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2010 Often Running opens the season!

The Saturday Jam just gets
better!!
A perfect day for Jamminnnn!!!  
Gettin' warmed up for the show! Showtime!
Thanks Ben and
"Often Runnin"
Our crowd comes from all over....even Norman... Even from right here in Mt Ida...hey Hodge, hey Mary!
The Keisler Brothers put on a great show!!
 
Bill Jones Clyde & Dorothy Jammin'! Pete & Terry Al Bill Jones
What a great Bluegrass Band Can You Pick out the Brothers?
These Guys came from Texas Everybody had a good time! These guys came early to stake out the shade!
Know any of these Guys?? Saturday Night!

Good Ol Gospel for Good Ol Days
 

Amy Lishbrooke
from Malvern
 Canaanland Vocal Band from Mena Thanks for playin that Good Ol Gospel
Cook Mountain Bluegrass with
Pete Whatley
We had a pretty good crowd !
Queen Jane with
Austin and Glenda!THANKS
Often Runnin'
THANKS!
Troubled Waters
from CMM
THANKS
  More of our Gospel Crowd!
  The Ouachita River
Ramblers playin' that Good Ol Gospel
These fellers just have a good time!
      Dub says Car Show
tomorrow!
Y'all Come


Saturday was really a Good Ol Day
 
Dub Clenney is
our host with the
most!
Cars that is!
The 2010 show
was sensational!
I want one of these! Bruce...just what is this old thing?
chug chug chug
Our Possum Store manned!
Wild Card from
Glenwood! They will be back!
Queen Jane with
Liz Aikens &
Gay Preston at
The Backporch
Freddie Davis &
The Git Right Gang!
Rock n Roll with
that country flavor!
Nothin like family
harmonies! Special Guests!
These folks are
lovin' The Git Right Gang
John Talley explains
relativity!
Mike Adams
Danny Smith
Greg Batterton
Gary Stutz
Look for the
Midnight Shuffle
Kings in August!
lets give away
a bull...Thanks
Wendell Adams!
Steve Johnson
Thanks for the great Veteran
Memorial Tunes!
Even the Big Dog
likes Good Ol Days!
Future Possum
princesses and
maybe a Queen
Potentate John
with Queen Jane
Jerry works
hard having
fun...!!!
Our very own
Ouachita River
Ramblers!!

The Prairie Grove Band
 

The Prairie Grove Band Performing the hits
we all know well!
Gimme a Ticket!!
They fill up the stage and fill the air with
MUSIC!!!
See them again July 3rd !! JOE Sing it Doyle!
Cool Shades!
Hey Travis ...
It was Bright and it was
HOT, right boys!
Queen Dumpy! Queen Barbara
Queen Sue
Danny & Winn

 
Queen Jane hard at
work in the Backporch Kitchen
Is Everybody Happy?
This is my choice of pic
of the week...
The angels among us!!

Favorite Fan!!!!
Rita, Dale & Friends
 
Rita 
Dale
&
Friends
Rita Libby &
Dale Ashley
 
Rita's Brother gets to hear the band for the 1st time! Lots of visitors and some regulars!
Lynn Howard
confers with
potentate John!
Miss Betty &
Charles Wood
Such a cute lil
Doggie!!!
If Your Happy and you know it
Clap your hands
  Brothers!! A great crowd on a hot spring evening! Nice Purse!
 
Queens! What's so funny? Thanks again for
Playing for us!
Great Show!!

Rena Wren & Company with special guests Patterson, Danley & Reid
 

Special Guests
Patterson, Danley
& Reid opened
the show
Great Original Music
THANKS for playing in the heat. Thanks for the
wonderful tunes!!!
 
Rena Wren & Company Rena & Rodgie kickin' back before the show

Rodney bringin' it!!!


 


Rodney Roach

Matt Stone

Dave Bishop

Rodgie Roach

Rena had a good time!!
Dan & Anita
Manning the Kitchen
All Hail the Queen
Jerry & Joyce
enjoying themselves
Hope your shoulder heals!
Made in the shade and enjoying it all!!
  Thanks Everyone!!
 
 

The Git Right Gang put on a heck of a show
 

The Git Right Gang with
Catsy Pine
The Prairie Grove Band with special guest
Steve Johnson
 
Steve Johnson was
our special guest and played his
great tunes!!
The Prairie Grove Band put on a great show!
 
Big Band, great music...Happy 4th
on the square!
Queen Jane,
Johnette<
Rick...Thanks!!!
This little feller had a great time! The Staff at
The Possum
Store!
Thanks everyone!
Y'all come back
anytime...


Level Ground brought us great Gospel!!

 

Great Gospel!! A Stage full of great folks
Level Ground
Steve & Joe
Jammin'
Brent admiring
Phyllis' licks on the Bass!
Visitin' is a big part of our day
at our shows!
More from
Level Ground!
 


Shady Grove, fun oldies with a twist or two
 

Shady Grove on
a warm summer
day!
Erika Hitt
Guitar
Vocals
 
Dian Glover
Keys
Vocals
Thomas Glover
Bass
Percussion
Vocals
Dian had a
Good Time
as did Erika
 
Made in the
shade at
Shady Grove
Our friends from
Benton...            OH YEAH!
 

Trent Montgomery comes to live in Mt Ida

Trent Montgomery
with a couple of Friends
Trent says that big spotlight sure was hot!
The Ouachita River Ramblers have fans that never miss a show! Danny Williams this weeks pick o the litter!!
Don got some of that big spotlight and he agrees it's hot
The Ouachita River Ramblers! Folks braved the heat and it was HOT!!!
Jerry Lambert is a welcome player with The Prairie Grove Band! "Dart" pickin' the banjo and Joe strummin that six string... Mark Willbourg says it song!
Judy Buck just fiddlin' along!

Judy, Jason and
Terry
The left side is
the best side...
Right Doyle?
Yeah it's warm but we love the band and the music!
Fred and Liz and a
pet possum...
The Prairie Grove Band Queen Jane and
Johnette ...They
withstood the heat in the kitchen!!
The youngins are starting to hang with us! Glenndale loves the Frontporch and his granpa! You don't really want to be a soundman.Get  you a guitar boy!


August 14th was Bryan Wann Appreciation Day!
Along with Bryan we give our thanks to the Staff & Administration
of our Montgomery County Nursing Home!
Special thanks to George Qualls and Wayne Hopper!

The Keisler  Brothers
brought their best for
us on a hot summer day! Thanks Boys
We really appreciate
all those who come
to play for us!
Fred & Louie
had the perfect seats,
in the shade!
 
Behind Jerleen we see Marie with my Quilt!
I Hope!!!
Miss Betty, always cool!
Can I sell you a
Possum?!!!

Ma Babbitt!!
was with us!
We really appreciate
Bryan
Thank you Wayne Hopper! Thanks and appreciation to the administration and
the wonderful staff!
Thanks George!
The Ramblers! Jerry
must have gotten a
tart persimmon!
These Young ladies
had a really good time
at the Frontporch!
All in all, it was a mighty fine day!  


Friday Night August 20th the Frontporch hosted a benefit
for The Little Fir Cemetary Annex with The Prestons

Our good friends
came back to play
for a great cause!
Gay Preston tunes!
be grateful folks!

Our Potentate John
 
There's nothing
finer than the
family harmony!
Autumn was the
MC for the benefit!
Did a great job,
Her future may be
in announcing!
Randy Preston
with the Lakeview
Gospel
Bluegrass!
These folks found
the shade...it was a
warm one!

Pictures from The Acousticatz and the Possum Picnic coming next
The Ouachita River Ramblers, August Show

Clyde and Freddie
discuss global warming
and other vital issues!
It was really great
to have the jammers
outside on the lawn.
A beautiful day
for a jam!
The Ramblers
Al Crawford and
Terry McClardy
Don & Jerry got
the benefit of the
Shade. Dan did not!
Danny got a good dose of sunshine!
All that vitamin D!
Clyde and Dorothy
enjoyed the show!
Howdy! These folks
also enjoyed the
Ramblers!
Hello Joyce!
these folks love the
Ramblers!
Our crowds may
be small but they are enthusiastic!
What are these two
up to now?
We'll never tell!
These folks came to
visit the porch to see
their friends on stage!
The Ouachita River
Ramblers!
Charles Wood and
Miss Betty would be glad to sell you a possum!


The Prairie Grove Band put on a great show on the 4th

It all starts
with a great
Jam!
These Fellers
were visiting the
jam all the way
from Pine Bluff
He got a little
shy~ but he
Got his Mom
to sing...
And this gal could sing!! A good day to
visit, right fellers!
Doyle figured it out
to sit on the shady
side...
Joe was having a good time! They stuck me
in the sun again!!
Judy and Mark
had a good time!
All Hail the Possum Queen!
The Prairie Grove Band! Johnette and Trace! He's #8
If You're counting


September 11th Show was cancelled due to weather
September 18th  The Acousticatz!
Sept 25th We crowned a new Queen!
 
The Acousticatz!
Wow what a show!
Thanks catz!!!
A small but enthusiastic
crowd got a special
treat.
Buddy Case is just one heck of a guitar picker...
Pete Brown
Patti LaFleur
Buddy Case
   
It was a beautiful
Day for crowning
a New Queen!!
  The day Started with the smallest of jams Terry, Clyde & Dorothy had the
best time jammin! (small but lively)
Our Pictures start with the procession
There was a parade
see the MC News
The Has Beens Queens Wannabees!
Queen Jane with
the Possum Potentate John
Queen Jane took
her throne!
The Wannabees
on stage!
Queens
Miss Betty is the
Keeper of Queens
History!
The 2011 Montgomery County
Possum Queen...
Jerline Qualls
2010 Queen Jane officially
Coronates 2011 Queen Jerline
There's a bunch of stuff that goes with being Queen Queen Jane shares her thoughts and wishes for the new Queen The Coronation was followed by a Royal concert performed by The Ouachita River Ramblers
Al Crawford on the
Doghouse
Terry McClardy
On the geeetar!!
Don Knowles on the
5 string Banjo!
Jerry Robertson on
rhythm guitar

 
Mr Danny Williams on the
Mandolin
It Gets Dark Early And as the sun sets on Mt Ida
Dan Watson on the
hotdog!
Queens know how to cook!
Queen Jane
Queen Anita
Queen getting advise...Queen
giving advise
All Hail the Queen And when I say it gets dark,
brother it gets dark...hahahaha

Our season ends with a real favorite, Dewayne Hodges
 

Third Times the
Charm!
Dewayne Hodges A Great Show
The Lonesomest
Jam I've ever seen...
A perfect evening for all of us!!!
Miss Betty getting her
Hot Dog On...
 
Hey Neighbors! He's in the
witless protection
program...?
Rick and Dakota
fearless servers in the backporch
As the light fades on our season... Thanks Everyone!!