The Youngers- her·i·tage n. Something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition. In 2001 Todd Bartolo, lead singer/songwriter/guitarist and driving force behind roots rock outfit, The Youngers, acquired mounted bullhorns from Bill Monroe’s estate sale. The artifact from the bluegrass founder’s personal collection hangs from an archway in Bartolo’s home and serves as a daily reminder of the importance of heritage in his life and music. “Previous generations established foundations, that their lives and achievements would be the basis for future generations to come” said Bartolo, from the band’s home base of Mohnton, PA. He took that ethos and applied it to recording the follow-up to The Youngers debut, Output, (Obuck Records 2005) and headed to Hendersonville, TN to work with producer John Carter Cash, at the historic Cash Cabin studio. Cash, no stranger to musical tradition, only son to country legend John and June Carter Cash and grandson to Mother Maybelle Carter, had previously worked on his late father’s, American III: Solitary Man and American IV: The Man Comes Around albums as well as produced and co-produced albums with Marty Stuart, Shaver, Loretta Lynn, Emmylou Harris, and Willie Nelson "We wanted to record the album in a place that inspired us as much as the material did, and with its significance and history, the Cash Cabin, proved to be that place”, Bartolo continued. The resulting sessions yielded, Heritage, a collection of 13 brand new, well-wr