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Thanks for visiting our blog! NEWS: WE HAVE A REAL WEBSITE NOW! If you want to hear our music, find out about our different performance formats, see photos of the family members, view our full schedule and/or read about our family, please visit www.hartleyfamilybluegrass.com. The title of this post doubles as a link to the website, also. You can leave comments or suggestions for us by using the comment tab at the bottom of this post. It's our version of a guestbook right now! To contact us, please write to this address: The Hartley Family/ 1029 N. 15th St./ Arkadelphia, AR/ 71923 or email us at hartleyfamilybluegrass@yahoo.com. We enjoy playing at bluegrass festivals, churches, schools, et cetera. (Translation: we like playing to people!) We hope to hear from you!

2007 -----JULY----- 1st: Methodist Church; Sebeka, MN, 10:15 AM & Thomastown Covenant Church; Thomastown, MN, 7PM///////// 8th: Lockesburg Old Union Baptist Church; near Lockesburg, AR, 1:30 PM///////////// 14th: Shady Grove Baptist Church; Curtis, AR, 7 PM//////////// 21st: Bonnerdale Seventh Day Adventist Church; Bonnerdale, AR, 7:30 PM//////////// 28th: Lee Gap Bluegrass Festival; near Clarksville, AR, 7 PM/////////// -----AUGUST----- 2nd: Crossgate Center; Hot Springs, AR (opening for the Gold City Quartet)////////// 3rd: Bodcaw, AR, 6:30 PM///////// 12th: Italy Naples Baptist Church; Naples, New York//////// 15th: Thurman Baptist Church; Thurman, NY///////// 18th: City Park; Marion, NY////////// 19th: Grace Baptist Church; Marion, NY & Bible Baptist Church; Williamson, NY///////// 25th: Woodlawn, TX/////////// 26th: 3 churches in Texas (contact us for more information)//////// -----SEPTEMBER----- 2nd: Liberty Methodist Church; Lou Ann, AR, 11 AM & Bethesda Cumberland P...

The two fiddle-playing brothers! Josiah is 14 and Micah is 4. Josiah helps Tom ("Daddy") teach Micah how to play the fiddle. Micah has been playing his fiddle on stage for the first times this month! During a performance, he usually sings one song. His "Mary Ann" has been a big hit wherever we go! Josiah isn't ready to start singing in front of people (including his family members!) yet, but he is continuing to improve on the fiddle. He has his own high-energy style of playing.

Abby just turned 13 years old. She has been playing since she was 8. Her beautiful style of flatpicking is highlighted on almost all of our songs. She does a wonderful job leading a few of our songs and adding 'high lonesome' harmony to the others.

Daniel is 14 years old and has been playing the mandolin since January of 2003. He has the ability to play a song almost as soon as he hears it! He picked up the dobro about two years ago. He adds alot to our songs no matter which instrument he is playing. He has really been growing and is now taller than everyone in the family except his older brother Josiah!

We have been enjoying seeing everyone this summer! Thanks so much to all of the people who support us by coming to see us play! I am the 'webmaster' in the family (minus the master part!) and if you have any suggestions for me on our website or blog or myspace (hey, we've got it all now!) I would love to hear them. My extremely long title above serves as a link to our website. Y'all come visit us!