Easter Morning, Bluegrass Style
Easter is all about family, and xxxxxxx had an Easter morning treat from The Flowers Family Band this Sunday morning as they presented a free bluegrass gospel service during RenoFest at 9:00 a.m. in the All Saint’s Hall at xxxxxxxxxxx Church.
Prior to their performance, the family sent this message:
“We are excited and honored to be a part of xxxxxx this year. This is our fourth consecutive year, and it has become a family tradition for our band to attend. We are especially honored to be a part of the Easter morning celebration service. When we think of xxxxxxx, this thought comes to mind- “The people make the festival”. We try to encourage others who have not visited this festival to stop in and get a feel of the small town friendliness of xxxxxx and xxxxxxxxxx.”
The Flowers Family Band is a xxxxxxxx favorite, and tied for 2nd Place Band in 2006.
seated, left to right: Alana, Dillon and Hannah Flowers.
Standing, left to right: Phil Bentley, Joel Little, and Donnie Little.
The Flowers Family Band hails from Mt. Holly, NC consists of six band members, including; Alana Flowers, age 19, the group’s lead singer. Alana has played the banjo since she was 8 years old, and was the 2nd place winner in last year’s xxxxxxxxxBanjo Contest. This talented young lady is currently a sophomore in the English program at Belmont Abbey College, and works part-time at the law firm of Kemp Michael and Brooke Shepherd in Mount Holly. She lost her voice over the weekend, but told me that they are eager to compete again next year for the Bluegrass Band title next year!
Alana is joined on stage by her siblings; Hannah, age 13, has played the fiddle since she was five years old and sings harmony vocals. She is aptly nicknamed “Hurricane Hannah”, and she loves to read almost as much as she loves to sing and play fiddle! She maintains new myspace page, http://www.myspace.com/ffbbluegrass. She has the voice of an angel!
Dillon, age 9 ½, has played the mandolin since he was 4 years old and amazes audiences with his instrumentals and his singing voice.
Dillon Flowers
Their little sister, Ellie, age 4, plays fiddle and told her mother that she “has been playing for five years” on Easter morning. She is just adorable!
Ellie Flowers, age 4.
Donnie Little sings harmony and lead vocals, and plays guitar and banjo with the family since 2001. He began playing the banjo back in 1964 at the age of five, and represents Yates Banjos in Hickory, NC as a technician, with his own “Donnie Little Signature Model” banjo featured on their impressive list of hand built banjos.
Joel Little plays the fiddle, mandolin and guitar, and sings lead in The Little Family Bluegrass Band. He has taught fiddle for forty years, (although he looks only about 40 himself!) and has taught both Hannah and Dillon Flowers. Joel has been a member of the band since 2001.
Phil Bentley, who is the group's bassist, became a part of The Flowers Family Band in 2004. He has been performing music for over forty years, and also plays guitar, banjo, and other instruments. He sings harmony with the band.
The group sang their last song with Pastor Terry Martin, himself a big bluegrass fan.
Fans that attended the early Easter morning concert contributed nearly $240.00 for xxxxxxxxxxx, a charity near and dear to our hearts and truly in keeping with the Easter message.
Join us next year as xxxxxxxxx hosts the Gospel Sing in our historic sanctuary.... we cannot have it in there on Easter Sunday because of all the gorgeous lilies and the brass instruments...no room for a bluegrass band on Easter, so the All Saint's Hall is the location. See why:
See all of the infamous "Lillian Galloway's Lilies"????
Happy Easter Everyone!
No comments:
Post a Comment