From: jamesr.white@comcast.net   
      
   The Kenny and Amanda Smith Band made an impressive appearance   
   at the Everett's Music Barn in Suwanee, Ga this Saturday night.   
   This 2003 IBMA Emerging Artist Award winner has truly reached   
   the "must-see, must-hear" category of modern bluegrass bands.   
   Their contemporary lyrics span a range of emotions, and in   
   combination with their incredible vocal and instrumental talents,   
   make them a truly compelling band. If you love Alison Krauss   
   and the Union Station then you'll want to add the works of   
   The Kenny and Amanda Smith Band to your collection - they're that good.   
      
   Amanda's rich, smooth vocals are in a league with Alison Krauss,   
   Claire Lynch and Rhonda Vincent. The band's precise vocal harmonies   
   blended together in a pleasing sorta way that perhaps only a husband   
   and wife team can achieve.   
      
   Flatpicking guitar enthusiasts know Kenny from his award winning   
   solo album, "Studebaker", and his work with the Lonesome River Band.   
   Kenny, a two-time IBMA Guitar Player of the Year winner, is truly in   
   an elite category of super-pickers. His subtlety, drive and sense of   
   melody put him on par with the likes of Tony Rice and Bryan Sutton.   
   Speed never looked so easy.   
      
   Mandolinist Jason Robertson showed world class skills and a strong   
   flare for deadpan comedy in between the numbers. 17 year old Jason Davis   
   commanded an old Gibson banjo four times his age, but with a prowess that   
   totally belied his youth. Zak McLamb provided a contant smile and innovation   
   on the bass fiddle.   
      
   An overflow crowd at Everett's Barn responded with appreciation reserved   
   for the bluegrass elite, and that's what you have with the Kenny and Amand   
   Smith Band. They're a well kept secret, but you can help change that.   
   Please visit them at http://www.kenny-amandasmith.com/   
      
   For more information on Everett's Music Barn, please see   
   http://www.everettbrothers.com/  If you've never been to the Everett's   
   Music Barn you need to put that on your bluegrass map. It was chronicled   
   in the NY Times in 2001 and has hosted many bluegrass legends since it   
   opened in 1970.   It's one of Georgia's finest traditions.   
      
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