Memphis Quartet Show 2017 has officially begun! Tonight's concert was an excellent start with the four groups that appeared. The Hopper Brothers 2.0 quartet was listed on the schedule, but they weren't at the show tonight. Each group sang about a 25- or 30-minute set...
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Blackwood Brothers & Indian Creek Memorial Weekend Gospel Sing (Manchester and Carnesville, GA)
Here's one more combination review! This time the common element is the Blackwood Brothers Quartet, one of my top favorites! The Blackwood Brothers Quartet appeared at the Macedonia Baptist Church in the quaint town of Manchester. They had to leave their bus a couple...
Concert Review: Jeff Stice (Tunnel Hill, GA)
There are three things that you can expect at a Jeff Stice solo piano concert: 1) You will have fun; 2) you will hear some great piano playing; and 3) you will be encouraged. All three happened during Jeff's 12th appearance at the Tunnel Hill United Methodist Church....
Diana’s Yearly YouTube Stats – 2017
I continue to go through this exercise each year of analyzing which of my YouTube videos showed the most interest and I'm hoping it will be at least mildly interesting to you as well. Here are the results for this year: Here are the top ten videos based on the total...
Concert Review: Pre-Easter Sing (Villa Rica, GA)
Jimmy Pearson and Steve Swafford, the pastor of Fullerville Baptist Church, teamed up again after several years to bring a gospel singing event back to the church's family life center. This pre-Easter concert featured multiple artists for 2 evenings. I was only able...
SGMA Benefit Concert (Cumming, GA)
I was able to attend an SGMA benefit concert held at the North Lanier Baptist Church in Cumming, Georgia on Thursday night. Travis Bridgeman is the pastor of a smaller baptist church in the city and he spearheads this event. He got quite a number of sponsors and...
On the Couch With Fouch: June 1 Catch-up
Matt Fouch is surely generating a variety of posts in his interview series and it seems that I am not getting these published here as often as he puts them out. So, here's another catch-up for those who may not have subscribed to his videos and/or have not seen them...
Concert Review: The LeFevre Quartet (Oneonta, AL)
As close as my last concert was in my own town, this one the very next day was much farther from home! Between hearing The LeFevre Quartet and seeing some of my Alabama friends, it was well worth the long trip. The venue was Park Avenue Baptist Church in Oneonta,...
Concert Review: Ernie Haase & Signature Sound (Kennesaw, GA)
I don't often get to attend a concert that is in my own town, but I traveled a total of 5 miles round trip recently to attend an Ernie Haase & Signature Sound concert! And it isn't often that I am accompanied by a person who has never seen or heard the artist...