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 [...]

Last night, at the Appalachian Fair, I saw Danny Gokey.  We all know Danny. We saw him on American Idol, a lot of us (myself included) thought he should have won. This was my first opportunity to see one of his shows. But I had heard a lot about him from his fans, and I [...]

We have a lot of new albums coming out next month, and one of my favorite artists is in that list. Billy Currington will be releasing his new album, “Enjoy Yourself,” on Sept. 21. And my new favorite Billy Currington son, his current hit “Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Beer,” is on the new album. I [...]

I have so much to tell you all about the concerts at this year’s FunFest in Kingsport, Tenn. The Kingsport Chamber of Commerce and all the folks who help with FunFest each year definitely know how to throw a party! In addition to Love and Theft and Jason Michael Carroll, I also need to tell [...]

This has been one crazy year for scheduling entertainment at our local Appalachian Fair in Gray, Tenn. But I wanted to tell you what I found out recently…. With the exception of Danny Gokey on Monday, Aug. 23, and David Nail on Thursday, Aug. 26, the rest of these are tentative. But we should have [...]