2018 SWSGA Show Highlights

Bill Tauson · Post by **Bill Tauson** » 12 Jan 2018 12:59 am

Greetings,

Below is a link for some highlight photos of Thursday's show. There are several steel guitar vendors along with many others here. It's a great opportunity to test drive some outstanding guitars, talk with the vendors and get your questions answered. There are many other vendors here with steel guitar accessories, amps, instructional materials, and much more.

As you can see by some of the photos, the talent is made up of some of the finest players around.

The show continues on Friday and Saturday and we hope to see ya there!!

https://btphotography.smugmug.com/SWSGA-2018/

Mike Kowalik · Post by **Mike Kowalik** » 12 Jan 2018 6:08 am

Thank you for the excellent pictures!

Darrell Birtcher · Post by **Darrell Birtcher** » 12 Jan 2018 6:11 am

Nice job Bill. THANK YOU!

PS: Don't you ever sleep?!

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 12 Jan 2018 11:49 am

Thanks for the photos. Wish I was there and out of this Ohio Valley winter storm. I'll just close my eyes and dream.
I sure miss me some good steel guitar shows too.

Looks like you're all having a great time.

Larry Baker · Post by **Larry Baker** » 12 Jan 2018 3:19 pm

Nice pictures. I know it would take a lot of time, but would be nice to names with pic's for those of us that don't know all the players. Thanks for the pic's. Wish I could be there.

admin · Post by **b0b** » 12 Jan 2018 9:07 pm

I'm not much of a photographer, but here are a few pics I snapped today at SWSGA.

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 12 Jan 2018 10:14 pm

Thanks for the pics b0b. Got a new recruit there on the Olympic? Gotta love kids with steel guitar interest.

BTW, how's the ear?

admin · Post by **b0b** » 13 Jan 2018 6:46 am

Still can't hear out of right ear, but no pain.

That kid was helping his mom at the jewelry booth next to us. His 10-year-old sister was more interested in steel than he was.

Bill Tuason's pictures (link above) are great, BTW. Check them out.

Bill Tauson · Post by **Bill Tauson** » 13 Jan 2018 10:50 am

I've updated the site and added some highlights from Friday. It's been a great show!

Larry, I hope to get caught up and will try and add names, etc. Thank you!!

Wally Moyers · Post by **Wally Moyers** » 14 Jan 2018 10:53 am

Bill,
Thank you for the great Photos!

Joel Martin · Post by **Joel Martin** » 14 Jan 2018 11:05 am

SO sad to not be there!! Looks like lots of awesome and fun stuff going on!!!

Bill Cunningham · Post by **Bill Cunningham** » 14 Jan 2018 3:00 pm

b0b wrote:Still can't hear out of right ear, but no pain.

That kid was helping his mom at the jewelry booth next to us. His 10-year-old sister was more interested in steel than he was.

Bill Tuason's pictures (link above) are great, BTW. Check them out.

There's hope for those kids. Their dad is staff drummer Dan Range.

Nice to chat with you b0b.

Tom Mossburg · Post by **Tom Mossburg** » 14 Jan 2018 10:29 pm

Thanks Bill, You have no idea how much your photographic expertise adds to the success and fun of the show. Greatly appreciated.

David Wright · Post by **David Wright** » 15 Jan 2018 7:19 am

Looks Great, Always good to see ya there.......

Bill Tauson · Post by **Bill Tauson** » 15 Jan 2018 12:24 pm

Greetings,

I've added some highlights from Saturday.

Thanks everyone. It was a great show!!

Bill

Jason King · Post by **Jason King** » 15 Jan 2018 2:13 pm

Thank you Bill

Christopher Woitach · Post by **Christopher Woitach** » 15 Jan 2018 3:28 pm

Man - you were working the whole time!

Marvelous pictures - thank you so much!

Bill Cunningham · Post by **Bill Cunningham** » 15 Jan 2018 6:39 pm

Thanks for the great photography, Bill. I think you work as hard as any musician on the show!

Bob Case · Post by **Bob Case** » 16 Jan 2018 3:45 pm

Thanks Bill - great photos
I think you work harder than most of the musicians (with the obvious exception of the house band). The rest of us only work for a set or two and you have to work all weekend!
Thanks again.

Larry Lenhart · Post by **Larry Lenhart** » 17 Jan 2018 7:01 pm

Great pictures Bill ! You were working hard the whole time of the show,,,great job !

John McClung · Post by **John McClung** » 19 Jan 2018 12:33 am

Fantastic shots, Bill, what lens did you use the most?

Bill Tauson · Post by **Bill Tauson** » 21 Jan 2018 5:11 pm

Hi John,

Thanks. Mostly a 70-200 2.8.

Ray Harrison · Post by **Ray Harrison** » 22 Jan 2018 12:46 pm

A Two-Fold post.
First, the SWSGA is Blest to have two Bill T's as photographers. Both are very qualified and do Fantastic jobs at the show. Thanks to Bill Tauson and Bill Terry for the great memories which you create with your photographic talents..
Second.
This last show was a tough one for me,as I was going through a bout of Bronchitis.
I wish to Thank my fellow EmCees, Ray Jenkins, Darrell Birthcer and Bill Bassett for carrying me and taking on an extra load. I was extremely proud of the comments which I heard about the show and about the jobs that each of these gentlemen performed.
Thanks to each of you for bailing me out... I Owe You Each....

Wally Moyers · Post by **Wally Moyers** » 22 Jan 2018 5:32 pm

Ray Harrison wrote:A Two-Fold post.
First, the SWSGA is Blest to have two Bill T's as photographers. Both are very qualified and do Fantastic jobs at the show. Thanks to Bill Tauson and Bill Terry for the great memories which you create with your photographic talents..
Second.
This last show was a tough one for me,as I was going through a bout of Bronchitis.
I wish to Thank my fellow EmCees, Ray Jenkins, Darrell Birthcer and Bill Bassett for carrying me and taking on an extra load. I was extremely proud of the comments which I heard about the show and about the jobs that each of these gentlemen performed.
Thanks to each of you for bailing me out... I Owe You Each....

I always look forward to seeing you Ray, next time I want you to sing one on my set! Hope you feel better,we've had a tough week with the flu... Finaly better.. Take care!

Bill D. Terry · Post by **Bill D. Terry** » 22 Jan 2018 5:43 pm

Ray Harrison wrote:A Two-Fold post.
First, the SWSGA is Blest to have two Bill T's as photographers. Both are very qualified and do Fantastic jobs at the show. Thanks to Bill Tauson and Bill Terry for the great memories which you create with your photographic talents..
Second.
This last show was a tough one for me,as I was going through a bout of Bronchitis.
I wish to Thank my fellow EmCees, Ray Jenkins, Darrell Birthcer and Bill Bassett for carrying me and taking on an extra load. I was extremely proud of the comments which I heard about the show and about the jobs that each of these gentlemen performed.
Thanks to each of you for bailing me out... I Owe You Each....

I really appreciate you using my name in the same sentence with Bill Tauson! Hopefully Bill won't take offense lol! Thank you so much Ray, it is sincerely appreciated!