Armed with acoustic and electric guitars, a pedal steel, and a passion for good ol' country music, you'll hear them play Rausch's original tunes as well as the classics from Patsy to Merle, Gram to Emmylou. Formed in 2015, the duo has played everywhere from The Station Inn in Nashville, TN, to the Mid-Coast Takeover in Austin, TX. Their debut EP was recorded live by invitation at the legendary Sun
Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, and was filmed for the Sun Studio Sessions television show that aired across the US and Canada on PBS. No Depression called Rausch’s vocals “tender and intuitive” and claimed Pascolini’s guitar playing “raises the stakes for everybody.” They have shared bills with Grammy winner Roland White, Ray Bonneville, Tish Hinojosa, William Elliot Whitmore, The Elders and many more. Kasey Rausch is a 5th generation musician, songwriter, former producer/host of River Trade Radio on KKFI 90.1FM and former host of “Campfire” on DittyTV. Her roots can be found in Parkville, Kansas City, the Missouri Ozarks, Winfield, Kansas (home of the legendary Walnut Valley Festival), and deep Southeast Texas. Rausch’s third album Guitar in Hand (2014) debuted at #3 on the Roots Music Reporting charts and was voted one of the top three albums of the year by readers of The Pitch, KC’s weekly entertainment guide. She was named 2016’s Best of the Northland (Artist), 2013’s Female Performer of the Year by The Farmer’s Turnpike on KMXN 92.9 FM, and has shared the stage with Joe Ely, Peter Rowan, Kris Delmhorst, Jack Williams and many more. Marco Pascolini is the stuff of guitar legends. For more than twenty-five years he has forged his path as one of the most well-respected musicians in Kansas City. Recognized as one of the region’s most influential musicians, his talent across a multitude of instruments has been acknowledged in numerous music media including The Kansas City Star and The Pitch, among others. Be it an electric guitar or a pedal steel in his hands, you’ll find him touring withThe Country Duo or on stage in his home town with Mr. Marco’s V7, The Naughty Pines, The Fred Wickham Caravan, as well as sitting in with any number of bands throughout the area. Visit The Country Duo on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram.
