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| Highlights
from October 4, 2007 |
| This week's show began with guest host Frank Carmack
reminding everyone to be sure and come out to the
ACMA monthly meeting scheduled for October 8 at 6:30pm
here at the Pickin' Porch. Frank lead us all in the
"Pledge to the Flag" and acknowledged our fine
sponsors. |
Starting off the evening was Appalachian Trail. I
must admit this is one of my personal favorite bluegrass
bands. They played such instrumentals as "Sledd Ride",
"Bill Cheatham" and "Turkey in the Straw".
Appalachian Trail includes several fine musicians and
vocalists. Vickie Austin plays bass, sings lead
vocals and writes some of the groups music. She has been
named the 2007 Kingsport, Tennessee Idol. Vickie's
husband Tommy Austin is the bands mandolin player,
sings lead and harmony vocals and is also a songwriter for
the band. |
| The rest of this exceptional group is Matthew Bright
on guitar... |
| and Matthew Cruby on the banjo. Both these young
men are marvelous performers. The band invited Rex Boggs
from Bristol, Tennessee up on stage to sing a couple of
tunes for us. He sang "Long Hard Road" and
"Wayfaring Stranger". The crowd seemed to really enjoy
his music. He plays with a band called Ole,Fat, & Slo
and will be playing some benefit shows this fall at the
Barter Theatre and the Paramount Center. Please check out
their websites for more information. |
| Next up was an old Pickin' Porch friend
"Lonesome Will" Mullins. Will always puts on a fine
show, and this week was no exception. He played a couple of
Jimmy Martin tunes "Going Ape Over You" and
"Sunny Side Of The Mountain" and sang a beautiful a
cappella version of "He's My All In All". Will will
be bringing his band back to the Pickin' Porch stage
in November. Keep a check on
our
schedule for upcoming shows. |
| Appalachian Trail came back onstage after a short
breather. They agreed to do some requests from the audience.
"Pale Rider" and "A Christmas Tear", both
penned by Tommy and "Can't Hold Onto Much", written
by Vickie. If you're interested in seeing this group in
person you can find them at "Austin East" open house
on Saturday, October 13 from 9:00am-2:00pm. Take I26 to the
Eastern Star Road exit and follow the signs. They will also
be at Farmers Daughter Restaurant on Hwy. 107 outside
of Greenville, Tennessee October 20 from 4:00pm-7:00pm. Be
sure and check them out! |
That's all for this week folks. Next time we'll have
Old Dogs New Tricks and Lucky Dollar Band. Come
on by and visit with us awhile. Remember the Song of the
Mountains series continues this Saturday, October 6 at
7:00pm. Bands in this month's lineup include World
International Blue Grass Band, No Speed Limit,
Jim Lloyd, and Cleghorn. Log on to
www.songofthemountains.org for directions or to purchase
tickets.
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