Highlights from July 31, 2008
 
Note: Today's photos courtesy of Suzy Gobble.
 
 
Tim White got this week's show started by reminding everyone about the upcoming 34th Annual Carter Family Fold Festival on Friday, August 1 and Saturday, August 2, 2008 and the Song of the Mountains concert series taping on Saturday, August 2.

He also announced that Deering Banjos has signed on as a major underwriter for the Song of the Mountains. He proudly showed off this new Deering Calico banjo.


 
First to take the stage tonight were Ronnie Williams, Teddy Helton and Lori Carter Bennett (daughter of Anita Carter and grand-daughter of Maybelle Carter). With the Forgetmenots pickin' along, they treated the crowd to several old Carter Family numbers including two of their most famous tunes: "Keep On The Sunny Side" and "Will The Circle Be Unbroken".

Next up were a fantastic young group from Russia. Country Saloon had the entire audience clapping to songs like "Calling Baton Rouge" and "Get On Your Horse". Band members included Michael Dushin on banjo, Tatiana Pechenova playing mandolin, Elena Evsikova playing fiddle, Vladimir Belyakov on guitar and Ilya Yudin on the bass.



The last few minutes of the program, our good friends from Canada took the stage and entertained the crowd with the songs "Farside Banks Of Jordan" and "Follow Me Back To The Fold", a tune written by Tom T. and Dixie Hall about the Carter Family Fold, a special place to anyone that's ever visited there. The Forget-me-nots - or as the folks at The Pickin' Porch Show lovingly call them, "The Canadians" include Ingrid, Daniel, Carrie, Darlene, Elise and Susi.