City of Bristol Tennessee FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Darlene Cole, Venues Manager Tuesday, January 29, 2013 Office of Community Relations Phone: 423-764-4171 E-Mail: [email protected]

An Evening with Mandy Barnett at the Paramount

Do you remember those soft sounds of country music back in the days of Patsy Cline and Jim Reeves, when artists sung their songs their way? No managers, no labels, no PR companies were involved with the way a song was performed, it was just an extension of the emotions found in the artist’s life and it showed. In those times, one could feel the music, the passion, the song just sounded like life.

Bristol’s Paramount Center will feature such an artist performing the songs from that area in a rare one night engagement. World-class vocalist Mandy Barnett’s style is rooted in the classic country of Patsy Cline, Jim Reeves, Tammy Wynette, and Brenda Lee and the crooning of Ella Fitzgerald, Connie Francis, and Dinah Washington. Her show is slated for Saturday, March 23, 2013 at 7PM. Tickets for the event will go on sale Friday, February 1, 2013 at 10:00 AM.

“Mandy delves into a song with a keen interpretive sense, studying its emotional content. Her delivery is powerful due to her rich voice,” said Darlene Cole, Venues Manager for the city. “Her performance of country and pop-tinted material takes you back to the likes of all-time great female singers and timeless sounds,” Cole continued.

For more information on the concert contact Darlene Cole at 423- 764-4171 or e-mail [email protected].

Tickets may be purchased at the Paramount Box Office or at the Viking Hall Box Office or by calling or 423-764-0188 or on line at E-Tix.com.

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