by David Bruce Murray | Sep 26, 2018 | Concert Review, Major Concert Events, Reviews
(featured photo courtesy of Chip Woods Photography) On Tuesday evening, I arrived in time to hear the (new/revived) Kingsmen. The new/returned vocalists (Chris Jenkins, Chris Bryant, and Alan Kendall) sounded very comfortable on songs they didn’t record...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 26, 2018 | Concert Review, Major Concert Events, Reviews
(featured photo courtesy of Chip Woods Photography) The first Tuesday afternoon showcases at the 2018 National Quartet Convention in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee included a 40-minute “Person To Person” segment featuring Triumphant Quartet. In this setting,...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 25, 2018 | Concert Review, Reviews
In Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, we are under threat of rain/thunderstorms during the National Quartet Convention. Monday was relatively tame with only light showers. I spent some time with friends at Dollywood during the day before heading over to the main evening...
by Diana Brantley | Aug 30, 2018 | Announcements, Concert Review
I’ve saved this review for a little while so that I could hopefully include the announcement of Alan Kendall’s selection as the new baritone for the Kingsmen! And I’m very glad to say that I can now release this post! The Ole Country Church was the...
by Diana Brantley | Aug 29, 2018 | Concert Review
I recently had a great weekend in the great state of Mississippi. I combined my annual trip to Paid In Full’s homecoming concert in New Albany with seeing Unity 4, since they are also based in Mississippi and were singing near their home in Iuka. The members of...
by Diana Brantley | Aug 20, 2018 | Concert Review
I recently saw these three groups at Welcome Hill Baptist Church in Ringgold. With Poet Voices based in nearby Chattanooga, the Hullender Family from Ringgold, and Appointed from nearby Tunnel Hill, I think you could safely say that the hometown crowd showed up!...