The Cotillion Features OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW, 6/16

Old Crow Medicine Show is a young five-piece rollicking, punkified old-time acoustic band. Lead vocals are covered by Ketch Secor and Willie Watson, with Watson on guitar and Secor on fiddle and harmonica. Critter Fuqua joins in on vocals and plays banjo and slide guitar. Kevin Hayes
plays the guitjo, a six-string banjo that plays like a guitar, once popular in jazz and swing music of the 1920s. Morgan Jahnig beats the doghouse bass.

Old Crow made their Grand Ole Opry debut on the Ryman Auditorium stage in 2001, where they received a standing ovation. They made their national television debut on CMT's Grand Ole Opry Live in 2002 and have appeared in several documentaries: PBS's American Roots Music series; In the Valley Where Time Stands Still, a film about the history of the Renfro Valley Barndance; and Bluegrass Journey, a portrait of the contemporary bluegrass scene.

OCMS found themselves touring with Merle Haggard and regularly appearing on NPR's A Prairie Home
Companion. OCMS can attribute much of their success to their relentless touring schedule. Between headlining shows and countless festivals, the band is constantly on the road and thrives off of their fans and live shows. They have made a name for themselves as energetic performers with an unbridled spirit. Combined, their albums have gone on to sell over 500,000 units.

They bring it all together to play soulful songs from some of the earliest traditions of American music - catchy tunes from jug bands and traveling shows, back porches and raucous dance halls, southern snappy Appalachian string music and wailing Memphis blues.

Old Crow Medicine Show 8:00 pm Thursday, June 16. Doors open at 7:00 pm. Advance tickets are $17.50 at The Cotillion, Select-a-Seat, House of Sight & Sound and the employee clubs. Tickets on the day of the show will be $20.00. For further information and to charge tickets by phone call 316-722-4201 or logon to thecotillion.com.

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