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From: Peter Feldmann
Blue Dalmatian Productions
Post Office Box 614
Los Olivos, California 93441
(805) 688 9894 * (805) 688 0366 (Fax)
peterf@silcom.com http://www.silcom.com/~peterf
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **
April 13, 2000
Byron Berline To Perform in the Santa Ynez Valley
International bluegrass and country fiddle star Byron Berline will be featured in a special concert Friday, May 12th, at St. Marks In The Valley Episcopal Church in Los Olivos, California. The concert, which will begin at 8:00 PM in the church's Parish Hall, will present a full evening's selection of fiddle tunes and songs, accompanied by Peter Feldmann and his band, "The Very Lonesome Boys".
Byron has long been acknowledged as one of America's greatest fiddlers ever, and has performed for the past thirty years across the USA and around the world with some of this country's finest country music stars, such as Bill Monroe, Loretta Lynn, Vince Gill, Emmy Lou Harris, etc. His series of fiddle and bluegrass albums have set the pace for modern fiddle compositions and arrangements. Byron has also contributed to hundreds of commercials, TV shows, and feature films.
Currently living in Guthrie, Oklahoma, Byron has recently returned from a major tour in Germany, France, and Switzerland. The Los Olivos performance will be his only public California appearance this spring.
Tickets for the program, co-sponsored by Jensen's Music will be available at Jensen's Music stores in Santa Barbara and Solvang. All seating is general admission. Tickets are $12. advance and $15 at the door.
Call Blue Dalmatian Productions at 805 688-9894 for further information.
More info on Byron:
Byron is a three time National Fiddle champion who turned to a musical career after earning a B.A. in Physical Education. Originally from Oklahoma where he began playing the fiddle at age 5, Byron lived and worked in Los Angeles for 26 years before returning to his home state.
Byron's professional career reads like a who's who in the music business as he has performed with or recorded with so many notables. He has led or been a member of the following bands: Bill Monroe & Bluegrass Boys, 1966-67; Dillard & Clark, 1969-70; Dillard Expedition, 1970-71; Country Gazette, 1971-75; Sundance, 1975-85; Berline, Crary, Hickman, 1978-90; L.A. Fiddle Band, 1978-93; California, 1990-95, Byron Berline Band, 1996-present.
Byron is one of the most sought after session fiddlers and his long list of recording credits are proof: The Band/The Byrds/The Eagles/The Rolling Stones/Manhattan Transfer/Bob Dylan/John Denver/Elton John/Olivia Newton John/Burt Reynolds/Linda Ronstadt/Rod Stewart/Kay Starr/Hoyt Axton/Alabama/Susie Bogus/Mary Chapin Carpenter/Joe Diffy/Vince Gill/Arlo Guthrie/Mickey Gilley/Emmylu Harris/Kris Kristofferson/Johnny Lee/Willie Nelson/Red Stegall/Doug Stone/Tammy Wynette/Jethro Burns/The Dillards/John Hartford/Bill Monroe/Nitty Gritty Dirt Band/Don Reno/Earl Scruggs/Mason Williams and numerous Symphony Orchestras.
He has extensive movie and commercial sound track credits including work with Henry Mancini, Jerry Fielding, Johnny Williams and Lalo Schifrin. Byron scored his first major motion picture in 1975, STAY HUNGRY for director Bob Raphelson. He has appeared in STAR TREK, BLAZE, BACK TO THE FUTURE III and BASIC INSTINCT. He has been interviewed by major city newspapers and music magazines throughout the world, and has toured the United States extensively, Europe often, China, Japan, Australia, Northern Africa and the South Pacific. In his spare time, Byron enjoys producing albums for his friends and himself. His most recent activities include his return to Oklahoma where he has opened a small fiddle shop in the historic town of Guthrie, and the release of his highly acclaimed album, "Fiddle & a Song"