Aherla (Irish: An Eatharla) is a small village in County Cork, Ireland with a population of about 450. It is in the townlands of Aherla More and Rathard. Aherla is built on a limestone shelf typical of the Cork ridges and valleys. The area features many historical sites and is part of the parish of Kilmurry in the Dioceses of Cork and Ross.

The Village of An Eatharlach (The Glen) is situated in the eastern part of Múscraí, south of County Cork. It lies half ways between Cork City and Macroom, each is approximately 20 km each way. Cloughduv and Crookstown are two and half and four miles respectively to the west, Farran 3.5 km to the north and Killumney 5 km at the Cork and Ballincollig side. The Village of Aherla sits between the hills that lie over the of the Bride river valley.

The Tractors is an American country rock band composed of a loosely associated group of musicians, headed by guitarist Steve Ripley. Under the band's original lineup, The Tractors was signed to Arista Records in 1994, releasing their self-titled debut album that year; the album went on to become the highest-selling country album of 1994, even though it only produced one Top 40 hit on the Billboard country charts. To date, the band has followed up with five more albums.

Since their foundation, most of the band's original members have moved on to separate projects, although they often collaborate with frontman Ripley on The Tractors' more recent recordings. Ripley is the only official member of the group; he has stated that The Tractors is more of a "state of mind", and the band contains a largely undefined cast of unofficial contributors.

The Tractors were formed in 1988, with the original lineup comprising Ron Getman (electric guitar, slide guitar), Jamie Oldaker (drums), Walt Richmond (bass vocals, keyboards), Steve Ripley (guitar, lead vocals), and Casey van Beek (bass guitar, baritone vocals). All five members had previously been backing musicians for other notable artists, including Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, and Leonard Cohen. Oldaker had also worked with Bob Seger and Eric Clapton.