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2010
MusicFest
Entertainers
Old-Time Country Music
is New Again...in 2010!
The 7th annual Miles of Memories Country MusicFest & RV Rally
presents three full days of traditional country
music in a variety of forms…concerts, theme
shows, gospel sings, patriotic get-togethers,
plus seminars and workshops.
It all happens Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
September 9, 10 & 11 at the Adams County
Fairgrounds in Hastings, Nebraska.
Here are some of the entertainers that you'll be enjoying at
this yea r's event!
George
Hamilton IV
We're excited to have a true country music
legend join us at the MusicFest this year.
George Hamilton IV, of "Abilene" and "Break
My Mind" fame, will be with us all three
days, joining in the fun and music of this
annual event.
Proclaimed the International Ambassador of Country
Music, thanks to his performances around the
world during the 1970s, George began his career
in the late '50s not as a country artist but as
a teen-oriented pop star. After his first
hit, "A Rose and a Baby Ruth," hit number six on
the pop charts in 1956, he
toured with Buddy Holly and the Everly Brothers.
Hamilton moved to the country charts by 1959,
where nine of his hits spent time in the Top
ten, including his number one, "Abilene."
He dabbled in folk music during the mid-60s, recording
the songs of Gordon Lightfoot; both "Steel Rail
Blues" and "Early Morning Rain" hit the country
Top 15 during 1966, and he went on to record
more Light foot
songs than any other artist. "Urge for
Going" (written by another folkie, Joni
Mitchell) hit number seven in 1967 and "Break My
Mind" reached number six later in the
year.
He took country music around the world during the '70s.
Besides more than ten tours of Great Britain and
several BBC-TV productions, he hosted the Gospel
Celebration and the International Country
Festival, both in England. He was the
first country artist to perform behind the Iron
Curtain, where he lectured about country music
as well as playing shows. He also toured
Africa, the Orient, New Zealand, Australia and
even the Middle East during the late '70s.
In recent years he has toured domestically and given more
emphasis to his country and gospel music, and
appears on the Grand Ol' Opry regularly when not
off to Europe and points beyond.
We're so glad that the legendary George Hamilton IV
is including the Miles of Memories
Country MusicFest in his 2010 tour
and look forward to spending time with him.
Roger Tibbs
New Zealand’s top country singer brings his
mellow, captivating style to our Miles of
Memories MusicFest in 2010!. As a regular
performer on New Zealand’s country TV series
“That’s Country,” Roger has shared the stage
with such American country music notables as
Johnny Russell, Connie Smith and Emmylou Harris.
He was invited to perform at the Calgary
Stampede in 2008 for their “Western Heritage
Day” before an audience of 10,000 music lovers.
Roger’s shows are a mix of easy listening songs, country
selections and cowboy tunes, with shows put
together according to the wishes of event
producers. A cross between Slim Whitman, Daniel
O’Donnell, and the best American country
singers, Roger has his own easy-going style,
sliding effortlessly between a strong country
rocker like “Guitars, Cadilacs,” country-pop
songs like “The Lion Sleeps Tonight,” a cowboy
tune like “Happy Go Lucky Cowhand” and
traditional country standards like “Blackboard
of My Heart” or “Cattle Call.” And, if we coax
him a bit, he’ll do a traditional New Zealand
ditty or two. It’s a mix that keeps his
audiences captivated and wanting more.
Margie LeBlanc
This little lady from southeast Texas is a very
pleasant veteran performer with a warm stage
presence that really connects with her audiences
and a sound that makes folks sit up and take
notice.
Margie is blessed with a voice that can handle almost
any type of music, but her
heart is country. You might call her style
a blend of the sounds of Connie Smith, Patsy
Cline, Tammy Wynette and Brenda Lee. Once
you've heard her, you'll never forget Miss
Margie LeBlanc!
Andy Glandt
For 30 years now Andy and his banjo have toured around
the world playing his shows that blend original
tunes with oldtime and folk music from America,
Australia, Germany and other European countries.
When this German musician is on stage, you can
see the fun he has playing his music while
interacting with the audience. Eberhard
Finke, editor of the German magazine "Bluegrass Buhne" states: "No other banjo picker in the
country is as resourceful as Andy Glandt."
You'll realize that when you seem him using
several banjo styles and different tunings.
He's a singer-songwriter, a banjoist and and a
first-class entertainer. You'll love his
performances at the 2010 Miles of Memories
Country MusicFest!
Country
Current
The United States Navy's "Country Current"
country-bluegrass group, the Navy's premier
country music ensemble, will be joining us at
the 2010 MusicFest as a fill-in act, thanks to a
brief opening in their performance schedule.
They'll be featured on the Main Stage at 5 p.m.
on Friday. The seven-member group was formed in
1973 and quickly established itself in all
aspects of country and bluegrass music.
Touring the country each year in support of Navy
recruiting, "Country Current" has performed with
such artists as Boots Randolph, Charlie Daniels,
Vince Gill and David Ball. Country Current
performed at the "Branson Cares–Help Start the
Healing" tribute to the citizens of Oklahoma
City and at the Glen Campbell Goodtime Theatre
in Branson, Mo., on Memorial Day in 1995. Other
credits include the Grand Ole Opry, Wheeling
Jamboree and the Academy of Country Music Awards
show.
We're excited to have this prestigious group join us
for our 7th annual event and guarantee that
you'll enjoy their spirited renditions of
country, bluegrass and patriotic tunes.
Curt Shoemaker
The "Man of Steel," Curt Shoemaker has been performing
at the Miles of Memories MusicFest since its
beg inning.
It's his beautiful steel guitar music that you
hear when you dance to our Miles of Memories
Band and as he backs up some of our vocalists.
Curt is a leader in country music in the Midwest,
winning prizes with his steel guitar playing and
now he's making a name for himself as a mentor
for young entertainers who want to get into
country music performance. He's even been named
to the Kansas Steel Guitar Hall of Fame!
Once again, we welcome Crazy Curt back to the MusicFest
and can't wait to see what he has up his sleeve
for us this year!
Stranger Creek
Passionate about their music, The Stranger Creek Band
is comprised of six regulars and and a few
periodic pop-in guests.
Garry and Mary Bichelmeyer founded the
band. He’s an amateur archeologist and song
writer, from Kansas City’s well-known meat
business family. He
and Buffalo Bill Cody are the only persons to
have a contract to butcher buffalo for the U.S.
Army. Mary runs a title company when she’s
not playing bass for the band and is a singer in
her own right.
Larry Dean, of De Soto, Kansas,
does guitar, vocals, and plays a wild banjo.
Gordon Riley
of Overland Park, Kansas, plays lead guitar and
occasionally a little Dobro.
John Malone, also of Overland Park, is the drummer, and
earned his stripes playing with various dance
and blues bands.
Marvin
Bredemeier, of Kansas City, Missouri,
rounds out the Stranger Creek sound with fiddle.
Buck (The Big
Man) Helton
"He's a rootin', tootin', six-gun shootin', yodeling
cowhand!" These lyrics from a Wylie
Gustafson song describe Buck Helton to a "T."
Singer, songwriter, yodeler, award-winning
cowboy poet, MC, voice-over artist and Western
actor. He's done 'em all! Buck
brings the music, history and romance of the
West to life in his performances in a way that
endears him to fans of traditional music. With
the great tunes of Roy, Gene, Tex and Rex added
to the mix for flavor, Buck will share his
strong country and cowboy music with MusicFest
audiences in a performance you'll never forget.
Welcome back, Buck!
 Paul Belanger
He's been a finalist on "America's Got Talent," an
award-winning yodeler, a Western and country
music ambassador...and he's still and always
will be a talented entertainer! Paul Belanger
is joining us for the
first time this year and we couldn't be happier!
A songwriter, a yodeler of the highest quality
and what a singer!....that's Paul Belanger who
comes to us from beautiful New Hampshire, where
he's known as the "Old Man of the Mountain."
Elton Flodman
Equally at home with country, gospel and old-time rock
'n' roll, Elton is a favorite of festival and
concert audiences across the Midwest... and
you'll love his strong, sweet voice and the
beautiful songs he sings as well! Also a
songwriter, he has promoted live music via his
FlodFest event for the past 12 years.
Although he's been able to stop in at the
MusicFest in years past, this year we're happy
to announce that he'll be spending the entire
event with us, so you won't miss out, no matter
which day or days you attend. You're gonna
love Elton Flodman!
 Charley
Groth
CHARLEY GROTH tours the world with his music.
He's alifetime, full time professional musician
and entertainer--a strong singer and a fine
player of guitar, piano, mandolin, Dobro,
Autohar p,
and a variety of other instruments. At country
festivals in the USA, Europe, the South Pacific,
he specializes in the real thing: all-acoustic
music featuring lots of hot picking and
highlighting the work of the great ones like
Hank Thompson, Bob Wills, Jimmie Rodgers, the
Carter Family, Hank Williams, Cindy Walker,
Floyd Cramer, Eddie Arnold, and many more.
Check out Charley's website at
http://www.cgmusicman.com.
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