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Wallowa County Chieftain
ARTS
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
CD, RELEASE PARTY, A HIT FOR BRANN
Have fiddle — will travel
By Steve Tool
Wallowa County Chieftain
It was standing room only
at the OK Theatre for the
CD release party of musi-
cian extraordinaire Meredith
Brann, daughter of theatre
owners, Darrell and Chris-
tie Brann. The Friday, June
14 concert celebrated the
release of Brann’s fi rst CD,
Balance, a mixture of orig-
inals and covers that Brann
locally recorded with family
and friends.
A pleased Darrell Brann
emceed the show, while
up-and-coming artist, Ari-
ana Samples opened the
show with three stellar num-
bers while accompanied by
her father, Caleb Samples.
A virtual all-star cast
of musicians played with
Brann through the evening
including most, if not all,
of her family. Uncle Craig
Brann and his wife came
all the way from New York,
while her paternal grand-
parents made the trip from
Maine for the event.
The 17-year-old singer
opened the show with an
original number, “Skipping
Down the Road,” before
performing a shimmering
Steve Tool/Chieftain
Singer and multi-instrumentalist, Meredith Brann, wows the crowd with her fi ddle as well as vocal skills during her CD release
party on June 14 at the OK Theatre.
duet with her mother on the
staple, “To Know Him is to
Love Him,” before launch-
ONE FLAG
ONE LAND
ONE HAND
ing into “Crazy,” and later,
a stunning rendition of the
Beatles’ “Come Together”
with a full band.
Brann didn’t neglect the
violin, her favorite musi-
Dulcimer Week concert planned July 5
By Ellen Morris Bishop
Wallowa County Chieftain
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cal instrument, playing it
on select numbers while she
also showed her guitar skills
during the second half of the
show.
Finishing the fi rst half of
the show with the title song
of her album, Brann started
the second half with a num-
ber of duets, starting with
her violin teacher, Rebecca
Lenahan, followed by duets
with two of her aunts and
even performed a sweet ver-
sion of the Judds’ classic,
“Grandpa,” with her grand-
mother, Ina Brann.
Brann’s sister, Bella, also
got in on the act perform-
ing a lovely version of the
Everly Brothers’ “Dream.”
Playing solo acoustic, Brann
ended the show with the
closing song on her album,
“Love,” from the Disney
version of Robin Hood.
The audience called
Brann back up to the stage
for an encore in which she
and many of the musicians
did a smoking version of
“Hit the Road, Jack,” nearly
bringing down the house.
Darrell Brann said CD
sales were brisk as were
sales from online platforms.
“I think she’s covered all
her expenses at this point,”
Brann said. “She’s starting
to make some money on it,
so that’s pretty cool.”
Heidi Muller and Bob Webb are Wallowa County musicians
who started and run Dulcimer Camp and Dulcimer Week
Dulcimer Week in the
Wallowas presents its 9th
Annual Dulcimer Extrav-
aganza on Friday, July 5,
2019 at 7:30 pm at The
Place, 303 S. Lake Street in
Joseph (next to the Meth-
odist Church). The concert
features Dulcimer Week’s
mountain dulcimer instruc-
tors. Admission is $10.00
for adults and $5.00 for chil-
dren 12 and under.
This year’s headliners are
Dave Haas from Charleston,
West Virginia; Sue Carpenter
from Quinlan, Texas; Debo-
rah Hamouris from Oak-
land, California; and Bob
Webb and Heidi Muller from
Joseph. Concertgoers can
expect a toe-tapping, fami-
ly-friendly good time, with
traditional,
contemporary
and original music .
For more info, contact
Heidi Muller at (304) 382-
9422 or wallowadulcimer@
gmail.com.
FREE Family
Dance to follow
with Steven K.
and the
Bounty Hunters
TOUR OF CHAMPIONS