ATTENTION MUSICIANS AND MUSIC LOVERS! PLEASE SHARE! Look whos coming to town on Saturday to play at the funny farm market and artisan gallerie David and Valerie Mayfield a bluegrass dynamic duo! They are the parents of Jessica Lea Mayfield and David Mayfield of The David Mayfield Parade Email Us! Make sure and like us on Facebook! Originaly the whole family toured and performed together and still do from time to time, whenever they are able to all get together in the same town or venue.... Their children have performed on David Letterman,and performed internationaly and nationaly... For Bookings call ? 330-554-1388 or email ? valeriefay@hotmail David and Valerie Mayfield first met some 32 years ago at a Bluegrass Festival in Mantua, Ohio... Valerie did not realize that David was a musician that first night that she met him, she saw him standing across a bonfire at the festival..and she thought hey, he is kinda cute, and then she noticed that he was looking right at her too.... they immediatiely started walking right towards each other , then they introduced each other and while doing so took each other by the hand and remained holding hands for most of the evening... while walking back to Valeries brothers campsite her brother Larry Sargent was standing there playing his banjo in a heated jam session after performing on stage earlier that day, suddenly stopped playing when he saw his sister Valerie holding hands with David Lee Mayfield and he started yelling ! Yes! yes! that is the man you should marry, he is the best guitar player and singer I have ever heard!! Valerie turned towards David and said to himyour a musican? David turned to Valerie and said your a musician? It was fate, that is a true story, and they got married and began playing music together... later on they put together a full piece band, and had a lot of gigs playing for different venues and clubs.. they landed 3 house gigs... and ended up performing 6 nights a week with Weds. off... they had 3 children..... David Ray Mayfield, Amanda Lynn Mayfield and Jessica Lea Mayfield. Bluegrass empty nesters David and Valerie Mayfield keep busy playing, while kids become national stars It wasn’t too long ago the Mayfield family band One Way Rider was traversing the country, playing bluegrass and old-time music before the genres became hip thanks to bands like the Avett Brothers and the Old Crow Medicine Show. Now empty nesters, bluegrass musicians David and Valerie Mayfield are pursuing their own musical careers, while critically-acclaimed kids, Jessica Lea and David, are becoming national acts. The younger David leads the David Mayfield Parade. Jessica Lea Mayfield is an up-and-coming solo artist. “We’re on Facebook and Youtube constantly, just watching what they’re doing on the road,” said the elder David Mayfield, calling from his Newton Falls home. “We’re just very proud as can be of them. We have posters of them all over the house.” Even though the Mayfield Family band is no longer touring, David and Valerie remain busy. There’s even talk of making an album with their son, David. The problem is he’s on the road so much they don’t know when that will happen. As for the couple’s style, it’s steeped in old school bluegrass and classic country and newgrass, has been compared to the likes of Loretta Lynn, Conway Twitty, Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner, Tony Rice, The Dillards, Keith Whitley, Patty Loveless, Vince Gill, and many more, but most importantly is that they have their own sound, and it is fantastic! Tight harmonies and hold on for some fast picking too! “It’s that kind of deal,” Mayfield said. “We just do songs that we like, including a couple of funny songs that I wrote. It’s just a lot of harmony and fast picking, even though we’ll slow it down and do some slow love songs.” Among the group’s humorous tunes are “Stomp on My Heart,” “100 Years Ago” and “Seven Drunken Nights.” There are also traditional bluegrass songs such as the upbeat “Old Home in Virginia” and the mellow “Guess’ River.” by John Benson correspondent Cleveland,com
Posted on: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 19:14:24 +0000
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