Well, it’s been over a month since we’ve blogged about anything. Maybe that’s because we’ve been too busy making music! If you’ve looked at our website every now and then, you’ve noticed that we’ve had five shows since our last blog. Here’s a little bit about those.
H2G was at the Lake Bonham Hoedown on September 26th. We always have a great time at Joan and Lee Kelton’s place. I (Boyd) get to play banjo with Joan and her band…and I can always use a little practice on the “five”! Glen Clark (mandolin) and I always have fun with humorous stories and jokes. Joan always insists that I do the “Hee Haw Pickin & Grinnin” bit. Other regulars in Joan’s band are Mickey Workman (guitar), Bill Ogden (bass), Jack Marshall (fiddle), and Randy Kiester (dobro).
On October 2nd, H2G played at the Red River Valley Fair and Exposition. The temperature was pretty cool that evening, but our fans hung around for the show. Musician’s fingers don’t always work very good in cold weather, but the stage lights helped warm us up a bit. On these last two shows (Lake Bonham and the fair) H2G had two very special guests. If you haven’t been to a H2G show lately, you really need to come hear “Luther and Smoothie” play the blues!
The very next day, H2G played for the Powderly United Methodist Church at their camp near Pat Mayse lake. The church had a BBQ dinner that was probably the best we’ve ever eaten! If you ever need an event catered, you really need to find out who cooked that mouth watering BBQ! Speaking of eating, H2G really likes to do that. You MIGHT even catch us at the Roxton Café on Wednesday nights! We sure enjoy visiting with you folks in public!
More recently, H2G played even more gospel music at The Cowboy Church’s Camp Meeting last Friday night in Reno. Once again the weather was kinda on the cool side, but the camp fires and fellowship was definitely warm! I can’t begin to mention all of the old friends I got to see that night…well, maybe I can…William and Pat Rogers, Wade White, Mike and Doris Merritt, Jack Nelson, Duane and Jan Hamil… That WAS just a beginning! There were many others. Speaking of Mike and Doris, they just recently got married! Congratulations to them! Mike, a great bass player, has been preaching at the Cowboy Crossing Church near Hugo and Doris is a wonderful singer. I first met Doris several years ago when she was the music minister at FBC Hugo. Mike delivered a great message for the camp meeting. You should’ve been there!
And last, but not least, H2G put on their own bluegrass show at the fairgrounds last Saturday night. The attendance was slightly low, but there were so many other things going on in Paris that day. The annual Pumpkin Festival probably kept a lot of folks busy. The band, “Highway 19”, started the show off with some great singing by Tammy Huff. Tammy was accompanied by Stuart Anderson on banjo, and Kelly Connell on bass. You REALLY missed some fine music if you weren’t there to hear these three work together! Afterwards, H2G did their thang and was once again visited by Luther and Smoothie. (I really don’t know if it’s Smoothie or Smoothy! I’ll have to ask him next time he shows up…and you never know when that’ll be.) Thanks to everyone who came out for our show, and especially for the food and snacks you brought! We hope to see each and every one of you again soon! Be sure to check out our website for upcoming shows. –H2G
