Sawyer Brown, Phil Vassar, Lorrie Morgan, Old Crow Medicine Show, Marty Stuart, y The Band Loula

It truly is amazing how one opportunity can domino into another amazing opportunity. For Bobby Randall, Jim Scholten, Joe Smyth, Greg “Hobie” Hubbard and Mark Miller, the first opportunity was to play as the supporting band for country pop singer Don King; this lead to them forming their own band under the name Sawyer Brown that has continued to allow them to share their music with millions of people around the world. They have even collected a number of Country Music awards including CMT video group award and CMA vocal group of the year award.

Since their formation in the mid 90s, they have been traveling and performing their live shows for quite a long time. This means that they have acquired a lot of fans that flock to their shows and pack the venue. There is a lot of love, a lot of energy and a lot of passion that goes into the show. From the audience to the band itself, you can clearly see how much they love performing for their fans. Spread out across the stage, they even have a bit of banter between each other, giving everyone an inside look at how great a friendship they have.

“Carlene” is the huge up-tempo song performed by Phil Vassar from the vantage point of this huge stage this evening. He is backed by his fantastic band complete with all of the country components that make it “country and western” such as a violin played in the style of a fiddle with plenty of slides and glissandos. There is also a Hammond organ adding to this sound too, washing over the top of this music. This song “Carlene” has everyone in what feels like the biggest backyard party I’ve ever been to, dancing and singing, with lots of women on top of burly dudes shoulders shaking it. “That’s When I Love You” is the mid tempo track that everyone knows all of the words to, just singing it at the top of their lungs. He climbs on top of his grand piano where it looks as though there is dry ice coming out from under the lid. Watch out Phil!

Lorrie Morgan is the pride of Tennessee. She’s been flogging out country and western hits for decades and is showing no signs of slowing. She broke out into the country charts in 1989 with the single ‘Trainwreck of Emotion’ and has been a mainstay in the Billboard Hot Country chart ever since.

She’s had three number ones: ‘Five Minutes’ off her debut, Leave the Light On (1990), the sassy ‘What Part of No’ off Watch Me (1992) and the later single ‘I Didn’t Know My Own Strength’ off The Colour of Roses (2002).

These days she’s no spring chicken, but she’s as charming as ever. She still pulls off the bell-bottomed, low-waisted jeans, the snazzy, silk-embroidered blazer, the oversized jewellery and glittery country guiutar to match. And she still has the warming classic country-singer smile, making happy banter with the audience in her cheeky Southern drawl.

Every song she plays is recognised and given a hearty reception; it is apparent that there are some real fans here. There’s a great amount of starry-eyed singing along and the atmosphere is just like old times.

Old Crow Medicine Show is always a great time. They always play at great venues and put on a brilliant show that never disappoints. I have seen them as a headliner and as part of a set in a music festival. They have a great following of fans and the show is always tons of fun. They make great music, all the artists are talented and play all types of music with great original songs and classic covers like "Wagon Wheel." If you're looking to have a great time and dance to great uplifting music this is your show. They have been perfecting their stage show for years and are masters and a staple in the bluegrass rockabilly scene. They play a beautiful blend of different music styles and the show is complete experience from the lot to the crown and the stage. It is a fantastic experience and a band I would see at every oppertunity. Look for them in a line up at a music festival and I guarantee it will be a great weekend. Dress light and wear your dancing shoes, get down and have fun. It is impossible to leave an Old Crow Medicine Show in a bad mood, they will lift you up and the beautiful energy of the music and the fans will keep you flying through your week.

Marty Stuart is a huge name in country music and has been since the late 80s. His music is definitely one of those fantastic crossover blends of music, creating a rockabilly, honky tonk and traditional country sound, that appeals to the masses.

He opens with his huge single “Country Boy Rock and Roll” which immediately gets the audience out of their seats and dancing until the end of the performance. Even for the mid tempo track “Tempted” the audience are in full participation mode, upon their feet and dancing. He closes his first set with his song “Arlene” which was a huge hit for him in 1985, and then is coaxed back onstage by chants of his name to perform an encore. “This One’s Gonna Hurt You” is his final song of the evening. It was also a number 7 hit in the country charts in 1992. It’s good to see that he is still doing what he does best, writing fantastic country music, writing records and touring.