Toy Heart - Austin Scelzo and Charlie Jack Fuertsch

"Toy Heart" is a classic bluegrass song by Bill Monroe that captures much of the essence of what everyone loves about bluegrass, country, and early blues music.
When I was recording "Second Fiddle Blues" in Nashville this year, I wanted to ride some of that powerful songwriting energy and record some song covers with a similar ethos. I recorded two duets with my friend Charlie, and one Louvin brothers song with Vickie Vaughn "My Baby's Gone" which you can hear on my KZbin Channel.
This song was recorded it as a duet with my friend Charlie Jack Fuertsch, who I met in the Northeast because of his work with the band "The Bad Oats". ‪@thebadoats3745‬ ‪@charliejackguitar‬
He's since moved to Nashville and plays a ton of awesome classic country music.
I spent a month in Nashville in 2023 staying up late soaking in everything that city has to offer. I love the community that I found there- the venues and late night dancing and jamming. I'm eternally grateful to my buddy Christian Mortera who hosted me and recorded this while I was there.
I can't wait to go back this January and February to hang, record some new music, more duets, and feel all that awesome energy again.
Video coloration cred to my friend Micah Nicol

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Two of my favorite pickers!

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Love this!!!!

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Lovely!