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| Highlights
from December 27, 2007 |
| Welcome back to The Pickin' Porch Show. As
always, Tim kicked off the evening's festivities by
leading the audience in the "Pledge to the Flag" -
and then he got right down to business! This week we had two
wonderful bands lined up for our final get-together of 2007. |
| A great classic and new country band called
Old Dogs New Tricks from Bristol TN/VA started the
show off with standards such as the 1970 Conway Twitty
smash hit "Hello Darlin'", "All I Have To Do Is
Dream", a popular Everly Brothers tune from 1958,
and "Pretty Woman", a worldwide hit in 1964 for the
late, great Roy Orbison. The band members include
Ken Dugger, Keith Oliver, Frank Perry and
Wes Perry. |
Old Dogs New Tricks took a well-deserved break while the
Bethesda Bluegrass Boys treated us to the great old
Bluegrass staple "Little Maggie" and a wonderful
medley featuring "Ole Joe Clark", "Bluegrass
Breakdown" and "Cripple Creek". Then they
finished up their set with a bang by playing a fantastic
rendition of "The Mississippi Squirrel Revival".
These guys hail from Durham, North Carolina, and they were
passing through Bristol on their way to Nashville, TN in
order to attend the Ruritan National Convention where
they are scheduled to play next week. The band consists of
father Mark on guitar, 14 year old Caleb on
bass, 12 year old Jackson on banjo, and 10 year old
Conner on mandolin. |
After taking a few minutes to rest, Old Dogs New
Tricks retook the stage. The guys did several original
songs, including "She Don't Miss A Thing" which was
penned by Kim Williams who has co-written many
country music hits including "3 Wooden Crosses", the
touching inspirational ballad performed by Randy Travis
that took home the "Song of the Year" award in 2004.
Well folks, that's about it for 2007! Please have a safe and
happy New Year, and be sure to come back and see us again
next year. Our first band of 2008 will be 8 to 5
Southbound. God Bless and take care!
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