Rounder Records
MARCH 6, 2007

THE PETER ROWAN AND TONY RICE QUARTET ANNOUNCES NEW TOUR DATES AS QUARTET GAINS MOMENTUM ON BLUEGRASS AND AMERICANA RADIO CHARTS

Burlington, MA – On March 14, the Peter Rowan and Tony Rice Quartet will kick off a string of tour dates in support of their critically-acclaimed new studio album, Quartet.  Released in January, Quartet showcases music from these two acoustic music legends, supported by Sharon Gilchrist (mandolin, vocals) and Bryn Davies (bass, vocals).   The album is gaining momentum on national radio charts, ranking #3 on Billboard’s Bluegrass chart and #8 on R&R’s Americana chart.  No Depression calls Quartet “a truly cohesive work…brilliant harmonies and understated instrumental flourishes…”  Guitar maverick Tony Rice was recently featured in Performing Songwriter (January/February issue) and will soon be the subject of a cover story in Acoustic Guitar (June issue).

Upcoming tour dates are listed below.  Highlights include performances at B.B. King’s in New York (March 14) and at MerleFest (April 27-28).

 

Upcoming Tour Dates

March
03/14/07 B.B. King Blues Club New York, NY*
03/16/07 At The Tabernacle Mt. Tabor, NJ
03/17/07 Count Basie Theatre Red Bank, NJ**
03/18/07 Sellersville Theater Sellersville, PA
03/21/07 Carrboro Art Center Carrboro, NC
03/22/07 Ziggy’s Winston-Salem, NC
03/24/07 - 03/25/07 Spirit of the Suwann Live Oak, FL
April
04/07/07 Lincoln County High Hamlin, WV
04/27/07 - 04/28/07 MerleFest-Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC
May
05/05/07 Bartlett Performing Arts Center  Bartlett, TN
*Rounder recording artist Donna Hughes opens
**Co-bill with Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys

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