Brothers) joined.
- 2016, made their debut on the Grand Ole Opry (September 16).
- 2017, changed their name to Summer Brooke and the Mountain Faith Band, a nod to their featured vocalist Summer Brooke McMahan.
- 2017, released Sounds of Christmas album (Mountain Fever).
- 2017, released Small Town Life album (Mountain Fever).
- 2018, mandolinist Cory Piatt left the band and was replaced by Nate Burie.
- 2019, changed the name of the group to Summer and Bray.