FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- 7/18/10
Morgan Arts Council • Berkeley Springs, WV
www.maicehouse.org
 
Press contact only: Mary Hott -- 304-258-2300
 
DILL PICKERS BRING HARMONIES TO CONCERT SERIES IN BERKELEY SPRINGS
 
BERKELEY SPRINGS, WV ---- The Morgan Arts Council showcases the sweet 
harmonies of the Dill Pickers for the concert in the park audience on 
Saturday, July 24 at 5:30pm in Berkeley Springs State Park. Rain 
location is the Ice House.
 
Made up of the Dill family, the Dill Pickers are musicians in the 
American tradition, combining the best elements of blues, bluegrass, 
cajun, folk, gospel, Irish and rock. Now based in Winchester, 
Virginia, the Dills are well known in the Washington, DC area.
 
Keith Dill held his first guitar at age six in the mountains of 
Virginia. In the years that followed, he performed on pedal steel and 
electric guitars as well as fiddle for a variety of country bands. 
Today, he is an award-winning musician and a favorite on recoding 
projects throughout the DC area as well as part of the family band. 
His own musical style ranges from Appalachian old-time to Louisiana 
bayou funk.
 
Viqui Dill is a West Virginia girl who always dreamed of being a 
famous rock star. Instead, she's been playing bass with bluegrass and 
country bands in the DC area with her husband, Keith, for nearly 20 
years. A songwriter and player of instruments like flute, percussion 
and 12-string guitar, Viqui's passion is singing harmony. She so 
loves back-up vocals, she even blogs about it.
 
The Dill's son Jim started with French horn, moved onto piano and 
eventually found his way to percussion playing djembe and singing in 
the family band. His bass voice blends beautifully with his mother's 
and his gift for acting finds its way into their shows.
 
"The Dills may not be a Morgan County music family but they followed 
the same path of parent to child and church singing to the stage," 
said Mary Hott, MAC's Executive Director. "We think they'll be a big 
hit with our local audience."
 
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 seven concert 
series, check online at www.macicehouse.org