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Bristol, Virginia, — The Dixie Bee-Liners are getting textual, and they’re inviting music lovers to join in! Throughout the month of June, the award-winning bluegrass ensemble will run a special text-in tour promotion as they travel the United States and Canada. The name of the tour? The 2009 Textual Activity Tour, of course.

Here’s how it works:

Each day in June, The Dixie Bee-Liners will post a special “buzzword” on their various websites (see story sidebar).

From 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Eastern Time, music lovers can text the day’s “buzzword,” along with their full name, to (215) 738-9269.

The first five texts will win VIP passes to the following day’s show, plus free gifts!

Every text gives fans a chance to win the Grand Prize – a Free BlackBerry® Pearl 8130TM smartphone! (Limit: one text per day, per person.) The Grand Prize drawing will take place on July 1, 2009.

BRING A FRIEND BONUS! Text in the “buzzword,” and bring a friend to the show! You’ll receive $1 off at the Dixie Bee-Liners merchandise table for every friend you bring. Just sign your friends in at the door!

TEXTUAL SUPER-BONUS! Throughout the tour, the band will designate several Textual Super-Bonus days. Text in the “buzzword” on these special Super-Bonus days, and you’ll be entered to win two free tickets to The Bee-Liners’ cd release party in Nashville this fall!

2009 TEXTUAL ACTIVITY TOUR DATES:

• TUE. 6/2 — Ann Arbor, MI @ The Ark
• WED. 6/3 — Three Rivers, MI @ Riviera Theatre
• THU. 6/4 — Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
• SAT. 6/6 — Cherry Valley, Ontario – Quinte’s Isle Bluegrass Celebration
• SUN. 6/7 — Niles, MI @ Niles Bluegrass Festival
• MON. 6/8 — Kalamazoo, MI @ The Strutt
• WED. 6/10 — Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads
• THU. 6/11 — Denver, CO @ The Walnut Room
• SAT. 6/13 — Palisade, CO @ Palisade Roots Music Festival
• SUN 6/14 — Palisade, CO @ Palisade Roots Music Festival
• MON. 6/15 — Breckenridge, CO @ Three29South
• WED. 6/17 — Omaha, NE @ Joslyn Castle
• FRI. 6/19 — Douglas, MI @ The Lucky Stone Pub / Saugatuck Brewing Co.
• SAT. 6/20 — Morganton, IN @ Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival
• THU. 6/25 — Lanexa, VA @ James King Bluegrass Festival
• FRI. 6/26 — Lexington, KY @ Talon Winery & Vineyards
• SAT. 6/27 — Owensboro, KY @ River of Music Party

About the Dixie Bee-Liners

Hailed as “the new stars of American Roots Music,” the award-winning Dixie Bee-Liners are creating quite a buzz.. The band has built a reputation for high-octane harmonies and stunningly beautiful original songs. They were recently named Roots Music Association’s Bluegrass Artist of the Year for 2008, beating out such musical giants as Alison Krauss and Merle Haggard. Their 2008 release, “em>RIPE,” achieved 23 weeks of #1’s on the bluegrass charts.

In June 2009, The Dixie Bee-Liners will tour Michigan, Ohio, Canada, Missouri, Colorado, Indiana, Virginia, and Kentucky. For tour dates and details on the “Textual Activity” promotion, visit www.dixiebeeliners.com.

The Dixie Bee-Liners are: Brandi Hart (guitar/vocals), Buddy Woodward (mandolin/vocals), Jeremy Darrow (bass/vocals), Rachel Renee Johnson (fiddle/vocals), Jonathan Maness (guitar/vocals), and Sam Morrow (banjo).