First of all, I’m a little bit confused here. I really thought we were getting The Band Perry on Saturday, Aug. 28, at our Appalachian Fair in Gray, Tenn., and I was looking forward to it.  But according to their schedule, that is not going to happen — Sorry, Northeast Tennessee. I was hoping for [...]

About six weeks ago, I was in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., I went down for Dolly’ Parton’s 25th annual parade. Of course Dolly was there, and the weekend proved to be a really fun time for all the visitors to both Dollywood, and the surrounding Smoky Mountain tourist towns as well. I went to Gatlinburg, which [...]

I just got home from Johnson City’s Blue Plum Festival. It was really nice. Lots of crafts, lots of food, and a lot of music! In addition to the stages set up down town, there were artists on the sidewalks, and artists in the streets – oh, and there were ARTISTS, too … people drawing [...]

I’m ready for another country music television special. And if you are, too – here’s the one you won’t want to mss! It’s the ACM Presents: Brooks & Dunn – The last Rodeo, an ACM All-Star tribute to Brooks & Dunn. The show was recorded in Las Vegas, shortly after the ACM Awards were telecast [...]

Dolly Parton has certainly done a lot during her career. She’s a singer, songwriter, business woman, theme park owner, and she puts on one heck of a parade, too! On Friday, May 7, Dolly led her parade down the Parkway in Pigeon Forge. People had their lawn chairs set up along the route before noon. [...]