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OLD-TIME RURAL MUSIC GATHERING , FREMONT, NEBR., OCT 1-2-3, 2010
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OCTOBER 1-22-3, 2010, CHRISTENSEN FIELD HOUSE, FREMONT, NEBRASKA
This wonderful gathering of like-minded folks who appreciate country music in it's earlier forms, got it's start with Jack and Florence Arnold and their family (Debbie, David, Dwayne, Denise, Danny) at the Christensen Field House in Fremont, Nebraska. They gathered their resources together and staged one of the finest, single stage, old-time country events in Nebraska. They began with the help of Tex & Mary Schutz, but the Schutz's began their own festival at their own property called Prairie Land. The Arnold's formed the Elkhorn Valley Country Music Association to get enough volunteers to make it all work, and it was a surprisingly good and long running festival. Jack passed away first, and was followed by Florence not long after. Both are buried in the cemetery just across the street from the Christensen Field House, in Fremont, Nebraska, where they annually held their festival. After their passing two amateur promoters Frank Bigelow (Crescent, Iowa) and Bob Widdick (Carson, Iowa), tried to restore the festival, but quite frankly, they did a horrible job, and left a very very sour feeling among those that had attended the festival in the past. Bob & Sheila Everhart waited three years after the fiasco, and then attempted to bring the festival back to where it had once been. It was not easy to break down the incredible negative feelings, but after three additional years of hard work, this wonderful event is back on track. It is called the Old-Time Rural Music Gathering in honor of the Arnolds, and features all the things they did originally, with some additional offerings that make it an even more entertaining event. John McEuen from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band stopped by at the festival in 2008, and is one of many in a long list of celebrities supporting what Bob & Sheila are doing in Fremont and LeMars, Iowa, at their national festival. The Old-Time Rural Music Gathering, in Fremont, Nebraska, is still held at the Christensen Field House, and is usually the first full weekend of October, which includes the birthday of the Everhart's daughter Bobbie Lhea, which is October 3.
Some pretty amazing talent has shown up for this gathering, and 2009 appears to be no less than the best. Invited performers include:
TERRY SMITH
BOB & SHEILA EVERHART
DUSTIN & BILL HUNT
MARGE LUND
DALE EICHOR
CHARLEY GROTH
SKINNY & THE BOOTLEGGERS
RICK & HARRIETTE ANDERSEN
BOBBY AWE
JIM BARNES
WAYNE LONGTIN SR.
JACKIE SHEWEY
ED & KATHY DOVEL
SAMMI COOK
PAT BOILESEN
LEE MULLER
DANNY & DONNA DEE
ERVIN PICKHINKE
SOUTHPAW
MARY CHANNER PAUL
WILD IOWA ROSE
SILVER CREEK CLOGGERS
DALE WILLIAMS
POPPY RASMUSSEN
TOMMY BULLER & "NOTHIN' BUT TROUBLE"
JOHN DUTTWEILLER
DWAYNE & SANDI REED
ELDON HARDEKOPFF
MATNEY SISTERS
DOWN HOME DULCIMERS
MICHAEL MARK JONES
JIM HUGHES
JOHN & SUSAN McNEILL
MARCIA GREVE
OUTTA GAS
BOB KEIM
ELTON FLODMAN
ONE ON THE MOUNTAIN
MESCHER BONES
KENNY MEYER
WILBUR FOSS
SKIP MUHM
CLYDE BROADSTON
MARK JENKINS
FRANCIS HAHN
JAY KELLY
DALE & JOYCE WILKINSON
PERK WASHENBERGER
KRAMER SISTERS
THE KENASTON FAMILY
and many more.
Don't miss the great old-time country dances on both Friday and Saturday nights. Incredible fun for everyone. There are contests too:
Country Singer
Open Fiddle
Songwriter
Band
Miscellaneous
There will be a Band Scramble which is loads of fun.
The food at this event is some of the best country cookin' you're likely to find anywhere. Friday night is stuffed pork chops; Saturday night is prime rib; and Sunday is oven baked ham. There's also the basics like hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hotdogs, sandwiches, salads, soups, and many other kinds of delicious country food.
RV camping is available on the grounds, all hook-ups 30-amp at $12 per day with electricity, $8 a day without. There are hot showers and toilets available. Admission to the festival is $15 adult daily ticket; $12 over-70 daily ticket; all under 18 free. Seating is available but we recommend you bring lawn chairs for your own comfort.
