Loretta Lynn musical to play coast this month
SOUTH COAST — A talented group
of Oregon musicians paying tribute to
Loretta Lynn will tour the Oregon coast
this fall.
Fronted by the popular Portland folk
and country songstress Mary
Rondthaler, the five-piece band will per-
form two 45-minute sets featuring the
songs of country music legend Loretta
Lynn.
Also known as the “Coal Miner's
Daughter,” Lynn wrote many of her own
songs and has been dubbed the Queen of
Country Music throughout her five-
decade career. In 1972, she was the first
woman to be nominated and named
Entertainer of the Year by the Country
Music Association.
Rondthaler has spent many years hon-
ing her craft around the Portland music
scene. She has performed and recorded
with George Chudacoff, Succotash, The
Sagebrush Sisters and The Rocky Butte
Wranglers.
She can be seen regularly singing
country and western songs with the
Wranglers at nightclubs around the
Northwest, as well as with The
Sagebrush Sisters, a three-piece cowgirl
swing band.
Rondthaler is well known for her
knack of picking great unknown songs
from the repertoires of many legendary
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country music artists.
Mary Rondthaler portrays country music legend Loretta Lynn in the musical
The band features three graduates of
“Hey Loretta,” playing at three south coast theaters this month.
Oregon State who studied music under
N ELSON
FAMILY TO PERFORM AT
COOS BAY — Derik Nelson &
Family’s signature sound will be present-
ed in a program filled with their velvety
three-part vocal harmonies at Marshfield
High School Auditorium in Coos Bay on
Sunday, Oct. 16, at 3 p.m.
A limited number of tickets for this per-
formance are available for $20 for adults
and students.
Raised in the Pacific Northwest, Derik
Nelson & Family — siblings Derik, Riana
and Dalten — have been performing
together since childhood. They’ve gar-
nered more than 3 million views on
YouTube and toured over 40 locations
across the West Coast to raise money for
music education.
Derik has also appeared regularly as the
lead guitarist on television's “Glee,”
among other shows.
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Derik Nelson & Family will perform in Coos Bay Oct. 16.
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Professor Neal Grandstaff, widely
known for his lifelong contribution to
music performance and education.
They are Justin Schepige on bass,
Tommy Brownson on drums and Erik
Crew on lead guitar. Joining them on
pedal steel guitar will be veteran
Nashville touring pro and session player
Gary Thorsen, who toured with Lynn’s
twin daughters, The Lynns.
He has worked for many other coun-
try music greats, including Tanya
Tucker.
Thorsen is locally known for his
inspiring work in the musical show
“Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes?” and
with the Opry West at The Little Theater
by The Bay in North Bend.
The entourage is scheduled to per-
form at several of the Oregon Coast’s
most endearing theaters. All Friday or
Saturday night shows are at 7 p.m. and
Sunday shows are 2 p.m. for matinees.
Tickets are available at local ticket out-
lets and at www.hey-loretta.com/tickets.
A portion of all proceeds will benefit
the Children’s Repratory of Oregon
Workshop (CROW) in Florence.
Shows will take place at these loca-
tions:
• Sprague Theatre in Bandon, Oct. 7,
8 and 9.
• Dori Randall Performing Arts
Center in Brookings, Oct. 14
• Class Act Theatre in Florence, Oct.
21, 22 and 23.
Derik Nelson & Family delivers a con-
cert experience like no other. This innova-
tive group uses the latest in audio/video
technology to take audiences on a visual
journey through time, space, an impres-
sive array of landscapes, weather condi-
tions and musical “settings.”
The Coos County Community Concert
Association (CCCCA) has been present-
ing world-class entertainment to the Coos
Bay area since 1937.
The CCCCA is an all-volunteer, sub-
scription-based organization offering an
affordably-priced concert series each year.
Styles and genres include ensemble and
solo instrumentalists, Chinese acrobats,
jazz and dance troupes.
For more information, contact Mike
Gordon at 541-269-1272 or visit the
CCCCA’s website at www.cccca.com.