In January of 2004, Pete Pike, along with his brother, Franklin, took the Black Diamond band and fiddler, Jerry Wood into the Flat Five Recording Studios in Salem, Virginia to lay down tracks for a bluegrass CD.

They hit the ground running and the final product reflects remarkable songwriting and recording talents of the veteran and seasoned ''Hillbilly" artist, Pete Pike.

Black Diamond provided the driving force with incredible tracks of Donnie Marrs' mandolin on Little Bitty Teardrops, wonderful 'swing-style' fiddling on Sweet Virginia Lou by Jerry Wood.

Eddie Marrs gave it all on banjo and dobro and Scott Patrick's driving flat-pickin' licks filled in the middle while Rodney Riffe drove the tempo on the dog-house bass. Pete's brother, Franklin Pike, also provided solid rythym licks on his Gibson F5 mandolin.

Pete's distictive vocals were backed up with the harmonies of Black Diamond's, Donnie & Eddie Marrs on tenor, and the mellow baritone of Rodney Riffe.

This legendary recording on the Copper Creek Record label is due to be released the first of 2005 and will be one you will want to add to your collection.