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Biographies
Acoustic Heritage: (L-R) Mark Rose - Tim Yates - Debbie Yates -
Bruce Waters
Individually, Tim and Debbie Yates both have deep roots in Mountain
music. Their families have passed down a love of picking and singing
for generations, and when they united in marriage they also merged
their musical legacies to form the outstanding Old-Time and
Bluegrass band Acoustic Heritage.
 Debbie
Grim Yates grew up in a family of musicians, so it's only
natural that she would begin playing an instrument at a very young
age. Before long she had mastered a dynamic, precise claw hammer
banjo style that is distinctly her own as well as the ability to saw
out a barn-burner on the fiddle.
Her soft, yet amazingly powerful voice has a special quality that
simply soothes the soul as you listen. Debbie really loves to
perform, and her many years of picking and singing with the
Konnarock Critters has helped mold her into one of the genre's
most entertaining performers.
 Tim
Yates has played both guitar and standup bass for over 20 years
with his family band The Yates Brothers as well as some of
the biggest names in Bluegrass. He has toured the United States with
Wyatt Rice and Santa Cruz, The Jimmy Goudreau Bluegrass
Unit and The Tony Rice Unit.
Tim is an outstanding singer with a honey-smooth voice that
perfectly compliments wife Debbie's, but what really sets him apart
from other performers is his mastery of the guitar. Any time Tim
Yates takes a guitar break you had better look away because you're
likely to fall under the spell of the amazing sights and sounds of
his guitar work.
 At
just 17, Jordan Rice is the youngest member of Acoustic
Heritage, but don't be misled by his age. His mastery of the
mandolin is on a par with anyone who has ever picked up the
instrument...which is exactly what one would expect given his own
musical heritage.
As a member of Bluegrass' famous Rice family, Jordan was immersed in
a world of music at birth - and he surely must have absorbed
everything he saw and heard! The years he spent playing with his
father Wyatt at many Rice Brothers shows as well as with
Acoustic Heritage has already turned Jordan into a seasoned
performer.
Tim and Debbie Yates each come from a long line of musicians
and performers, and they simply love being able to pass their
precious musical heritage on to their beautiful daughters Molly and
Sadie. As you can see in the picture below, the girls already love
to perform, and they often get the chance whenever their mom and dad
are up on a stage somewhere. Molly and Sadie are the latest
recipients of the gift of a rich musical heritage, and that gift
appears to be in good hands indeed.
Molly and Sadie Yates singing along with Acoustic Heritage on
The Pickin' Porch Show.
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