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| Highlights
from November 2, 2006 |
| The action was fast and furious at tonight's Pickin'
Porch Show with several groups and individuals taking
the stage to deliver a ton of great traditional music and
comedy. Actually, the action got started before the show
even began when Andrew and Tim caught
everyone's attention by having a touching grandpa-grandson
"chat"! |
| Tim kicked off the evening by leading the audience in
the "Pledge of Allegiance" and reminding everyone
about the upcoming special show featuring the
Lost and Found and his very own
VW Boys.
A bit later, he and a very special bovine thanked Wild
Ray Parlier and
Chick-fil-A for their long-time support of the
Pickin' Porch Show. |
| The highly energetic
Whitetop Mountain Band kicked off the evening's
entertainment by pickin' and singin' a host of wonderful
Old-Time and traditional Country songs. These folks really
know how to thrill a crowd, and they did exactly that
tonight as they performed "Walking In My Sleep", "Ruby",
"Jackson" and many more perennial favorites. |
| Any time the Whitetop Mountain Band gets on a stage,
you'll find people dancing up a storm to their lively fiddle
tunes, and the Pickin' Porch is certainly no
exception. There were so many people dancing tonight that
for a minute I thought I was at the
Carter Fold! |
Mr. Roy Mullins was with us again this evening,
and as usual he treated everyone to some fine harmonica work
on the classics "Josephine" and "Uncloudy Day".
Whenever Roy can make it out to the show, Tim invites him up
onto the stage to play a song - but somehow he always
manages to squeeze in two of them...and the crowd doesn't
mind a bit!
Thanks Roy. We sincerely appreciate your music and your
willingness to share it with us, and we hope you'll be
around to entertain us for a long, long time! |
| Since Ed Carter was such a big hit during
his
first appearance on the Pickin' Porch stage, Tim
asked him to come up again tonight to tell another joke or
two. He did...and I expect we'll be seeing a lot more of Ed
in the future because he really knows how to leave an
audience in stitches! |
| The Skinner Family returned to the Pickin'
Porch stage this evening, and as always they did an
outstanding job on several favorites including "John
Henry" and "Tennessee Blues". It's always fun
when the Skinners take the stage because young Zane
and Alyssa get better every time we see them...and
they're already great! |
| Once again, the ever-so-quiet Teddy Helton
reluctantly stepped up to the microphone to sing
Confederate Railroad's "Trashy Women", and just
as before the crowd went wild as he softly sang the words
that are so out of character for him. Teddy is a wonderful
man and a great entertainer, and everyone really appreciates
how he "goes the extra mile" to satisfy the demands of a
restless audience! |
| As she often does when the Whitetop Mountain Band
is performing, 9 year old Madison Massie demonstrated
her fine fiddling skills on "East Tennessee Blues", "Stinky's
Blues" and the wonderful old classic "Sally Ann".
Madison takes lessons from fiddle virtuoso
Rachel Johnson, and it's easy to see that she is an
excellent student! |
It was a very busy and exciting evening at the
Comfort Systems USA Performance Center, and next week's
show promises to be an outstanding one as well with Jim
Lloyd & Friends and The Skinner Family providing yet
another 2 hours of fun and entertainment!
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