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WoodSongs Show #621


Washboard percussionist playing with the Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
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WoodSongs Show #620  -  photos by Dr. Bob De Mattina

Volunteer Rachael



Rehearsing


Wayne Waxing

Volunteer Rachael taping down floor cable covers
Michael Johnathon talking with an ensemble rehearsing before the show
Hymn For Her (Lucy Tight & Wayne Waxing), hails from anywhere they can park their 16 foot 1961 Bambi Airstream


Acoustic Eidolon


Lucy Tight



Volunteer Bryan

Acoustic Eidolon (Joe Scott and Hannah Alkire) are from Colorado and have performed throughout the US, Europe, Australia, Canada
Hymn For Her - their new release, 'Lucy & Wayne and THE AMAIRICAN STREAM' was entirely recorded in their classic trailer while on tour
Volunteer Bryan "Flash" adjusting the monitor mixer
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WoodSongs Show #619  -  photos by Dr. Bob De Mattina

Michael Johnathon


Volunteer camera operator


Volunteer eric

Michael Johnathon talking to performers
during the show
Volunteer video camera operator keeps a close
eye on her camera monitor during the show
Volunteer Eric setting up a performer's microphone


Amanda Shires


Ben Hall


Amanda Shires

Amanda Shires was recently seen in the movie Country Strong where she played the fiddle player in Gwyneth Paltrow's fictional band
Ben Hall is a Nationally recognized 22-year old multi-talented National Thumbpicking Champion from Okolona, Mississippi
Amanda Shires employs her fiddle/violin, ukulele and even whistling - the resulting sound is a beautiful surrealistic swoon
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WoodSongs Show #618  -  photos by Dr. Bob De Mattina

Volunteer Bryan and performer


Volunteer Sylvia


Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three

Volunteer Bryan adjusting perfrormer's microphone
Volunteer Sylvia preparing stage leaves
for the WoodSongs show
Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three - ragtime blues band and originators of the Riverboat Soul sound


Volunteer Anna



Sierra Hull


Washboard percussionist

Volunteer Anna performs during the show with Michael Johnathon
15 year old Sierra Hull first performed on
WoodSongs when she was 10
Washboard percussionist with
Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three
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WoodSongs Show #617 -  photos by Dr. Bob De Mattina

Suzy Bogguss


Volunteers


Suzy Bogguss

Suzy Bogguss - brilliant songwriter with a suitcase full of country music hits - accomplishments include one certified platinum album and three gold albums
WoodSongs volunteers working the video switcher
and character generator
Suzy Bogguss received a Grammy award as well as awards from Academy of Country Music, Country Music Association, CMT, and ASCAP


Fiddle player w/ Suzy Bogguss


Michael Johnathon


National Hammer Dulcimer Champion Ted Yoder

Fiddle player accompanying Suzy Bogguss
WoodSongs host Michael Johnathon
listening to performers
Ted Yoder - 2010 National Hammer Dulcimer Champion - only the third performer to be crowned Champion on his first Walnut Valley Festival appearance
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WoodSongs Show #616 -  photos by Dr. Bob De Mattina

Volunteer



Volunteer


The Reverend Peyton

Volunteer helps setup the audio wiring for the show
Volunteer Bryan "Flash" Klausing adjusting
the microphone for a performer
The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band is fingerstyle guitarist Reverend Peyton, his wife and and distant cousin Aaron "Cuz" Persinger on drums and bucket

Lead Singer



Hippy Chicks


Washboard percussionist

Lead singer for "Bearfoot" - a bluegrass quintet that originally formed in Alaska
Members of the Hippy Chicks perform the opening song
Washboard percussionist playing with the Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band
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