by Diana Brantley | Jun 3, 2025 | Concert Review, Major Concert Events
I had the absolute joy of being able to attend the Carolina Gold Gospelfest held at the Brushy Creek Baptist Church outside of Greenville, SC this past weekend. This is part of Gold City’s celebration of their 45th year of ministry and was sponsored by LifeFM with...
by David Bruce Murray | Oct 18, 2024 | Concert Review, Major Concert Events, Reviews
We were celebrating MusicScribe’s 20th anniversary throughout the week of the National Quartet Convention last month, so my plan was to write up a nice review of the event and publish it the following week. I attended NQC each evening on Monday through Wednesday...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 28, 2023 | Concert Review, Major Concert Events
My Tuesday report is delayed because I slept very little on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, or Tuesday evening and was pretty much a zombie by Wednesday morning. I had intended to post a Tuesday evening report on Wednesday afternoon but had a 2 1/2 nap instead. Needless to...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 26, 2023 | Concert Review, Major Concert Events
NQC got into full swing on Monday with the exhibit areas populated with booths and a larger crowd, though the arena was not sold out. Perhaps two-thirds of the arena was filled, keeping in mind that at any given moment, not everyone is in their seat. I spent time in...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 25, 2023 | Concert Review, Major Concert Events
After an uneventful ride through the western mountains of North Carolina and the eastern mountains of Tennessee, we arrived in Sevierville 58 minutes before the 5:30 PM concert was set to start at the 2023 National Quartet Convention. We quickly carried our luggage in...
by David Bruce Murray | Sep 30, 2021 | Concert Review
The crowd was noticeably larger on Wednesday than Monday and Tuesday night, but there are still many available seats. I did not attend the afternoon showcase. We arrived around 5:00 PM. I saw most of the artists on the main stage, but also set aside some time to visit...