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Poster design by Lloyd Smith of Creative Graffix
Andrea and Dolly at a recent gig in Manchester
"One of the best live shows we have had recently at the Pavilion Theatre Glasgow, to call this a tribute show would be an injustice, it is much more than that, shut your eyes and it was Dolly! The four piece band sounded more like eight. And nice people to work with.....See you back next year."
Iain Gordon
Glasgow Pavilion Theatre Manager
"Now on way back from Haverhill Art Centre having seen The Dolly Parton
Story. It’s an excellent show. If I didn't know better I'd have thought it
was her."
Ruth Dubery
"You were fabulous at Haverhill! What a great show! I have been listening
to your CD “Stormy's Daughter” and it is great - such uplifting lyrics and
music."
Hannah Lewis
"I just wanted to thank you again for a great show last Sunday in
Haverhill. My wife and I enjoyed it a great deal and it was a pleasure
meeting you. Your tribute to Dolly was brilliant and from speaking to you
afterwards it is clear how much of the show comes from your admiration of
her.
As for Andrea as herself, "Stormy's Daughter" - great songs, great
music and a beautiful voice. She’s very much a hidden talent. Please keep
it going and I sincerely hope to see the show again, very soon."
Richard Dubery
Bury St Edmonds
"We really enjoyed the show at Tunbridge Wells. My friend, who is a huge
Dolly fan (she saw her at O2) said when she closed her eyes it could have
been Dolly singing. We bought your own album and it's great, you've written
some really good songs. Hope to see you again someday."
Julie Fermer
"We thought you were amazing! We were totally mesmerised when Andrea sang
"Little Sparrow". We had a thoroughly enjoyable time and so did everyone
else! I was blubbing at the end. Thanks for a superb night."
Nicola Proctor
(Andrea and "Laughing Jacks" played at Nicola's wedding in 2008)
"I've just been to see The Dolly Parton
Story!
Very authentic to Dolly Parton and I'm sure it's something the great lady
would approve of herself. The band were fantastic too. To be honest, I
almost forgot I wasn't watching the real Dolly at times. It's a brilliant
show"
Allan Kent
"We Will Always Love You Dolly Parton" Fan site
"What an amazing night!!! I am a BIG dolly fan and tonight's show was so
much fun. I was mesmerised by Andrea's accent, it was so real and the Dolly
giggle was perfect! Thank you for signing copies of your CD. Keep up the
fab work and just wish you were playing here again soon"
Gemma Clark
"You have a wonderful voice - your vocal ability is superb"
Joe Skelly
www.dollypartonfans.co.uk
"When I heard Andrea sing "Islands in The Stream" it could have been Dolly herself...."
Suzanne Spicer
Dolly Parton Archive UK
"You have a lovely, lovely voice"
Anne Robinson
Weakest Link Tribute Singers Special
"We had a lovely evening at Lincoln, despite the dreadful cold weather!
Thanks for the lovely chat afterwards Andrea and for the wonderful
performance as Dolly. The song that you said you wrote for your wedding was
beautiful, we played the CD all the way home! Good luck with your other
shows. We hope to see you back in Lincoln one day!"
Hilary Catherine Smith
"Andrea, you were brilliant last night in Croydon.
Congratulations to you and the band for a great gig. We bought your CD
"Stormy's Daughter" and played it in the car on the way home and really
liked it. You will do really brilliantly as Dolly and also as Andrea."
Shelagh Pope
"You were amazing!"
Gina Beakley
"We had a fantastic night, you were amazing as Dolly."
Lynette Blacklock
"We wanted to tell you that having worried about driving through snow to see your show tonight in Basingstoke, we were very, very glad that we did. Andrea did a wonderful job of interpreting Dolly's music (and we saw Dolly at the O2 recently, so we can compare). It was a lively and uplifting show. Thanks for a great evening. We would definitely recommend your show."
Rob, Tina and Rosie Van Ewyk
"You did a great job. I loved the "And Now, This is Me" bit at the end. I've never seen a tribute act before, and I was only there because my wife got tickets for her birthday, but it was a fun night out. Keep it up."
Jim Barker
"We had an amazing day and Andrea topped it all off for us - she was amazing!"
Phil and Rachael
Wedding - Aston Hall, Sheffield
"Everybody thought Andrea was fantastic!"
Janet Trim
Parkstone Country Club, Dorset
"The best Dolly Parton tribute I've ever heard.."
Roy Cooper
Country Music Promoter
"I'd never liked the song "I Will Always Love You" until I heard Andrea's version..."
Brian Clough
Smooth Radio
The band's stage wear was purchased from this fanastic company:

Dolly Parton is a unique performer and one of the greatest songwriters of her generation. After four decades in the business she maintains her position as an iconic vocalist, composer, actress and business inspiration.
Her recent critically acclaimed back to roots Bluegrass albums have shown that her music is still finding new audiences all over the world.
This Country and Western tribute act is paying homage to Dolly Parton and all the fantastic music she has written and performed over the years.
This new theatre tribute show features an all live, 4 piece backing band playing accurate versions of Dolly's most celebrated material.
The Dolly Parton Story is fronted by Andrea Pattison, a professional singer of many years experience. Based in the Newcastle/North East area, she is a life long fan of Dolly Parton and is without doubt the UK's finest Dolly Parton impersonator. In her own words:
"There is only one Dolly Parton – she has been such an inspiration to me over the years, I don’t think I can put it into words. We want to pay a respectful tribute to her with our new show. We wouldn’t be doing this if we didn’t think we could do the songs justice. I’m so pleased to be involved in this project, as I love Dolly and I love these songs".
Andrea was recently in the studio rerecording the lead vocals on these classic tracks - she felt that after performing as Dolly for two years she would be able to deliver more accurate renditions of the songs:
Andrea and the band have just finshed work on their new CD, "The Dolly Parton Story". The album features ten Dolly classics and contains the following tracks:
There are excerpts of some of the tracks on the "Music" page. The CD is available to buy for £9. If you would like a copy please email your details to: richard@dollypartonstory.com
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Andrea has recently had three exact replicas of Dolly's iconic outfits
custom made by the fantastic dressmaker Liza Grant. We'll be uploading
photos of Andrea wearing these dresses very soon.
See www.lizagrant.com or call 0191 2680824 for details.
Finally, here's a nice big picture of Andrea and The Partoners at the "Keeping it Live" Showcase, Coventry.
For more information contact Richard Rutherford
Tel: +44 (0)774 3817 177
Email: richard@dollypartonstory.com