~JULIA ANN~

**WELL AS U CAN SEE IM A 34 YR OLD SINGLE WOMAN WHO LOVES THE LORD VERY MUCH! ALL MY LIFE I GREW UP SINGING IN THE CHURCH CHOIR...I HAVE SANG IN NUMEROUS MUSICAL & DRAMA PRODUCTIONS PLUS TRAVELED THE SOUTH EAST UNITED STATES WITH A SOUTHERN GOSPEL GROUP **"THE GOSPEL TRAVELERS." I HAVE STUDIED PIANO UNDER THE DIRECTION OF **MS.HANNAH ENGLAND 4 SEVERAL YEARS. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH TO WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH **MATTHEW KENNEDY, A WONDERFUL IRISH FOLK SINGER THAT CALLS ARDEN NC HOME!! I STUDIED UNDER THE DIRECT SUPERVISION OF **DR.JULIAN DOKE BROOKSHIRE TIL GOD CALLED THAT SWEET LIL MAN HOME!!! HE GAVE ME THE COURAGE TO SING TO THE RAFTERS! (LOL) IN SCHOOL I ALSO STUDIED UNDER "THE MUSICAL WHIZ KID" **BOB JOHNSON! I HAVE WORKED CLOSELY WITH **JACK MASCARI A VERY TALENTED MAN WHO HAS BEEN IN EVERY CORNER OF THE MUSIC BUSINESS!! LOL **JACK HAS GUIDED MY FOOT STEPS TO WHERE I AM NOW! I AUDITIONED FOR **DOLLYWOOD & WAS 1 OF 14 CHOSEN OUT OF 1500 PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE U.S.A. I DIDNT LAST LONG DUE 2 AN ON GOING BOUT WITH CANCER THAT HAS LASTED THE PAST 6 YRS. PRAISE BE TO GOD ALL THAT IS OVER WITH & NOW I CAN USE MY TALENT ONCE AGAIN TO FAITHFULLY SERVE MY LORD & MASTER!!!! THIS UPCOMING SEASON YOU CAN CATCH ME AT**"GHOST TOWN IN THE SKY" MAGGIE VALLEY NC... ALSO LOOK 4 ME ON **"UR TV" (CHANNEL 20) EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT BETWEEN 7-8PM! I GIVE ALL THE PRAISE & HONOR TO MY JESUS FOR SEEING ME THROUGH SUCH BATTLES...IN '06 I BATTLED THYROID CANCER WHICH ALMOST TOOK MY VOICE BUT GOD HAD A PLAN THAT SURPASSED ANY DISEASE THAT SATAN COULD BRIDLE ME WITH & I AM SINGING NOW BETTER THAN EVER! I HAVE TRAINED WITH SOME OF GOSPEL MUSIC'S FINEST, **KEVIN CLARK FORMERLY OF **"THE KING'S BOYS" & **"CHRONICLE." **LARRY ATKINS OF **"THE SKYLANDER'S QUARTET",**MARK LOWE(MUSICAN 2 MANY GOSPEL GROUPS THROUGH THE YRS)** KENYON CLARK,**NATHAN WIDNER,& **RORY RIGDON. ** SUSIE BOGUSS WAS A GREAT MENTOR OF MINE DURING MY TEENAGE YRS. ALSO ONE OF COUNTRY MUSIC'S BEST KEPT SECRETS,"THE IVORY TICKLER," **TIM MCDONALD, WHO IS CURRENTLY ON THE ROAD WITH **"MARK CHESNUTT." NOT SURE ID EVEN BE HERE IF IT WEREN'T FOR ALL OF **REV. SAMMY SPARKS PRAYERS WHEN I WAS A VERY POORLY INFLUENCED TEENAGER...(LOL) **MY FAMILY HAS SUPPORTED ME IN ALL MY JOURNEY'S THROUGH LIFE...ITS BEEN A LONG ROAD TO WHERE I AM BUT I FINALLY HAVE A PEACE THAT PASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING...YOU CAN CURRENTLY SEE ME PERFORM A MIXTURE OF GOSPEL & BLUE GRASS MUSIC EVERY FIRDAY NIGHT AT "THE MARSHALL DEPOT."MY PAST BANDS INCLUDE, "LEICESTER COUNTRY GRASS", "THE MOUNTAIN TOP EXPRESS", & "THE FLAT BROKE BAND." ALL OF THESE BANDS HAVE HELPED TO MOLD ME INTO THE PERSON THAT IAM 2DAY! THE RIDES HAVE BEEN ROUGH BOUT EXCITING! I HAVE RECENTLY STARTED A NEW JOURNEY W/A WONDERFUL BLURGRASS BAND: "LAUREL RIDGE." THIS GROUP CONSISTS OF WONDERFUL MUSICIANS FROM ALL OVER WESTERN, NC. WE PLAY A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PLACES AS WELL AS A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT MUSIC. I AM VERY PROUD OF THE BAND & BELIEVE THAT WE WILL GO FAR TOGETHER! IF I CAN HELP ANYONE BY PRAYER OR WHATEVER MEANS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO WRITE ME! "THANK YOU & GOD BLESS YOU MY BROTHER/SISTER'S IN CHRIST!!!!