The Pea Pickin’ Hearts are a country music duo influenced by the Appalachian sounds of the 1940s and 50s that call Gatlinburg, TN their home. The name “Pea Pickin’ Hearts” is a reference to none other than Tennessee Ernie Ford’s famous line “Bless your pea pickin’ heart.” “We have a lot of odd connections to Ernie. The name is a tribute to our history with each other (married 16 years) & our Tennessee home.” The Pea Pickin’ Hearts are working on a new heavily folk-inspired CD, “Creekwood Crow” for release in the Fall alongside a currently-untitled Moonshine EP.