Our Appalachian Fair ended last night. After six fantastic days, and seven shows, I just don’t have enough good things to say about it. Of course the fair had amusement rides, games and food on the midway; sheep and cows in the livestock exhibit area; commercial exhibitors; and a petting zoo in the barnyard nursery [...]

  Day five has come to a close at the Appalachian Fair in Gray, Tenn. Last night it was Justin Moore taking the stage at 8 p.m. I hardly know where to begin with this write-up. So bear with me. I’ll try not to jump from one subject to the next, and I’ll try not [...]

I’ve got a fun little experiment for all of you. I know it will work – so you really don’t have to do it. But you can read along and imagine what would happen. OK, first go out and get yourself a big old box. Really big. You know, the kind refrigerators come in. Now, [...]

The last time I put something up on Country’s Chatter about The Band Perry, this was my opening paragraph: “Someone laughed at me recently on Twitter, when I referred to The Band Perry as “the kids”. They are kids, and to that I can only add – very talented kids! They are singers, songwriters, and [...]

Someone asked me a really odd question last night at The Appalachian Fair. It was just before David Nail’s show. I was handing out cards inviting fair-goers to visit Country’s Chatter. And someone said to me, “How can you write about six shows in one week. Don’t they all sound the same?” I must have [...]