WoodSongs Dalton to feature Wild Rose and The Burchfield Family

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, January 22, 2020

The WoodSongs Dalton 2020 concert series will kick off its tenth year with Grammy-nominated band Wild Rose on Saturday at the Wink Theatre.

The concert series features national and regional Americana music, providing the north Georgia area with family-friendly music while benefiting local nonprofits.

The concert will begin at 7 p.m. with The Burchfield Family band opening. The concert will also honor the Girl Scouts of America in Northwest Georgia. Girls Scouts will be admitted to the concert free if wearing their sash or vest.

The all-woman Wild Rose was founded by the talented multi-instrumentalist Wanda Vick Burchfield, who got her start as a session player and musician for Lynn Anderson. The band is comprised of Pamela Gadd (lead and background vocals, banjo), Kathy Mac (bass guitar, vocals), Pam Perry (lead and harmony vocals, guitar, mandolin), Nancy Given Gardner (drums, vocals) and Burchfield (guitar, mandolin, fiddle, dobro, steel guitar).

The title track of their first album “Breakin’ New Ground” made it to the top 20, as did their hit “Go Down Swingin’.” The band has had appearances on “Hee Haw,” “Crook and Chase” and “Nashville Now.” Band spokesperson Perry said that “they are all excited and looking forward to performing in Dalton for their 30th anniversary celebration.”

Opening for Wild Rose will be The Burchfield Family, known for their inspired arrangements of hymns, spirituals and originals that feature heartfelt vocals, family harmonies and skillfully-played instruments. Mark (bass) and Wanda (fiddle, banjo, dobro, mandolin and guitar) have both had successful careers in music in Nashville, Tennessee, and have toured worldwide with major artists, performed regularly on national TV, the Grand Ole Opry and Gaither videos, and as studio musicians they have recorded for motion pictures, jingles and hundreds of artists in many musical genres. Artists they have recorded for or toured with include Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift, Alabama, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sandi Patti and Vestal Goodman.

This regionally-acclaimed concert series features emerging and established performers and will be held at the Wink Theatre at 115 Crawford St. in downtown Dalton. The series has featured performers who are Grammy nominees and recipients and/or received recognition for their talents by the International Bluegrass Music Association and the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America.

The concert series is sponsored in part by the Dalton Convention & Visitors Bureau, Friends of WoodSongs and numerous local businesses.

Tickets are available at the Dalton Freight Depot Gift Shop, The Ice Castle, Bigham Discount Music, at the door and online. Proceeds will benefit the DEO Clinic, a 501(c)(3) that provides medical care to low-income, uninsured individuals. Proceeds up to $2,500 will be matched by Modern Woodmen of America. For tickets or more information about the concert series, visit www.woodsongsdalton.com.