High Fidelity went looking for a remote setting for its “The Lonesome Road” music video. Instead, the bluegrass band found a cabin, an unexpected new friend and something resembling an old-fashioned community gathering.
The song is the second preview of Never Say Goodbye, arriving Oct. 30 through Rebel Records. High Fidelity released “The Lonesome Road” Sept. 25 before sharing the official video Oct. 15.
‘The Lonesome Road’ Leads High Fidelity to Tiny
Fellow musician James Kee directed the band toward a rural location for the shoot. However, High Fidelity initially lacked permission to use the rustic cabin it found there.
That changed when the band met a local man known as Tiny. He granted access to the porch, helped move equipment and remained for the filming.
“This is probably the most fun we’ve had making a video!” Jeremy Stephens said.
The music eventually attracted more people to the remote hollow. According to fiddler Corrina Rose Logston Stephens, curious neighbors began driving down to see what was happening.
“It was like an old-fashioned get-together,” she said. “I guess you never know where the lonesome road will take you.”
Videographer Alex Gomez captured the performance and the spontaneous gathering surrounding it. The finished video places the band’s traditional sound in a setting that gradually became less lonesome than expected.
A 1927 Song Finds Its Way Into Bluegrass
“The Lonesome Road” dates to 1927, when Gene Austin recorded the song written with Nathaniel Shilkret. The Delmore Brothers later recorded it in 1938.
High Fidelity reshaped the song around Jeremy Stephens’ guitar and lead vocal. Corrina Stephens adds fiddle and harmony, while Kurt Stephenson plays banjo and Daniel Amick contributes mandolin.
The recording follows “Red Ball Rocket Train,” another overlooked song revived by High Fidelity. Together, the singles preview an album built around the group’s fascination with traditional bluegrass and early country music.