Halfway to Hazard was an American country music duo composed of singer-songwriters David Tolliver and Chad Warrix. Though Tolliver and Warrix grew up in different towns in southeastern Kentucky, their band's origins are in Hazard, Kentucky, which was halfway between their hometowns.
Their debut single, "Daisy", was a Top 40 hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in 2007. The song was also featured as iTunes' single of the week on August 6, 2007. In addition, they toured as Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's opening act on their Soul2Soul 2007 Tour. McGraw helped to produce the album.[1]
On October 14, 2007, the duo performed the national anthem prior to the Green Bay Packers' home game against the Washington Redskins.[2] Later that season they performed again at Lambeau Field for the Packers NFC Championship game against the New York Giants.[1]
In May 2008, they were nominated by the Academy of Country music for their "Duo of the Year," award. Halfway to Hazard toured again on the Live Your Voice tour with Tim McGraw and Jason Aldean.
A single from their second album, "I Know Where Heaven Is," was released on July 20, 2009. The album, Come on Time, was released on October 19, 2009. Neither charted.
On January 20, 2010, Tolliver announced he was taking an indefinite leave of absence from the duo via their website. All future tour dates were indefinitely postponed. The future of the act is unknown.
As the youngest performer to ever grace the Grand Ole Opry stage -- he was 5 -- it comes as no surprise that Nashville-based multi-instrumentalist Ryan Holladay would have three records behind him upon reaching his 11th year. The precocious preteen has made appearances on the The Oprah Winfrey Show and Nickelodeon, as well as opened for everyone from Nickel Creek to the legendary Roy Clark. New Kid in Town, the latest from the bluegrass prodigy, features the playing of his father Mark (vocals, guitar), uncle Mike (bass, vocals) and 16-year-old fiddler Tyler Andal and was released on Ricky Skaggs' Skaggs Family label in 2005.
