Nashville, Tennessee (Top40 Charts/ Ben Gallaher Music) Ben Gallaher, Nashville country music artist and Pennsylvania native, will launch his summer tour, No
Strings Attached, with a six-week run of dates starting May 3 in Warrendale, Pennsylvania and stretching across the East Coast with a tour finale June 6 - 9, in Nashville, Tennessee, at the CMA
Music Festival.
Sponsored by Snagajob, the nation's largest hourly employment marketplace for job seekers and employers and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, No
Strings Attached is Gallaher's first official tour and will feature his full band playing music from his self-titled album, as well as new releases. In addition to Gallaher as lead guitarist and vocals, the band members include the following musicians:
Eric LaFontsee - Rhythm/Lead Guitar - Lakeville, MN
Zach Crouch - Bass Guitar - St. Louis, MO
Jake Davenport -
Drums - Austin, TX
"Ben was the winner of our national music competition, The Hourly Gig, which honored artists who hold hourly jobs while they work to break into the music business," said Courtney Moyer, corporate marketing manager for Snagajob. "Ben is a very talented musician and a fantastic performer! On the No
Strings Attached tour, we have the opportunity to support a great artist - and hourly worker - while spreading the message that hourly jobs can be a launching pad for great achievements."
No
Strings Attached comes on the heels of a successful holiday feature in which Gallaher performed at four of Pennsylvania's largest correctional institutions; concerts that were inspired by Johnny Cash's prison tour.
"The energy that fills me on stage with my band is something I just can't explain. I sing and write about the common man, because those are the people I grew up with. In every song there's a story about life, and what we hope to become and the highs and lows on our journey," says the 21-year-old country artist.
2013 No
Strings Attached Tour dates (additional dates to be added):
May 3, 2013 - Jergel's Rhythm Grille - Warrendale, PA - Opening for Chris Higbee
May 4, 2013 - Kickin' Kountry - Bolivar, OH - Opening for Chris Higbee
May 15, 2013 - 3rd Base Sports Bar & Grille - Petersburg, WV
May 16, 2013 - Buck Wild's Rode House - Mechanicsburg, PA
May 24, 2013 - Biker's Rally & Military Appreciation - Maggie Valley, NC
May 25, 2013 - Kickin' Kountry - Bolivar, OH
May 31, 2013 - Low Places - Lancaster, PA
June 1, 2013 - West Shore Bureau of Fire Benefit - Negley Park, Lemoyne, PA
June 6-9, 2013 - CMA
Music Festival - Nashville, TN
Gallaher, a senior at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, majors in Entertainment
Industry Studies and performs weekly. In
September 2012, he won Snagajob's The Hourly Gig contest, a national talent competition, and was chosen among 600 entrants to open for country music star
Brantley Gilbert in Richmond, Virginia.
For more information on Ben Gallaher or the No
Strings Attached Tour, please connect with Ben Gallaher
Music on Facebook, listen to his music, featured on iTunes, or call 717-580-8649 with booking inquiries.