The Amanda Cook Band will perform at the next KASU-FM Bluegrass Monday concert, held at the Collins Theatre in Paragould. The show will begin at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 22.
About the Band
A Florida native, Amanda Cook began playing bluegrass music in a band with her father, Mike Blanton. This group, called High Cotton, performed very traditional bluegrass music in styles similar to the Stanley Brothers and the duo of Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs.
In 2013, Cook formed her own band to focus on more contemporary styles of bluegrass. Now with her six-piece band, Cook blends traditional and modern bluegrass styles into a sound that appeals across generations.
Cook signed with Mountain Fever Records in 2017 and has released five albums for that label. In 2019, she began working as a sound engineer for the label, and in 2022, she became chief operating officer for the company. In August 2025, upon the retirement of the label’s founder, she stepped into the role as owner of this acclaimed producer of bluegrass recordings.
The Amanda Cook Band features fiddler and Arkansas native George Mason, who has performed with Grand Ole Opry members Jeannie Seely, Stonewall Jackson, and Del Reeves, among others. He also served as music director for the Osmond Family and toured with the Lawrence Welk Orchestra.
Other band members include banjo player Carolyne Van Lierop-Boone, bassist Joshua Faul, guitarist Chevy Watson, and mandolinist Ethan Church.
Concert Details
The admission fee to the Bluegrass Monday concert is $10 per person, payable by cash at the door the night of the concert. Everyone aged 18 and under will be admitted for free. Advance tickets can be purchased at www.kasu.org/tickets. All ticket proceeds go to the musicians, compensating them for their performance.
Groups of eight or more may request reserved seating by contacting KASU’s Marty Scarbrough. Otherwise, the theatre doors open at 6 p.m., and seating is first-come, first-served.
Acoustic musicians are invited to participate in a bluegrass music jam session to begin at 5 p.m. in the Joe Wessell Building, adjacent to the Collins Theatre. A section of seats in the theatre will be reserved for jammers and their guests so that they can play until the concert begins.
Original reporting: NEA Report (Jonesboro) — read the source article.
