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From Fallon
to fairgrounds
NBC
Midland performing on
The Tonight Show with
Jimmy Fallon on July 24.
Rising band Midland headlines Clatsop County Fair
By KATHERINE LACAZE
FOR COAST WEEKEND
W
hen it comes to the Clatsop County
Fair Board’s perspective about having
award-winning country music group Mid-
land in concert, chair Mike Autio provides an apt sum-
mation: “We were pretty fortunate to get them.”
Midland, performing Friday night at the 2019
Clatsop County Fair, includes lead vocalist Mark
Wystrach, guitarist Jess Carson and bass player Cam-
eron Duddy. After the success of their freshman
album, “On the Rocks,” they are looking forward to
the release of a second album, “Let it Roll,” on Aug.
If You Go
Midland
7 p.m. Friday, August 2
Clatsop County Fairgrounds, 92937 Walluski Loop, Astoria
Tickets are $40 reserved, $35 general seating and can
be purchased in advance at Lewis and Clark Bank, M & N
Workwear, Teevin Brothers, Lum’s Auto Center and online
23. Jackson Michelson will open for the band.
Their debut single, “Drinkin’ Problem,” earned the
band Grammy nominations for Best Country Song and
Best Country Duo/Group Performance in 2018. They
followed that up with being named New Vocal Group
of the Year at the 2018 American Country Music
Awards. The band recently performed on Jimmy Fal-
lon’s The Tonight Show on NBC.
It was after their ACM performance that the Fair
Board — struggling to make progress nailing down a
group for this year’s concert — identified Midland as a
top pick, Autio said.
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