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| Highlights
from August 2, 2007 |
| Tonight, Tim kicked off one of the most
action-packed Pickin' Porch shows that we've had in
quite some time by leading the audience in the "Pledge To
The Flag". Then he took a couple of minutes to remind
everyone about the upcoming
Song of the Mountains concert and the
Carter Family Festival & Crafts Show. |
Always a big hit with Pickin' Porch audiences,
Ronnie Williams and Lori Carter Bennett provided
the bulk of tonight's musical entertainment. For the better
part of two hours these wonderful folks performed one great
Carter Family classic after another - with a few
Bluegrass and Country Music favorites thrown in to boot!
Ronnie is known around the world for his great love and
admiration for the Carter Family's music and his exceptional
style of performing it, and Lori absolutely loves singing
the wonderful songs that her famous ancestors made popular
so long ago. Ronnie and Lori don't get to perform together
very often, but when they do the result is nothing less than
magical! |
| Pickin' along with Lori and Ronnie this evening was
Mr. G. Stanley, one of the finest guitar players to ever
pick up the instrument. Mr. Stanley just celebrated his 80th
birthday a couple of days ago, but you would never know it
by the way he picks his guitar! |
| Helping out on standup bass was Mr. Bill Kelly, a
fine singer and musician in his own right. At one point in
the evening he decided to give his bass a rest just long
enough to sing the beautiful gospel tune "I Saw The
Master This Morning". |
| There were several visitors in the audience this
evening, including Frank Massie, a very nice
gentleman from Scotland. Tim invited him up on stage for a
proper introduction, and it quickly became evident that he
is having a blast here in the Birthplace Of Country Music
region! |
| Tim and Teddy Helton did a little pickin' of
their own while Ronnie, Lori and the guys took a short, but
well-deserved break. Everyone knows that Tim is a master
banjo picker and Teddy knows his way around a bass as well
as anyone, but both of these guys know how to thrill a crowd
with their guitar pickin' as well! |
| At the beginning of the show Tim told everyone that
Teddy would be singing tonight, but little did we know that
he would end up singing TWO songs instead of the usual one!
He gave quite an entertaining performance of Confederate
Railroad's "Trashy Women", and as always the
appreciative audience let him know that his tremendous
effort was... well, appreciated! |
| Teddy's cute-as-a-button great-grandson Jaiden
was in the audience tonight, and when he wasn't watching the
action on the stage he was running around exploring the
nooks and crannies of the Comfort Systems USA Performance
Center. Luckily, he took the time to stop and talk to
Huey for a moment - which gave me an opportunity to
snap this picture! |
| Tim and Teddy joined Lori, Ronnie and the gang on stage
to help out on the last few songs, and in customary fashion
they finished up the evening with an outstanding performance
of the highly popular Carter Family gospel tune "Will The
Circle Be Unbroken". This is one of my very favorite
songs, and Lori and Ronnie always sing it exceptionally
well! |
After the show had come to an end, Cheria pointed out a
familiar face in the audience: Mrs. Gay Helton
("Mommy" to Teddy & Phyllis). She had apparently been
sitting there throughout much of the show along with her
great-granddaughter Lori, her husband Jeremy,
and their young children Aubrey and Jaiden.
What you're looking at here is three generations of some of
the friendliest folks on the planet - and it would have been
four if Teddy had been around! I'm sure that Gay, Teddy and
Phyllis will have a great time while "the kids" are in town! |
Well, yet another highly entertaining Pickin' Porch
Show has come and gone, but next week we'll do it all
again when Pine Ridge and Ridge Hill Bluegrass
take their turns on the Pickin' Porch stage.
Special note: The
Pickin' Porch "family" would greatly appreciate it if
you would please keep James and Katherine
Ratliff's granddaughter Casie in your prayers.
Casie is suffering through some extremely serious health
problems and she needs to feel the healing hand of God upon
her at this trying time in her young life. Thank you so much
in advance for your prayers, and may God bless Casie with
His precious gift of healing.
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