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| Highlights
from July 26, 2007 |
As always, Tim got tonight's Pickin' Porch
Show started by leading the audience in the "Pledge
to the Flag" and reminding everyone about the upcoming
Song Of The Mountains concert featuring David Holt
and several other outstanding groups.
In honor of his good friends Tom and Sharon
Palloway and their cats from way up north in Mt.
Hope, Ontario, Canada, Tim hosted tonight's show decked out
in a super-sharp black shirt featuring the familiar Canadian
maple leaf logo along with the phrase "United Peoples Of
Canada"! |
The outstanding bluegrass band Appalachian Trail
provided the musical entertainment for the entire show this
evening, and as always they treated everyone to some of the
very best pickin' and singin' we're likely to ever hear.
Tommy and Vickie Austin are two of the finest
singers to ever step up to a microphone, and Tim Laughlin
and Matthew Cruby each play several instruments with
a level of skill and mastery that rivals anyone working in
Nashville today. Combined, these wonderful folks' amazing
talents make Appalachian Trail one of the finest musical
groups in the country.
Every song they performed this evening was performed to
perfection, but for me and a lot of others in the crowd the
highlight of the entire show was Vickie's amazing performance of the
late
Joe Carter's "Tell Me Why". This is without a
doubt one of the most beautiful songs ever written, and in
my opinion absolutely nobody on the planet could ever sing it as well as Vickie
Austin! |
| There were a number of visitors in attendance this
evening including Eva Nichols and Ruth Noiestrom,
both of whom hail from the great state of Massachusetts. Tim
invited them up onto the stage for a photo op, and the
friendly pair were more than happy to oblige! |
| Resident funny man Ed Carter took the stage while
Appalachian Trail took a short break, and in his usual
fashion he proceeded to crack everyone up with one hilarious
joke after another. Ed's corn-pone comedy has become a
staple in the Pickin' Porch "diet", and he always
leaves the crowd hungry for more! |
| After the show, Pickin' Porch regulars Suzy
and Kristen posed in front of the stage with a
couple of nice folks who were visiting from Florida: their
Aunt Clara and Uncle Joe. The Pickin' Porch
gang absolutely loves it when people visit from other parts
of the country and around the globe! |
Tonight's Pickin' Porch Show was easily one of
the best ever, which is really no big surprise since
Appalachian Trail was on the stage. We invite you to join us
again next week when Ronnie Williams brings his very
own flavor of the Carter Family sound to the
Birthplace of Country Music region!
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