"Back to the Country by Merle Monroe (great name, by the way) enjoyed a lot of airplay in 2019. They’ve earned it with a great mix of Tim Raybon’s original songs with well selected bluegrass covers of songs by Merle Haggard, Roger Miller, and Bobby Bond. That’s a solid formula, but it would not work without excellent playing and singing. Back to the Country is a very good outing, yet I keep thinking that Merle Monroe can do even better." - Art Menius