Doyle Lawson announces new band member

Monday, April 30, 2007 – A new bass player will join Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver - Ron Spears, who has been in Special Consensus.

Spears, who also will handle lead and harmony vocals, "is a longtime student and fan of Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, and he understands the style - when we got together, the vocal blend with the trio and quartet was extremely pleasing to my ear," said Lawson. "I'm looking forward to his vocal input as well as having another songwriter in the band.

Spears, who penned "Ocean Of Teardrops" on Lawson's latest release, "More Behind The Picture Than The Wall," will start his new duties with Quicksilver on a yet-to-be-determined date. He will replace Jamie Dailey, one of three band members to leave along with Mike Hartgrove and Terry Baucom.

Spears has had songs recorded by Lou Reid, IIIrd Tyme Out, The Bluegrass Cardinals, The Bluegrass Patriots and The Special Consensus, which he joined in 2004.

Lawson is gearing up for a round of coast-to-coast performances and honors including stops at California's Stage Coach country music festival (May 6); his own bluegrass festival in Denton, NC (May 10-13) and Brooklyn, N.Y.'s Southpaw for a Carnegie Hall Neighborhood Concerts performance on June 1.

On May 5, Lawson will deliver this year's commencement address and receive an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree at King's College in Bristol, Tenn.

Upcoming tour dates are:
May 6 Stage Coach Indio, CA
May 10-13 Doyle Lawson Bluegrass Festival Denton, NC
May 18 Bloomin' BBQ & Bluegrass Sevierville, TN
May 19 Community Theatre McKee, KY
May 25 Twitchell Auditorium Spartanburg, SC
May 26 Zellwood Corn Festival Zellwood, FL
June 1 Southpaw Brooklyn, NY
June 2 Graves Mountain Festival of Music Syria, VA
June 3 Ram's Head On Stage Annapolis, MD
June 8 McDukin Civic Center Cullman, AL
June 9 GA Mountain Fair Hiawassee, GA
June 16 NC State Bluegrass Festival Cherokee, NC
June 20 Chatuaqua Festival Wytheville, VA
June 21 River of Music Owensboro, KY
June 22 Music in the Mountains Summersville, WV
June 23 Renfro Valley Entertainment Center Renfro Valley, KY
July 6 Starvy Creek Bluegrass Festival Conway, MO
July 7 Shadow Valley Gospel Music Fest Fayetteville, TN
July 12 Ryman Auditorium Nashville, TN
July 13 N Georgia Bluegrass Festival Cleveland, GA
July 14 Watermelon Park Berryville, VA
July 19 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival Ancramdale, NY
July 21 Walton Park Mineral, VA
July 25 MACC Festival Columbus, OH
July 26 Porter Center for Performing Arts Brevard, NC
July 28-29 Rocky Grass Festival Lyons, CO
Aug. 4 Podunk Bluegrass Festival East Hartford, CT
Aug. 10 Stonehedge Bluegrass Festival Gray, ME
Aug. 11 Windmill Bay Farms Alburg, VT
Aug. 17 Cherokee Bluegrass Festival Cherokee, NC
Aug. 24 Grand Ole Gospel Theatre Chocowinity, NC
Aug. 25 Andy Griffith Playhouse Mt. Airy, N.C.