Holy Crick Records
“Where we catch & release all the best hits!”
Photo courtesy of Todd Davis
Holy Crick Records, LLC is part-indie label, part-recorded sound services and music production company based in Central Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Mountains. We specialize in capturing sounds from the edge of town, words for the wild and weary, post-industrial mountain blues—hillbilly-soul.
Founders of Holy Crick Records and co-creators of the folk-rock, fantasy opera Rumble & Scream: Post-Industrial Sounds in Pennsylkrainia, Jordan Tyler Temchack and Bethany Temchack, derived the label’s name from the Ukrainian words for “Rumble & Scream” (гул і крик=Hul i Kryk), and the Central Pennsylvania slang-term for “creek.”
This is because Holy Crick Records is to serve as a reminder of our interconnectedness—a place where we commune through the universal language of music. It’s a sacred space where old spirits are reborn. Whether visiting glacial mountain springs, hemlock groves, or huddled around kitchen tables and campfire-rings—we’re all seeking the same thing.
We hope you’ll find the time to sit and listen, or to sing-along if the mood strikes, as we explore the post-industrial wilderness in search of new and ancient songs and stories to share. All we ask, is that you help us carry on the tradition!