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Photo links: Beatlegras,
the group:
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Beatlegras, the poster:
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Mix Of Beatles,
Bluegrass Coming
(EUREKA SPRINGS, AR) – An unusual
mixture of Beatles music and bluegrass is headed this way. Beatlegras. a
Texas trio just back from tour dates in Ireland, will be playing at the City
Auditorium June 13 at 8 p.m.
“This isn’t your
same old Beatles band,” says Dave Walser, founder of the innovative group. The
trio shakes up Beatles music with infusions of bluegrass and jazz, topped off
with a classical twist.
A fan of the
classic quartet since he first saw them on the Ed Sullivan Show, Walser was
inspired to create Beatlegras after seeing Paul McCartney’s Back in
the U.S. tour in 2002. “I thought it would be fun to get some great
musicians together and play all acoustic versions of Beatles songs.”
Beatlegras
consists of Walser on guitar, George Anderson on upright bass, and Milo Deering
handling anything with strings. Vocals are shared by all three.
A longtime Dallas
musician, lead singer Walser owns and operates Downing Road Recording Studio,
where most of the Beatlegras CD was recorded. “Hooking up with George and
Milo was the best thing that could happen,” Walser added. "Each of us adds a
little something different to the mix”.
Anderson has been
playing classical upright bass since junior high, plays occasionally for the
Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and has also played with such notables as Ray
Charles, Ella Fitzgerald and Woody Herman. His jazz album “Faces” was nominated
for a Grammy Award in 2003.
Deering is a
virtuoso player of stringed instruments, including the mandolin, fiddle, guitar
and dobro. He’s a much-used session player, composer, and his fiddle playing is
featured on the infamous Motel 6 theme song, We’ll Leave the Light on for You,
which he also co-wrote. Deering made a cameo appearance in the Sandra Bullock
movie Hope Floats.
“One of the best
things to me about the Beatles,” says Walser, “is that they weren’t afraid to
think outside the box and thinking outside the box is what we're all about. Our
music is full of surprises, even to us, from show to show. We change little
things all the time to keep it fun for us as well. To hear and see Beatlegras,
go to
www.beatlegras.com.
Tickets for
Beatlegras are $25 and available at
www.theaud.org. For more information
call 479-253-7788.
For info on Eureka Springs, contact
Ken Rundel, CAPC, P.O. Box 522, Eureka Springs,
AR, 72632.
479-253-7333.
ken@eurekasprings.org
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