Bluegrass Monday to Feature The Waddington Brothers
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In photo, left to right, Ethan Waddington, Jacob Waddington, Seth Waddington, Job Waddington
JONESBORO – Bluegrass and Western music ensemble The Waddington Brothers will perform at the next KASU-FM Bluegrass Monday concert. The show will be at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, at Collins Theatre in downtown Paragould.
From North Dakota, The Waddington Brothers have been playing music together for almost two decades. The ensemble has a unique musical style that mixes traditional bluegrass music with classic Western music made famous by artists such as Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and the Sons of the Pioneers.
This quartet won the 2023 International Bluegrass Band Championship which is the premier bluegrass competition for acoustic ensembles. The contest is hosted each year by the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America at its annual convention in Nashville
The band has performed alongside bluegrass greats the Kruger Brothers, Ron Block and Bobby Hicks. The siblings have also performed at Silver Dollar City in Branson, on public radio programs, and at the inaugural ball for the North Dakota governor.
Seth Waddington plays guitar for the band. Jacob Waddington plays mandolin.
Ethan Waddington plays banjo, and he won second place at the National Bluegrass Banjo Championship in Winfield, Kansas in 2009. Job Waddington plays upright bass.
All four brothers sing and their harmonies are a marvelous blend of bluegrass and Western traditions.
In addition to the concert, KASU hosts acoustic bluegrass jam sessions beginning two hours before the beginning of the concert, starting at 5 p.m. Local musicians are invited to join this open jam session in the Joe Wessell Building, adjacent to Collins Theatre.
Musicians are invited to bring their instruments, connect with other bluegrass musicians, and enjoy making music together prior to the concert.
Admission is $10 per person, payable by cash at the door. Those 18 and under will be admitted for free. Advanced tickets can be purchased by visiting www.kasu.org/tickets.
Seating at the concert is first-come, first-served. Doors to the theatre will open at 6:00 p.m. Bluegrass Mondays are a non-profit event, and 100% of ticket proceeds go to the performers.
Bluegrass Monday concerts are held on the fourth Monday night of each month. The concerts are presented with support from sponsors including the Paragould Advertising & Promotion Commission, Bibb Chiropractic Center, Gardner-Milner Law Firm, the Posey Peddler, Hyde Park Café, Affordable Medical, Holiday Inn Express and Suites of Paragould, and KASU.
KASU is the public media service of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro broadcasting at 91.9 FM and streaming on a variety of online platforms.
For more information, contact Marty Scarbrough, KASU program director at mscarbro@astate.edu or 870-972-2367. Additional information is also available on the Bluegrass Monday Facebook page.
