Music

Green Mountain Rebels Go 'Round One Last Time

Mike Seitz |

Green Mountain Rebels, a local country group that formed a little over a decade ago, got together for one last recording, and the result was Move On. This EP features four of their old songs and a new one, brought to life by the original core members of GMR: Jered Shaw, David Koenig, and Susan Renee-Thiede. The group fell apart in recent years and decided to create something to be proud of, while also moving on to the next step in life. “We really wanted to get back to the feel of our beginnings in Eau Claire,” Susan said, “but also bring in songs that Jered and Dave had been working on.” Originally Move On was going to have four tracks, which is what they recorded the first time around. While their producer/engineer John Swamy was mixing, Jered and David wrote “Slow on You.” When a hard drive crash forced them to re-record the EP, the song was added and as David puts it, rounded out the EP. “Mostly Move On is a bunch of people getting together and having fun creating music,” Jered said. This EP is a great listen and one any country enthusiast will love. Listen to it at greenmountainrebels.bandcamp.com.