Jason Passmore grew up in Franklin, NC, stepping on the stage with his dad at the age of 5 years old. Hard work and dedication were the foundation that he was raised on and that translated on and off stage throughout his life. Through his determination to carry on his father’s legacy and put a stamp on the world with his own, he hit the ground, full steam ahead writing and performing his own music. His ability to relate to his fans through his music has driven his popularity in his two home states of Tennessee and North Carolina and his recent releases are pushing his name across the country. A veteran performer and singer-songwriter, he carefully constructs his lyrics to represent his life and the lives of the people that support him! Jason blends country, rock and blues together to present the world with his own unique style of music that has brought him national and global accolades winning awards and nominations as well as an invitation to host including (2024 International Red Carpet Awards Show Host), EP of the Year (2023 Josie Music Awards, Nashville, TN) and Best of Original Country Pop Artist (2023 Fair Play Country Music, International Red Carpet Awards Show, Holland) most recently.

First of all, they’re just funny. Blesser Heart is Ruth Brown, Cindy Hassil, Vicki Heidle and Sarah Motes Ashley and they have been making each other laugh for a long time. Then there’s the sound. Did you know that a group of altos is called a “ganache?” It is for them, anyway; four altos make a pretty rich sound and they just like to roll around in it.

They met as Alto IIs in the Knoxville Choral Society, and now they’re singing some pretty cool songs by Sarah Motes Ashley. An award-winning songwriter, she has songs playing in retail stores and videos and on Texas country radio and who knows where else – “they never really tell me, I just get the checks,” she says.​

What kind of music is it? It’s acoustic kinda pop. It’s folk without the depressing. It’s showtunes without the vibrato. It’s vocal harmony with uke or guitar, sometimes it’s covers or a cappella jazz with their designated grownup Harold Nagge on bass.

Their last gig before COVID was January 31, 2020 at Vienna Coffee in Maryville, and they were really looking forward to performing at the Casual Pint Downtown in April. But, along with a lot of things, that didn’t happen. They spent the pandemic Zooming and singing outside six feet apart.

For their first gig after the pandemic, they sang at the Tennessee Theatre in May 2022. Their recording plans kept on falling through, so they created the “Living Room Sessions” rehearsal videos. To be honest, the rehearsal vids are way more fun than the sanitized studio stuff anyway.​

​The second set of videos is called “Other Songs,” because they’re some of Sarah’s… other songs. Blesser Heart may or may not decide to sing those too.