FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 7/30/2011
Morgan Arts Council -- Berkeley Springs, WV
www.macicehouse.org

Press Contact only: Mary Hott -- 304-258-2300

ARKANSAS ROOTS BAND AT SUMMER CONCERT IN PARK

BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV ---- Driven by gentle harmonies and award-winning songwriting, 3 Penny Acre brings their popular folk/Americana sound from the Ozarks to Berkeley Springs State Park on Saturday, August 6 at 5:30pm.  Rain location for the Morgan Arts Council’s summer concert series is the nearby Ice House.

All three of the band members write songs and sing.  Their instrumentation ranges from Bernice Hembree on upright bass to Bryan Hembree on guitar and Bayard Blain on mandolin.  Throw in brush bucket and hand crafted bouzouki and the result is a unique and distinct sound that is soundly based in roots music tradition.  For this East Coast tour, 3 Penny Acre has added their friend David Glaser for another guitar and inspired four-part harmony.

3 Penny Acre writes virtually every song they play with a few from other songwriter friends.  “We love exposing new music to our audiences,” said Bernice.  Audiences all over the country respond with appreciation for their attention to lyrics, harmony, and carefully crafted acoustic arrangements steeped in roots music traditions but with a focus on fresh, new songs.

Although they’ve been performing only three years, the trio has accumulated honors and awards enough to fill a long career including a regional award for best album.  They just released a double CD that brings their total count to four.

This concert is funded in part by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and West Virginia Commission on the Arts as well as hotel/motel tax from the town and county.

For a full schedule and links to the music of the remaining concerts in the summer series, check online at www.macicehouse.org.