Thursday, January 7, 2010

Barry Scott & Second Wind Welcome Daniel Salyer



Barry Scott & Second Wind are excited to announce the addition of Daniel Salyer to the band. Daniel will play guitar and sing tenor and lead vocals with the Grammy nominated group beginning immediately. Barry Scott will continue as primary lead vocalist and reprise his role as bass player.

Salyer, a native of Clintwood, VA began his music career at the age of 11 when he joined his grandparents gospel group, The Sounds Of Glory. After travelling all over the southeast, he began playing guitar and performed with several local bands before attending East Tennessee State University where he graduated in 2004 with a degree in Engineering Technology with a concentration in Biomedical Engineering. Daniel honed his music skills throughout college as a studio musician and songwriter. His writing credits include cuts on projects by Mark Newton, Sammy Shelor and Linda Lay as well as a cut on the upcoming release by Junior Sisk. Daniel now resides in Bluff City, TN with his wife Rachel and two sons, Peyton and Logan.

Barry Scott & Second Wind are enjoying the success of their debut album on Rebel Records, In God's Time, which is nominated for a Grammy in the Best Southern, Country, or Bluegrass Gospel Album category. In addition, the band is nominated for a SPBGMA (Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America) award in the category of Best Gospel Group (Contemporary).

The group is enjoying a busy touring schedule with dates coming up this month in Tennessee, North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia before attending the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, CA on January 31st and the SPBGMA Awards in Nashville, TN on February 7th.

For more information and touring updates, visit http://www.barryscottonline.com.

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