Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center’s Fall Music Series will present three concerts in September, premiering on September 3 with a performance by The Grassabillies.
     All the concerts begin at 7 p.m. and are presented in the Heritage Center ’s outdoor amphitheater which has a roof over the entire amphitheater so that concerts take place rain or shine.
     Hailing from Gatlinburg in the Great Smoky Mountains, The Grassabillies are a musical group of family and friends that plays bluegrass music with no rules and no apologies.
     The star of the show is vivacious vocalist/songwriter/guitarist Kata Hay.
     A native of Oklahoma, she holds the distinction of being the youngest person to win the Ed McMahon Star Search at age five.
     She then went on to tour the country, opening concerts and working with such artists as LeAnn Rimes, Rascal Flatts, Ray Price, Kitty Wells, Mickey Gilley, and Barbara Mandrell.
     In 2005, she took a job in one of the music theaters in Pigeon Forge where she met Robbie Helton, her future husband, band-mate, and co-writer.
     They later became featured performers at Dolly Parton’s Dixie Stampede and formed two bands, Kata Hay & The Blaze and The Grassabillies.
     For more information about The Grassabillies, visit www.grassabillies.com.
     The Fall Music Series is sponsored by PetSafe. Admission to each concert is $4 per person at the door, with Heritage Center members admitted free.
     Food and beverage concessions are available for purchase on site. No coolers, food, drink, or pets are allowed.
     For more information, call the Center at (865)448-0044 or visit www.gsmheritagecenter.org.

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