vermot country music fans?

through the late 90′s and into 2002 a small band caled South bound plaied the bars of Vermont ,they eventualy made their way to nashvile ,and were offered a recording contract .
your question is what record lable offered the contract . in the event that more than one person gets the question right ,extra consideration will given to the person who can also give their manager’s name ( dont waste your time its not on the web you actualy have to know the answer)

You won’t very likely get a very large audience for your question. Vermont is not the largest state in the union you know. I like their syrup though.