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Contact:
Carol Harley
1111-B NW 131st Way
Vancouver, WA 98685-1642
Phone: (360) 576-7676
Cell: (360) 921-4141
Fax: (360) 576-5050
E-mail: carol@mistyriverband.com 
Website: http://www.mistyriverband.com

MISTY RIVER - COMPELLING HARMONIC VOICES

“When OREGON ART BEAT broadcast a segment on MISTY RIVER, the response was amazing. When these four women weave their lovely harmonies, it is spine tingling. Our phones and web site were jammed with requests to know where they were playing and how to buy their CDs.”
– Jeff Douglas, Executive Producer, Oregon Art Beat, Oregon Public Broadcasting (May – 2002)

Since emerging on the Portland acoustic music scene in 1997, the four-woman band MISTY RIVER has earned an enviable reputation as one of the finest, most entertaining bands in the Pacific Northwest. MISTY RIVER blends folk, bluegrass, country, Celtic and original music into a seamless and highly distinctive Americana sound that has entranced thousands of fans. Whether performing at a large concert hall or an intimate house concert, MISTY RIVER makes an emotional connection with its audiences, thoroughly captivating listeners with beautiful and moving music and a natural, friendly presentation.

Misty River presents an array of songs from little known classics to familiar folk and bluegrass material to heart warming original songs complete with a true story attached. Creative and fresh arrangements hold the audiences attention while anecdotes of touring bring humor and surprise. Beautiful, award-winning original songs blend naturally with the other genres of music being presented. One reporter describes the unfolding of the evening saying:

“It’s Friday night at the Elgin Opera House and Misty River takes the stage.

All smiles, four women look out onto a packed house. They have come to share their unique blend of American folk, bluegrass, Celtic and country music with a room full of people to whom they are strangers.

In two hours, Carol Harley, Laura Quigley, Chris Kokesh and Dana Abel will be strangers no more. I’ve always believed the best artists are the most transparent – those who take the risk of exposing heart and soul through whatever medium their expression takes shape. Misty River is part of this select group.

On Friday night, Misty River’s sweet, soul-restoring harmonies rippled through the Elgin Opera House, washing away my end-of-the-work-week wearies. Leaving smiles and tapping toes in their wake, the livelier tunes made it hard to sit still…” – Mardi Ford, The Observer

Misty River offers concert/demonstrations to the schools for students in the form of a one-time concert usually associated with the day of the concert. K-12.

For more information, pictures, and more sound clips on Misty River visit their website at http://www.mistyriverband.com