Max & Heather Stalling are a singer-songwriter duo based out of Dallas, TX. Max handles
rhythm guitar and lead vocals and Heather provides fiddle and harmony vocals. Their
collaboration has been a long time in the making and they are excited to bring their show to
new audiences.
Heather is an award-winning violinist and fiddle player who picked up her instrument at 3 years
old and has never stopped playing it since. As a child she traveled with her parents across Texas
and the surrounding states competing in fiddle contests. As a teenager she moved to Branson,
MO to be a member of the “The Texas Gold Minors”. They performed 7 days a week for two
straight years. Upon returning home she took side jobs playing for various touring acts to
include Johnny Lee, Cory Morrow, Bob Schneider, Ed Burleson, Mark David Manders and The
Old 97s. In 2005 she put together her own project, blactopGYPSY, released two full length
studio albums and toured relentlessly until the lead singer (and her best friend) Andie Kay
Joyner, became gravely sick.
Max followed a slightly different path into the music business. He has a master’s degree in
horticulture from Texas A&M University and left a day job as a r