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KASU's Bluegrass Monday Presents the Bartley Brothers

Jun 25, 2010

KASU 91.9 FM presents the Bartley Brothers Monday, June 28, at 7 p.m. at Atkins Celebration Hall, 101 South Pruett Street, in downtown Paragould. The concert is part of the Bluegrass Monday concert series presented by KASU 91.9 FM. Admission is free, but KASU will literally pass the hat to collect money to pay the group. The suggested donation is $5 per person. From eastern Kentucky, the Bartley Brothers are 42-year-old Shayne Bartley and 56-year-old Rick Bartley. Shayne Bartley has been a professional bluegrass musician since he was 18 years old, and he has performed with bluegrass
musicians J.D. Crowe, Don Rigsby, and Dave Evans and was a member of the bluegrass band Lost and Found. Rick Bartley recently retired from a 30-year career outside the world of bluegrass music. However, throughout his career, he kept playing and writing songs, which have been recorded by bluegrass greats J.D. Crowe, Junior Sisk, and Jeff Parker. Last year, the brothers created a new, professional bluegrass band, including Jayd Raines, former bass player for country and bluegrass singer Marty Raybon, dobro player Glenn Gibson, and banjo player Josh Hymer, an in-demand picker with an extensive bluegrass resume. The Bartley Brothers' debut cd for Rural Rhythm Records will be released later this summer. For more information about the group, including samples of music, visit the Bartley Brothers online at ReverbNation. Bluegrass Monday concerts are held on the fourth Monday night of each month. Visit Bluegrass Monday online at MySpace music. Area bluegrass musicians are invited to come to Atkins Celebration Hall beginning at 5 p.m. for an open jam session. Musicians are asked to bring only acoustic instruments and to play only bluegrass music. The jam sessions will end promptly at 6:45 p.m. For details, contact KASU program director Marty Scarbrough, ext. 2367.

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