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Q&A with Parmalee
Five-time Grammy® award winners Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent play tribute to The Statler Brothers in this performance, so get ready to hear hits such as “Do You Remember These,” “Bed of Roses,” and - of course - “Flowers on the Wall.” Similar Artists This Season:
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Q&A
With Parmalee’s Matt Thomas
By Ellis Kemper
Q: Did y’all write the song “Just the Way” and what’s the meaning behind the song?
A: Yes, I was one of the writers on it. It’s about loving somebody just the way they are. I think it’s just letting somebody know that you like their imperfections, and you love them for who they are and that nobody’s perfect.
Q: Why did y’all choose the Country music genre?
A: Country music chose us I think. It took us a while to figure out our sounds. Timing is a beautiful thing. Where we were, we couldn’t get a record deal because people couldn’t put us in a category. We were always told we needed to be in Nashville but …once people like Jason Aldean and Eric Church and Big and Rich kinda came into Country it…opened up some doors for us that weren’t there before.
Q: From where did you get the name Parmalee?
A: The town of Parmele, NC where we started, it is spelled, Parmele. So if that was on a billboard you could imagine that nobody would ever be able to pronounce that, so we changed the spelling, to Parmalee. Parmele is about three miles from where Scott, Berry, and I grew up right near East Carolina University. That’s where we had the barn that we could practice in that we rented from my dad’s friend.
Parmalee got their big break when their 2013 album “Feels Like Carolina” gave them a national audience with their top 10 hit songs “Carolina,” “Close My Eyes,” and “Already Callin’ You Mine.” Expect guests to stand and dance along at the performance. If you would like to sit, please consider the balcony or orchestra boxes.
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John Hiatt & the Jerry Douglas band
Fri. Apr 30, 2021 // 8:00 P.M. Tickets: $175
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Da Vinci and Michelangelo The titans experience : a multimedia
presentation with mark Rodgers, director of the da Vinci machines and Michelangelo exhibitions Sun. May 2, 2021 //3:00 p.m. Tickets: $25 // students 1/2 price
A Dufford Institute for Cultural Diversity Event in conjunction with Newberry Arts For All (NAFA)
Based on “The Da Vinci Machines and Michelangelo Exhibition” in Denver, Colorado, this multimedia presentation is brought you by art enthusiast and curator Mark Rogers and his production team. They travel the country to teach people about two of the greatest figures from the Italian Renaissance. Using a variety of techniques including animated sequences, a documentary, an enthusiastic lecture, slideshows, and much more to give the audience a fun, yet educational, experience. More Family-Friendly Shows This
