High Valley
Canadian country band
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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, Holt Stuart-Hitchcox (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]
Years active1997–present
Labels
- Open Road
- Centricity (US)
- Atlantic
- Warner Nashville
- Blue Chair
- Cage Free
High Valley | |
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High Valley's Brad Rempel performing at Boots and Hearts in 2025 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | La Crete, Alberta, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Labels |
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| Members | Brad Rempel Dave Myers Raymond Klassen Clint Milburn Andrew Hemmerling |
| Past members | Bryan Rempel Curtis Rempel |
| Website | Official website |
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".
Discography
Albums
| 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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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. | ||||||
Extended plays
| 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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| Paradise & Hurricanes |
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Singles
| 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) | — | — | —[A] | 21 | 17 |
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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" | 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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Non-album single | |
| 2020 | "Grew Up On That" | 65 | 1 | — | — | —[B] |
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Grew Up On That | |
| "River's Still Running" | 64 | 1 | — | — | — |
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| 2021 | "Whatever It Takes" | 65 | 2 | — | — | —[C] |
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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 | — | — | — | |||
| "Buy a Boy a Baseball" | — | 21 | — | — | — | ||||
| 2025 | "I'm Leavin' You“ | — | 7 | — | — | — | Paradise & Hurricanes | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that territory | |||||||||
Christmas singles
| 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 | |
| 2024 | "Santa Had a Rough Year" | – | |
| 2025 | "Call It Christmas" | – |
As featured artist
| 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 |
Promotional singles
| 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) | ||
Music videos
| Year | Video | Director |
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| 2010 | "I Will Stand by You" | Colin Minihan |
| "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) |
Tours
Headlining
- County Line Tour – 2014
- Make You Mine Tour (Europe) – 2017
- The Highway Finds Tour – 2017
- Small Town Somethin' Tour - 2024
- Paradise & Hurricanes Tour - 2026
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)
Awards
Academy of Country Music Awards
| 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 |
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
| 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] | |
| 2024 | Fans' Choice | Nominated[54] |
| Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated | |
| Musical Collaboration of the Year - "Take Me Backroad" | Nominated | |
| Video of the Year - "Take Me Backroad" | Nominated | |
| 2025 | Fans' Choice | Nominated[55] |
| Group or Duo of the Year | Nominated | |
Juno Awards
| Year | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Nominated[56] |
Notes
- "Make You Mine" did not enter the Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles extension chart.[28]