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The Gardners to Host 2010 Gospel Music Fest!

HUNTLAND, Tenn. – (August 24, 2010) – Zion Music Group recording artist The Gardners will be hosting their annual Gospel Music Fest this month.  The exciting event will take place on Saturday, August 28, 2010 at the Huntland City Park in Huntland, Tennessee.  The event will begin at 6:00 p.m.

This year’s Gospel Music Fest promises to be one of the best.  In addition to The Gardners, Gospel Music Fest will feature one of the Gospel music industry’s most prized groups – Gold City.

Michael Gardner of the The Gardners said, “Gold City is the best of the best, and we are so excited that they can be a part of our event this year! We’ve been huge fans for years, and we know the people that come out every year will love these guys!”

“Our event has become known around the area as a relaxed evening where people can hear great Gospel music,” mentioned Mitch Gardner of The Gardners. “We know this year will be no different!”

All proceeds from Gospel Music Fest will benefit Huntland High School’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes.  FCA focuses on serving local communities by equipping, empowering, and encouraging people to make a difference for Christ.  In addition, the club provides an annual scholarship to a deserving Christian athlete and meets weekly for prayer, devotion, breakfast, and fellowship. 

The event will also feature a special performance by FCA members and Raise to Praise.

For more information or to make a donation for this event, contact Michael Gardner at (931) 703-9185.  For directions, visit The Gardners’ website at http://www.thegardners.com.

Fans are encouraged to listen for The Gardners’ current radio release, “I’ve Had Enough” at Southern Gospel radio now.  The Gardners are preparing for the release of a brand new project with Zion Music Group.

More information on the Gardners can be found at http://www.thegardners.com.

About the Gardners
Based out of Huntland, Tennessee, the Gardners are a Southern Gospel music ministry that has spanned more than 40 years of musical excellence.  Whether performing in small churches or major Gospel music events, the Gardners are a busy group, frequently performing and proclaiming their musical Gospel outside the traditional boundaries of the four walls of a church.  Today the group is made up of twin brothers Michael and Mitch Gardner and Mitch’s wife, Regina.  Together, they form a dynamic trio that features tight harmonies and well-written songs that are penned by the siblings.

Three Bridges Shares Stage with Jimmy Fortune at Violet Township Festival

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (August 17, 2010) – Christian music trio Three Bridges was honored to share the stage with Jimmy Fortune (formerly of the Statler Brothers) last month. The trio was the featured performer (along with Fortune) at the Violet Township Festival on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Both artists were a part of the Faith & Family Night at the annual festival, which takes place in Pickerington, Ohio every summer.

Shannon Smith of Three Bridges said, “It was an absolute honor to share the stage with Jimmy Fortune!  He is an amazing performer with some of the most pure tenor vocals I’ve ever heard, and he is an awesome guitar player as well. More importantly, his love for the Lord is so genuine and contagious.  I’m honored to call Jimmy my friend.”

Three Bridges’ Elliott McCoy also commented, “We had a blast performing at this festival and sharing the stage with one of Country music’s greatest performers! Being a featured performer alongside Jimmy Fortune was a wonderful experience for Three Bridges.”

Each artist performed for over an hour before sharing the stage together. Three Bridges and Jimmy performed several of Jimmy’s well-known songs together, such as “Elizabeth,” “More Than Just a Name On the Wall,” and “How Great Thou Art.”

Pictures from the event can be found on Three Bridges’ Facebook page.

Three Bridges has been preparing for the release of their highly anticipated new recording. The yet-to-be-titled new release will be the first to feature new members Shannon Smith and Jeremie Hudson.

For more information on Three Bridges, visit them on the web at http://www.threebridges.net.

Three Bridges will also be a regular featured artist on the upcoming national television program “Brush Arbor Jubilee” as will be shown on numerous networks and local cable markets nationwide.

About Three Bridges
The music of Three Bridges is rooted in traditional Southern Gospel and Black Gospel music. This blended style has made Three Bridges one of the prominent internationally-acclaimed Gospel groups in Christian music today — a group known for tight harmony, a unique vocal style, an exciting, energy-packed stage presentation, and, most importantly, spreading the joy of being a Christian.

Praisefest- Texas August 26-28 With Dr. Charles Stanley and Greater Vision

Praisefest Texas kicks-off next Thursday night in Arlington, Texas with the ONLY “Jubilee!” concert in Texas in 2010.  The Booth Brothers and Legacy Five will join Greater Vision as they bring the very popular “Jubilee!” recording to life, plus a preview of the upcoming “Jubilee 2″ project!

On Friday, Dr. Charles Stanley, The Hoppers, Dennis Swanberg, and Stan Whitmire will arrive to join in the event.

Dr. Stanley, Greater Vision, and Stan Whitmire will stay over for Saturday morning, and will be joined by the Mark Trammell Quartet.  This could be one of the most memorable events of the year!

Single-session seating or seating for all 4 sessions is available by calling (910) 458-3539.  (Be sure to call to reserve your space before driving a distance to the Metro Center.)  For more information visit  http://www.praisefesttexas.com/

Gospel Music’s 100th Anniversary Celebration

The National Quartet Convention has  announced a very special event that will take place on the closing day of this year’s NQC in Louisville, Kentucky. Norman Holland, of Daywind Music Group, has put together an outstanding showcase to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Gospel Music.  This special concert will take place in Freedom Hall from 12:00 to 1:30 pm.  Some of the highlights will include…
 
A tribute to the Cathedrals, featuring Greater Vision, Legacy Five, and the Mark Trammell Quartet.
A Gold City Quartet Reunion, featuring Tim Riley, Ivan Parker, Brian Free, Mike LeFevre, and Garry Jones.
A Speer Family Reunion, featuring The Speer Sisters, Ben Speer, and Sue Dodge.
Plus segments featuring The Hinsons, The Downings, The Rambos, The Singing Americans, The Lewis Family, and much, much more!  For more information visit http://natqc.com/

Texas Gospel Music Hall Announces Ray Reese and the Kingsmen to Perform

Don’t miss these great artists that come to East, TX.  SGMA Hall of Fame Prestigious Artist Ray Reese and the Kingsmen QT. COMING SOON! New Grace Trio concert read below!
 
THE TEXAS GOSPEL MUSIC HALL
6513 HWY 19 SOUTH
ATHENS, TX.
 
PROUDLY PRESENTS
THE KINGSMEN QUARTET- NEW GRACE TRIO
IN CONCERT http://kingsmenquartet.musiccitynetworks.com/index.htm?id=15770
SEPTEMBER 11
6:00 PM
Tickets call 903-677-2492 or 903-477-8084
Tickets sold at The Scroll in Tyler or First State Bank on SQ. Athens
……………………………………………………………………………………
TRINIDAD FIRE DEPARTMENT
 
Proudly Presents
NEW GRACE TRIO
 
TRINIDAD HIGH SCHOOL
203 Eaton ST.
Trinidad,TX.
 
7:00 PM
 
Tickets $10.00
Tickets Sold:
Bluebonnet Emporium Gunbarrell City,
The Ark Corsicana
or by calling 903-477-1760 . 903-778-2600 . 972-965-4527
 
New Grace Trio has sung together over 25 years spreading the gospel throughout. Anybody that has heard these artists will tell you they have a great family harmony that comes from the heart.
Come support local artists from Athens & Lousiana and the Trinidad Fire Department Fund Raiser!

Dailey & Vincent Plan Inaugural Homecoming Charity Concert

 
NASHVILLE, TENN. — IBMA Entertainers of the Year Dailey & Vincent are proud to announce their inaugural homecoming charity concert to raise money for the newly formed Dailey & Vincent Fund.  Tickets are on sale now for the concert, which is scheduled for Saturday, October 2, at 5:00 p.m. at the Jackson County High School Football Field in Gainesboro, Tennessee.  Proceeds will go directly to the newly formed Dailey & Vincent Fund, administered through the Cookeville Regional Medical Center Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization.
 
The Dailey & Vincent Fund exists to provide financial assistance to disadvantaged children of Jackson and DeKalb Counties to meet immediate medical, nutritional and educational needs not covered by insurance or other means, while acknowledging the God-given gifts, potential and dignity of each child.
 
Concert tickets are $15 and are available in Cookeville at the Tennessee Bible College; in Gainesboro at Jackson Bank & Trust or by calling J.B. Dailey (931-268-0438) or Fred Heady (931-644-0391); in Livingston by calling Judith Nevins (931-403-6191) or Johnny Painter (931-704-0144); and in Smithville at Cantrell Furniture and Webb’s Drug Store, or by calling Julie Vincent (615-418-5759).  Tickets are also available online at www.daileyvincent.com and will be sold on the day of the concert in the Gainesboro town square.
 
Those attending the concert need to bring lawn chairs. The first 1,000 tickets sold will be accompanied by preferred parking privileges at the football field. Additional free parking will be off-site with shuttle service provided to the concert. In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be moved indoors.  No refunds will be issued.
 
Fans of award-winning bluegrass duo Dailey & Vincent know that they take their music seriously.   It’s also obvious that they believe strongly in giving back—to their community, their industry and their fans, as first seen with the release of Singing From the Heart, a CD that helped raise fund for Tennessee Bible College.  Now, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent are taking it a step further with the formation of their own charitable fund and an annual homecoming charity concert.
 
Dailey & Vincent signed with Rounder Records in 2007 and released their self-titled debut in 2008.  They are the reigning International Bluegrass Music Association Entertainers of the Year and Vocal Group of the Year, taking home the coveted trophies in 2008 and 2009.  They are the only bluegrass act ever to win IBMA’s Emerging Artist and Entertainer of the Year awards in the same year (2008).  Their current release, Dailey & Vincent Sing the Statler Brothers, features bluegrass versions of 12 of the Statlers’ most-loved hits and is available exclusively at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and www.crackerbarrel.com.  The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart, where it has spent nine weeks at #1 and 19 weeks in the top 3.  It also debuted at #19 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.  The album, as well as lead track “Flowers on the Wall,” were the most-played on Sirius XM’s Bluegrass Junction during the month of June.  More information on Dailey & Vincent, including tour dates, is available at www.daileyvincent.com.

Texas Music Hall Announces Mark Trammell Quartet to Perform August 14

The Texas Gospel Music Hall will present the Mark Trammell Quartet and Heart Song Quartet in concert Saturday, August 14, 2010.  New Grace Trio is scheduled to perform on August 28, 2010 to benefit the Trinidad Fire Department.  On September 11, 2010 the Kingsmen and New Grace Trio are scheduled to perform at the Texas Gospel Music Hall as well.   For ticket and more information  call 903-677-2492 or 903-477-8084 or visit http://www.texas-gospelmusichall.com/

HisSong Performs at Colorado Night Vision Festival

Group Also Makes Stop at Stamps-Baxter School of Music
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – (August 11, 2010) – Vine Records/Crossroads recording artist and 2009 Dove Award nominee HisSong performed at the 2010 Night Vision Festival in Olathe, Colorado last month.  Additional artists who performed at the event included Michael W. Smith, Brandon Heath, Third Day, American Idol’s Phil Stacey, Matthew West, Francesca Battistelli, Kutless, Skillet, The Katinas and more.  HisSong was the only Southern Gospel group to perform for the three-day festival, which had more than 15,000 people in attendance each day.
 
HisSong owner/manager Dennis Humphries states, “We were very honored to be a part of this event.  Our friend Victoria Hearst, who is such an inspiration to us all, brought HisSong to Colorado in 2009 for another event and immediately asked us to be a part of this festival.  We were very concerned about being the only Southern Gospel group and how the crowd would accept our music. However, we were very pleased with the response we got.  Anywhere God opens the doors for us, we’re ready to walk through.”
 
In addition, HisSong also performed at the Stamps-Baxter School of Music in Murfreesboro, Tennessee at Middle Tennessee State University on Wednesday, July 15, 2010.
 
“We were honored to get an invitation from Ben Speer to perform an hour concert to the students and faculty,” said Dennis.  “I attended the Stamps-Baxter School of Music several years ago, and it has helped me in so many ways in my ministry and career. It was great getting to talk with the students and faculty at our product table following the concert.  It brought back so many memories of when I was a student.”

Fans are encouraged to call and request HisSong’s latest single, “What a Difference a Day Makes” at Southern Gospel radio.
 
To order HisSong’s new project, Journey Through the Sky, visit their website at http://www.hissongmusic.com .  More information on ordering the disc can be found at their website.

HisSong is booked through the Adoration Agency.  For more information on how to book the popular trio, log on to http://www.adorationagency.com or call (910) 426-1931.

HisSong also has a weekly online newsletter which gives fans of the group information on the ministry and much more.

More information on HisSong can be found at http://www.hissongmusic.com.  Fans are encouraged to visit the group’s MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/hissongministries.

About HisSong
Based out of Nashville, Tennessee, HisSong has already achieved national notoriety within the group’s short lifetime.  HisSong received their first GMA Dove Award nomination last year for the critically acclaimed breakthrough recording On the Way Up.  The group has been awarded two Diamond Awards.  HisSong’s current single is “What a Difference a Day Makes.”

Praise Incorporated Performs For 41st Annual Street Rod Nationals Event

FORT WORTH, Texas – (August 9, 2010) – Texas based Praise Incorporated were the special guest performers for the National Street Rod Association’s annual event this past weekend. The group performed during the event’s Sunday morning chapel service at Louisville, Kentucky’s Fair & Expo Center in Freedom Hall.

Steve Sam of Praise Incorporated said, “We are so honored to be a part of this annual event. This was our fourth year to be invited. We count it an honor to be the only Gospel group featured over the course of the weekend.”

The National Street Rod Association is heavily involved in the specialty automotive vehicle participant sport, from the people that enjoy participating with their vehicles to the industry that has evolved from within. NSRA is the organizing body that made the sport what it is today, and it is the reason the growth of enthusiast participation has continued at a steady pace since the association was founded in 1970. NSRA provides leadership, guidance, and fun events for enthusiasts who favor driving their specialty vehicles wherever and whenever they want to.

More info on the National Street Rod Association can be found at http://nsra-usa.com/ .

Fans are encouraged to call in and request Praise Incorporated’s new radio single – “I’ve Been Forgiven.” The song is being pushed to radio by Heritage Communications.

For more information on the group, visit them online at http://www.praiseinc.com .

About Praise Incorporated
With a focus on musical excellence and integrity in ministry, Praise Incorporated has devoted their lives to reaching the lost and encouraging the Christian, through music and spoken word.  Building on combined decades of music experience, Steve Sam, Ron Higgins, Greg Bares and Dodd Meadows have hearts for the Lord and that gives Praise Incorporated the musical excellence it strives for.

Featured Performers Announced For 11th Annual AbsolutelyGospel.com Music Fest

Southern Gospel’s Biggest Names like Gold City, The Bowling Family, Aaron Wilburn, The Freemans, The Pfeifers, The LeFevre Quartet and more to Appear!

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – (June 23, 2010) – Deon and Susan Unthank, administrators of AbsolutelyGospel.com (formerly SoGospelNews.com), are proud to announce the talent line-up for the 11th Annual AbsolutelyGospel.com Music Fest.

“We are always so excited about our annual Music Fest,” mentioned Deon Unthank of AbsolutelyGospel.com. “This year is no different. We’re bringing in some of our most requested acts again, as well as a lot of new faces that the crowd will love! We hope everyone can make it out this year!”

This year’s Music Fest is set to run from Monday, July 26, 2010 through Friday, July 30, 2010. The event will again be held at the River of Life Church in Smyrna, Tennessee and is absolutely free to the public.

Performers scheduled to appear at this year’s Music Fest include Gold City, The Freemans, The Bowling Family, Aaron Wilburn, Naomi & the Segos, HisSong, LeFevre Quartet, Palmetto State Quartet, The Pfeifers, Driven Quartet, Three Bridges, Freedom, Rejoice!, Sharron Kay King, Crystal River, Southern Sound, Ann Downing, Brothers Forever, The Quicks, 2nd Generation, McMillan & Life, Rod Burton, Mercy Road Quartet, and Sunday Edition.

Additional artists are still being confirmed for this year’s Music Fest. The artist listing is subject to change without notice.

As in years past, this year’s convention will remain free to the public. A love offering will be taken each night.

For more information, feel free to email the site at 2010@sogospelnewsfanfestival.com . More details can be found at http://www.absolutelygospel.com .

About AbsolutelyGospel.com
AbsolutelyGospel.com (formerly SoGospelNews.com) has grown from relative obscurity to the industry’s leading internet publication for Southern Gospel news and information in only a few short years. The site includes a wide variety of features, consisting of artist interviews, a weekly chart, late-breaking news, and much more.