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production team
Music Director Dan Martier
Sound Supervisor Chris Droessler
Sound Technician Hampton Short
The band
Charlie Austin, Fiddle
skip Hancock, Piano
Joe Mapp, Guitar
Dan Martier, Drums
Bill Rea, Bass
“Muskrat” Reames, Pedal Steel
Mick Vaughn, Bass
Barbara Hird (Louise Seger) is a native of Yorkshire, England,
where she studied and performed at the prestigious Bradford Playhouse
and Film Theatre. Before coming to America she toured the English
Regional Theatre circuit in plays ranging from Shakespeare to modern
dramas and musicals. In North Carolina she has worked with numerous
theatres including the NC Shakespeare Festival, Charlotte Rep and The
Lost Colony. Her one-woman show, Elizabeth R—performed in London,
Edinburgh, regional England, New York City and in over 30 locations
in the mid-Atlantic states—has brought her international acclaim and
North Carolina’s Order of the Long Leaf Pine. In her 30-year career, she
has portrayed a great variety of leading roles that range from English
monarchs in numerous plays, to Miss Daisy in Driving Miss Daisy, to Louise
in Always…Patsy Cline, and Madge Kendall in The Elephant Man. Miss
Hird occasionally makes a cameo appearance in Portrait of Patsy Cline.
Skip Hancock, Piano, graduated from Old Dominion University
with a degree in biology; then went on the road with a show band.
He’s been a full-time, professional musician ever since. He has
worked in the southeastern area of Virginia for over 25 years and is
at home playing everything from classical to jazz to pop. Skip’s many
accomplishments include leading the jazz quartets Interlude and Skylark,
being musical director and pianist for the Charles Darden Group whose
many performances included a Presidential Inaugural Ball, and being
both music director and leader for the Tom Netherton Show orchestra.
Skip’s talents are not limited to playing the keyboard – he is also an
accomplished composer, arranger, and teacher. Currently he teaches
piano to USMC and USN students at the Navy School of Music.
Dan Martier, Drums; based on the Outer Banks of North Carolina,
Dan is a drummer, vocalist and composer, and also the Music Director for
Portrait of Patsy Cline. Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, he began playing
drums at the age of eight. During college at Old Dominion University he
received a call to tour with the 60’s group The Spiral Staircase, best known
for their 1969 single More Today than Yesterday. In the mid-eighties Dan
and his wife Laura settled in St. Petersburg, Florida, where Dan formed
his own band, Express, which played over 300 dates per year. Relocating
to Los Angeles, Dan was the first-call drummer in several original
performing and recording projects. In the early 90s Dan and Laura
moved to the east coast where Dan formed the successful group The
B-Side featuring dynamic bassist Dexter Whitaker. In 2008 Tim Reynolds
began sitting in on Dan’s local projects which included Uber Lounge and
Karl Werne And Friends. Soon after Tim’s eclectic trio TR3 was reborn. TR3
is currently touring the US and South America and has released two
recordings—Radiance (2009) and Live from SPACE and Beyond (2011).
Charlie Austin, Fiddle, began playing professionally at 18
years of age. Between 1983 and 1987 he played 250 Grand Ole Opry
performances including Opry Live, a nationally syndicated TV show
and Hee Haw and Nashville Now. He has played and/or toured with
nationally known musicians such as Jack Greene, Johnny Russell, Boxcar
Willie, Larry Gatlin, Charlie Pride, Ray Stevens, Boots Randolph, Irlene
Mandrell, David Allan Coe, Tommy Overstreet, Del Shannon, Bare
Naked Ladies and the Saw Doctors, and also toured in Europe, Canada,
and the Caribbean. In addition, Charlie spent 4 years performing in
Branson, MO. Charlie is currently based in Norfolk, Virginia and can be
found performing many styles of music, running his audio studio, and
restoring and selling antique and vintage violins.
Joe Mapp, Guitar, began his career as house guitarist in R&B clubs
in Washington, D.C. when he was too young to enter otherwise. On a
mission to develop his knowledge and love of jazz, he migrated north
to New York City where he studied with some of the best players in the
world including Mike Stern of the Miles Davis Group and Jack Wilkins of
Manhattan Transfer. In addition, he rounded out his technical abilities at
the renowned Berklee School of Music in Boston. A long-time member
of the Outer Banks music scene, Joe is renowned for his expertise
and versatility, and is a much sought-after instructor. He is noted for
his smooth sound and style created by blending natural talent with
consistent practice, and then applying his years of experience and
academic studies with the raw expression of emotion.
Bill Rea, Bass, has been playing and acting all his life and it shows in
his stage presence! He is a highly skilled entertainer who is comfortable
playing any number of musical instruments and theatrical roles. Bill
cultivated his talent through his college career where he earned a
Bachelor of Arts in Arts Management with an emphasis in music and
theatre at Ferrum College. He can be seen and heard in many Outer Banks
television and radio commercials, and is a featured actor in Elizabeth R
and Company productions. He is also a founding member of the Outer
Banks Opry—a popular folk and bluegrass showcase. Bill can be found
these days performing with The Crowd (named by Knot Magazine as the
number one wedding band in N.C.), the Other Brothers and Big Blue Truck.
Known as the “Cracker Soul Man,” he has the voice and energy that gets
‘em dancin’ every time!
“Muskrat” Reames, Pedal Steel, grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia,
where he began playing the guitar in the third grade. He formed his
own band in the ninth grade, and in the tenth grade he began playing
the pedal steel guitar. Muskrat was voted “Best Instrumentalist” by the
Virginia Country Music Association in 1992 and again in 1994. Moving
to Nashville in 1994 he played with many Grand Ole Opry artists such as:
Hank Locklin, Charlie Louvin, Jean Shepard, and Billy Walker. Muskrat
was country music star Dierks Bentley’s first steel guitar player. Muskrat
moved to the Outer Banks in Kill Devil Hills, NC in 2004 where he began
playing for the Outer Banks Music Showcase. Then quickly he began
playing with local bands such as Out in the Cold, Ragin’ Cajun’s, Cedar
Valley Boys, and Tee Meroney. He can be found these days performing
with Outer Banks Jubilee and has since returned to his country and
gospel roots, playing dobro in the Drifting Sands Bluegrass Band.
Mick Vaughn, Bass, spent his youth in Chicago and the Outer Banks
of North Carolina. He started playing the bass at the age of 12, was a
student of Bob Filler for six years where he worked at becoming a stylist
playing all types of music, and also played in various ensembles during
high school. While living in the Lakeview area of Chicago, Mick started
working with Scott Bennett and The Obvivous, recording an album for
Giant Records in 1990. During the 1990s Mick performed and recorded
with Liz Phair, Dovetail Joint, Matt Walker, Jim Dinou, Peter Noone, Todd
Suchermann, Grant Tye and Kathy Richardson. Mick then returned to
North Carolina and began working with Dan Martier backing up many
wonderful artists including Laura Martier, Joe Mapp, Karl Werne and
Eddie Williams.
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