GVT Music Series Presents

SWEETY

Sweety has been performing in the Greenbrier Valley since 2002. This ensemble of talent has developed a following in the area showcasing their originals and cover tunes from various artists as Deanna Boggart, Bonnie Raitt, Rod Piazza, Norah Jones, Sippie Wallace, Michelle Shocked, Shemekia Copeland, Duke Ellington, and Chuck Berry with a Sweety twist.

Sweety claimed the title of the Budweiser True Music Band in 2004. Sweety and Budweiser continue to work together to support and provide local music in the Greenbrier Valley and surrounding areas.

Sweety frequents venues such as The Greenbrier, The Irish Pub, Robert’s Antiques, The Sweet Shoppe, The Brier Inn, The Wild Bean, and Greenbrier Valley Theatre . Sweety has also performed at many local events like Taste of Our Town, Monte Carlo, Carnegie Hall’s Ivy Terrace Music Series, and Lewisburg’s First Fridays. Some of Sweety’s other favorite appearances in Pocahontas County include West Virginia Mountain Radio, The Opera House, Pioneer Days, Roadkill Cookoff, and Snowshoe Mountain Resort events.

Christine Campbell’s powerful vocals stay with you long after the show has ended. She sings with finesse and fury. Her musical debut began in the early 90’s, singing everything from country to classic rock, until she found her soul in the blues.

Keyboardist, Bill Clapham creates the musical drama in Sweety. Bill spent years performing and songwriting in the New England music scene. Clapham’s talent sets the tempo for the band’s hot rhythm section.

The flawless, driving bass lines of Virgil Kris Kelly provide the backbone for Sweety’s swing and groove. Virgil studied music at WVU and Berklee College of Music. Virgil also plays with the West Virginia Jazz Orchestra and is a charter member of the Andrew Lewis Volunteer Fife and Drum Corps.

This trio writes all of their unique originals and sustains the core of Sweety, but is also very fortunate to have the local talent of guitarist, Don Drummer, and percussionists, Tim Pyne and Ben Hunt, adding exceptional flare to this well-established ensemble.

Hired by corporations, charity fundraisers, special event coordinators, and many establishments, this band fills a variety of musical genres and entertains any audience with originality and style. For more information visit www.sweety.cc.