Richard Smith first met Chet Atkins when he was only eleven and was invited by Chet to play with him onstage in front of an audience of about a thousand. He played Chet's arrangement of "Whispering," and Chet played along with him. Then the audience went mad and Chet asked him to play another one. Before Richard could decide what to play, someone shouted "Little Rock Getaway." and Richard played Chet’s arrangement of it while Chet, not playing this time, watched him in amazement playing to a stunned and appreciative audience. By the time he reached his early twenties, both Chet Atkins and Jerry Reed began to refer to Richard Smith as their "Hero" -- and still do.

Richard has toured around the world, showcasing a repertoire spanning an incredible range of musical styles from country, bluegrass, mainstream jazz, modern pop and rock, to classical guitar. Richard also plays several of John Phillip Sousa's marches and, incredibly, comes close to sounding like an entire marching band, drums and all.

Julie Adams is one of the most diverse cellists on the music scene today. She has performed with several orchestras, toured with well-known fingerstyle guitarist Muriel Anderson, and as a Nashville session player has worked on projects from top ten albums to major film scores. She was featured on a track with country legend Suzy Bogguss on "Beautiful Dreamer", which won the 2005 Grammy for Folk Album of the Year.

When Julie and Richard play together, it'll melt your heart -- and blow your socks off!

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of York

925 S. George St., York Directions

Concert: 7:30pm

• $18 General Admission

• $14 SFMS Members

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• $14 UUCY members

• $10 Students

  — ages 3 to 22

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