Admittedly, before it was announced that Rachel Farley had been added to the Taste of Country Festival lineup, I had not heard the girl sing.  In fact, the only way I was familiar with her name at all was that it was directly below Little Big Town's "Pontoon" on the CDX disc.   I figured it was time to listen to her and when I did...WOW. It did not take me long to become a fan.  In fact, I think my appreciation began about 5 seconds into "Ain't Easy." Really? 18?

Like Central New York favorite Cassidy Lynn, Farley started at an early age and has never looked back.  The Georgia native recently made her Grand Ol' Opry debut and has toured with Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean.  Check out her incredibly powerful pipes on the tunes below, and make plans to see her and the rest of the awesome TOC Festival lineup June 13-15 at Hunter Mountain.

By the way, Rachel will get things started on day 2 of the festival.

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