BLUEGRASS GOSPEL FANS!

Hi everyone.  Well it’s that time of the year again ----CHRISTMAS!!!  We want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

As I try to type this letter I struggle a little more than usual as I still have my right hand in a cast.  I had some surgery done on my right thumb joint and I’ve got another week to have this clumsy cast on.  And yes I have not been able to play guitar (and  that is killin’ me).  Oh well, I should turn out better in the end.(probably not my guitar playing but my thumb anyway.)

As we look back at 2009, God really blessed us.  We had many great places to bring our message in music and we met many new and old friends. I always look forward to the exciting things our Lord has planned for us in the year to come. I’ll try to recap a couple things that happened.

 We recorded # 10 CD last spring, recorded our first Christmas CD too this year, added another fulltime member to the group, and added a couple more grandchildren to our ranks. 

Our newer 2000 Ford E450 22 passanger van is working very well for us. It’s getting better mileage and we all enjoy riding and jammin’ as we travel.  Of course someone still has to drive the thing.  We did remove a few seats so it seats 16 now. We can take half the crowd along now.  

We pray all the blessing God can offer to our fans and their families and we hope that we’ll see you Lord willing somewhere on the trail!

"HEADIN' FOR THAT CITY" IN 2010

We still have a few dates open for 2010.  Call now to reserve the King’s Countrymen for your special event.  Check out our schedule HERE or email me at schultzfam92@yahoo.com

NEW CDs!

It was a busy year for us as we put together two CDs.  Our first one is called “HILLS OF GLORY”  George sings the title cut of this one.  We worked out some 4 part harmonies on this one too.  We think you will enjoy it. 

 Also in the same recording set we put together some of the more favorite Christmas songs.  This is our first Christmas CD and we hope you will enjoy this not only at Christmas time but you may even play it once in a while during the year to remind ourselves of the gift we have received from our Lord. 

 All these are available at our concerts or by contacting any one of the Countrymen.  We also have a order form on line and if you are receiving this by mail, we’ve included a order form with in this mailing too.

See below for information as to how to get one in your hot little hands.       

Contact us HERE to order the new CD!

12th ANNUAL BUFFALO RIVER VALLEY BLUEGRASS GOSPEL FESTIVAL

This year (2010) brings our 12th annual festival.  WOW, where has the time gone???

Many great groups lined up for this coming year. We have Common Ground, Sherry DePolis, The King’s Countrymen, Hartley Family, Good Friends, and Cross Ties.   Click HERE for more info.

Sorry folks, we are sold out of the electric spots for this year.  We still have plenty of camping spots though so come on in and enjoy the weekend.   

 We would ask that you pray for our festival and all the performers as they travel.    If you would care to help us out with advertising, we could send you fliers and such to give out to your friends, your church or post around your area for folks to see.  Just contact us and we’d be very happy to send you a bunch.   Thanks again for all your support, be it prayers or other help, we couldn’t do this without all of your support behind us!  God Bless!

See our Festival Gallery for many pictures of the performers, audience, and other activities from the 2008 Buffalo River Valley Bluegrass Gospel Festival!

See you next year!!!

Bluegrass Gospel Showcase 2009

News Notes About The Nashville Showcase!

We made our way to Nashville this year to join with many others at the annual Bluegrass Gospel Showcase.  This year marked the 60^th year for Margie & Enoch Sullivan as a bluegrass gospel band bringing the message of Jesus all across the nation.          

Approximately 60 bands from all across the nation come to be a part of this great event.  We all get a few minutes on stage to share our best and give testimony as to what God is doing for us and where our ministry is going.

There were a few first time groups there this year along with many of us Ole Timers.  It’s good to see the young folks taking part in this showcase. Check out the picture and see all the young ones getting involved with our music & ministry.  Enoch & Margie have started a new tradition of getting all the young folks up on stage and highlighting some of the talents these young folks have.

Of course our own Rosie Johnson is right along in there with those young folks.  If you notice in the picture on the right she is the third one from the left.

THE OLE BUS (and the New One!)

Well, we found a buyer!!  Kristi & I went to Branson, MO this spring and low and behold we went to a bluegrass show (that’s not the shocking part) We met the band Cross Ties. One thing lead to another and in our conversation the bus was mentioned.   “You have a bus for sale??” They asked.  Seems they had to sell theirs when they made the move to Branson and they were looking for another to take its place. Boy did we have a deal for them.  See, I told you God is Good!  They have a family ministry too and that was what we were looking for to pass our bus to. With the funds we received from the GMC bus, we updated now to a 2000 Ford E450 passenger van.  We stepped up 40 years!!!  You’ll see us traveling in this one now!!

W.G.M.A. REVIVED!

We are still working on events and places for more showcase opportunities around the area.  If you would like to see a W.G.M.A. Showcase of Bands come to your area, drop us a note on our website.  We are always looking for places to have showcase events.  If you may have one in mind again drop us a line.  We would be glad to hear from you.   We will post the upcoming Showcase Of Bands happening in your area There are already 15 plus bands in the organization to begin with. Watch for upcoming Showcase Of Bands to be happening in your area.  You can check out the website to keep abreast of the happenings.  www.wgmamusic.com   

AREA FESTIVALS

For information about other great festivals in our area, please click HERE. The King's Countrymen will be appearing at several of these festivals, so please click HERE to see our schedule for 2009. Remember, new dates are added all the time, so check back often!

I'm done!

Well almost anyway.  Our newest member is Mary Pimblett.  Many of you may have met Mary this summer at a couple of the festivals.  She started filling in when George was unavailable.  Now as I had hand surgery and with the other hand waiting it’s turn, we decided to ask her if she would like to come on full time.  Before starting with the King‘s Countrymen, Mary played with blue grass bands in her home state of Virginia, and in Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and Wisconsin. She is happy to call Eau Claire home now, and can usually be found in her backyard garden on summer evenings. Mary works as a full time chiropractor in Eau Claire. She is happy to be able to share her concern for others in both her work and her music.

 Kristi & I were blessed this May when our son Brandon and his wife Charity added another fan to the Countrymen’s list.  Zachary Kenneth was born May 8^th 2009. 

He joins two other brothers, Elijah- 4 Noah – 2 and older sister Victoria – 10 .  What a busy household that is.  We visit often and it’s wonderful to have them all  around and watch them grow.  We have one more grandson, Logan – 6.  He is the son of our oldest son Jason. That make 5 for us right now.

George and Elvada were blessed with a new arrival too. Son Jed & wife Randi Cordwell added a new fan to our clan too.  Meridith Grace  was born in mid November 2009.  She joins sister Rebecka – 4   God has blessed us with wonderful grandchildren.  (and if you don’t think so just ask to see the pictures!!)

Take a look at our schedule as it’s filling up nicely.  We still have some dates open.  If you’re interested in having us attend your activity please call soon as the dates are filling in.

 We look forward to meeting many of you bluegrass fans this year as we travel around this ole country.  Please remember to support our troops!  They sacrificed much for us and for our freedom!

 This is a wonderful time of the year!  As I pondered one day the devotion I was reading it shed a different light on how God had things in control.  As there was no room in the Inn, the innkeeper did have compassion and gave them the only place he had left, the stable.  If you think about it as my devotional pointed out, the Inn as full.  Sneezing, coughing, possible smoking folks with crying babies, loud talking and the like.  But the stable was quiet, dry and away from all the people.  Altho the innkeeper may have seemed uncaring, he was being used of God to protect the infant child – Christ our Savior.  Once again God had the plan all worked out.   Have you noticed how He may have worked out things in your life??  Remember as we celebrate His birth, Jesus is God’s gift to us. Through the eyes of faith we can see how God provided for Mary.  Let us look for the ways He provides for us.

 God bless you and your kin and my He bless you richly in the years to come!

Until Next Time. 

Lorn                              

Our Grandkids!