PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (September 26, 2016) – During a press conference today, the board of directors of NQC (National Quartet Convention) and the LeConte Center at Pigeon Forge announced a five-year contract extension that keeps gospel music’s largest annual event in Pigeon Forge through 2021. “Four years ago, the NQC and the city of Pigeon…
It probably seems incredibly odd to be talking about the 4th of July in October, but I have purposed to write and review every sing I’ve been to this year no matter how many months ago those events took place. This event we are about to travel “back in time to” was The Gatlinburg Gathering…
Who said NQC wasn’t an eight day sing? Not the one who packed up on Saturday morning to be in Murfreesboro, TN that evening for a Mark Trammell Quartet concert! Those of you who live far enough away from NQC that driving in requires more than one day, you know what I’m talking about! First…
The bus leaves at 8:15 AM…somehow, no matter how tired you are, when those words are floating around in your head, it’s hard to sleep. Thankfully, on Saturday morning I didn’t sleep through the alarm and my sis and I were ready to be at the bus at 8:15. I know you’re wondering, why do…
Grey clouds and drizzling rain joined the morning activities with a gentle patter. It was a common Thursday afternoon in a little town, the usual travelers coming and going, the townsfolk going about their daily routines…until a green Cavallo tour bus pulled into the Signal station and parked at the curb. A few folks began…
When I think of going to Paris; images of the Eiffel Tower, beautiful gardens and the Seine River flash through my mind. The City of Lights. Instead, the Tennessee hills rolled by my window as we drove into a small town all decorated for Christmas. I smiled as we passed a mini Eiffel Tower made…
Triumphant Quartet had just finished sound check as I slipped into the Ladies Room before the doors opened for the evening concert. With a cart of cleaning supplies sitting outside the door, I expected to find a staff member inside making sure the place was clean and fresh…what I didn’t expect was a slightly off…
The engine of the green Cavallo tour bus sat humming in the parking lot of a gas station on Route 60 in Southern Missouri. Taking a breath of muggy, humid air, I reached to open the trunk of our car when the door of the Cavallo bus opened with a whoosh and out walked…
Tell you what, when the map on your phone tells you the arrival time for a 6PM concert is 5:57…it means you’ll get there at 5:57! Well, that happens when road construction is afoot. The most important thing is we did get to the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Springfield, Tennessee in time to see…
Tribute Quartet released their current CD, Our Anthem, in the Fall of 2012 and with it, came an anthem for everyone that believes in the Lord Jesus Christ. The songs are geared to bless, give hope, and most of all, provide a song of praise that the listener can live for and claim as their…
