If you’ve heard The Second Half Quartet, you will be excited about their CD, it’s up-coming release and their agreement with Daywind. The official announcement is below – enjoy! Hendersonville, TN (June 30th, 2016) – Daywind Records is excited to announce the addition of The Second-Half Quartet to its roster of talented artists. This…
The stage was dim and darkness flooded the rows of seats closest to the stage. Hanging above the center of the stage, one word hung illuminated in shamrock green – Memphis. I had not attended The Memphis Quartet Show in 2015 and did not have plans to go this year either, but special circumstances allowed…
The Whisnants Homecoming continued Saturday night with more great singing. In addition to the Whisnants, special guests were The Mylon Hayes Family, The Mark Trammell Quartet and Greater Vision. The evening began with The Mylon Hayes Family singing their up-beat, One More Opportunity, from their current CD, Devoted. Since I began writing CD reviews in…
Past the cotton fields of Missouri’s bootheel, the natural border of the Mississippi River and into the state of Illinois is the city of Marion. Sitting on the corner of town square is my favorite theater – The Marion Culture and Civic Center. Since 2012, when I first attended the Truthseekers Homecoming, this building and…
According to today’s title, you may have thought it meant a story about a whale or maybe the whale’s physical tale – either way, you’re correct! Orca whales were seen off the starboard side of the ship all morning and into the afternoon as we sailed toward Alaska. If you would have told me that…
Dink. The crew member handed back my passenger ID card as I stepped onto Holland America’s ms Westerdam for the first time. The feeling of being on a ship again was exhilarating! Pulling my carry-on luggage behind me, my mom, sister and I weaved around the hallways of the ship to our stateroom. This was…
Greater Vision’s 2015 release, As We Speak, is a combination of refreshing music and lyrics that are challenging, meaningful and encouraging. Each song enhances the sound that makes Greater Vision so beloved among their fans; whether it’s a rich orchestra behind a ballad like “This Is Mercy” or a rousing tune like “Preacher, Tell Me…
The time on my iPhone read seven o’clock. From the lobby, I could hear music begin in the auditorium through the speakers wired into the foyer. As the past two nights of the Truthseekers Homecoming, we were looking forward to another wonderful line-up. The guests for the evening were Greater Vision and The Mark Trammell…
On New Year’s Eve Day, after the morning session, we had lunch in the Delta and walked the gardens. It’s a tradition for us. Nothing initiates the creative process in me like a camera in my hand surrounded by perfect scenery! We meandered through the walkways and I stopped to snap a photo of a…
In 2010, The Singing News announced that their celebrated SN Fan Awards Show would move to Dollywood that year and be incorporated with the SGMA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which also made its home at the theme park. The Fan Awards had been hosted at NQC since the 70’s and remained there until 2009. …
