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Heartland Steel Guitar Festival will be at the American Legion Hall on Highway 7 in Blue Springs, MO (Kansas City suburb) on Saturday & Sunday, August 4 & 5. www.HeartlandSGA.org for more information

Just over two weeks to go...

Also... Gotta add that this year we are having a dance Saturday night from 7:30 'till 10:30. Great band lined up for it playing traditional country and western swing. Keyboard, fiddle, saz, and of course multiple steels backed up by a "killer" rhythm section. Add to that some of the top singers in the Midwest. Don't miss it!

Can you put the address on here so I can put it in my GPS. Thanks.

Donna

Donna,

Here it is:
499 SW State Route 7
Blue Springs, MO 64014

Is there a player schedule yet???

Thanks Jim!!!!!!!!!!

Donna

Larry.... I have been swamped here at my business with 13-hour plus days but we should have the player schedule out in the next day or two. The guys are working on it as we speak. Thanks for asking.

Oughta be another swell
show after the success of
last years first show . . .
looking forward.
~Russ

Russ, I am looking forward to seeing you and everybody.

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Hey, even better than last year.
Good Times
Awesome Pickin
Fred
Comradery and Fellowship
And just plain FUN.
See ya all there soon.

Saturday

9:00 Russ Wever

9:35 Jerry Newberry

10:10 Austin Stewart

10:45 Freddie Justice

11:20 Ron Hodges

11:55 Mike McGee

12:30 Terry Bethel

1:05 Bobby DeMoss

1:40 Cliff Waterman

2:15 Hank Ruf

2:50 Monty Lafoon

3:25 Scotty Henderson

4:00 Jim Mathis

4:35 Three Trails West

5:45 End


Sunday

10:00 Church Service

11:00 Mike McGee

11:35 Jerry Newberry

12:10 Marty Neer

12:45 Jerry Thurmnond

1:20 Awards

1:30 Kevin Jones

2:05 Nate Hofer

2:40 Bill Jobes

3:15 Terry Bethel

3:50 Freddie Justice

4:25 Scotty Henderson

5:00 Austin Stewart

5:35 End

Yeah.... It's gonna be a great show and dance. We've got twice the space as last year and we're having the dance Saturday night to boot.

Interest is really gaining momentum so were looking forward to 2 days of great steel guitar music.

Tune into KFKF Country Radio at 94.1 FM if you are in the greater Kansas City listing area. Our ads will run on their Vintage Country Music show tomorrow and next Saturday.

This will be a bigger and better show yet. Front door unloading and loading and plenty of space. Looking forward to seeing everyone there, Ron Bailey.

you guys have a good one, Jerry F.

Jerry, you are going to be there aren't you? Hope to see you there.

Hi Ron. I am not listed so I will not be there, hope you have a great show. Jerry F.

I am not listed . . .

Jerry, there was an error in the schedule listing above:
You're on Saturday morning where my name (by mistake) is.
We'll get it corrected in the listing above.
(I'm playing later on, sometime)
~Russ

I spoke with Jerry Foster and he'll be there sat. morning. And also he'll be playing lead guitar in the afternoon for a bit. Thaks Jerry and sorry about the mistake. See you all there.

No one posted that again we are going to raffle a 60" Flat Screen T.V. at our show. Lots of other good things and door prizes. Don't miss it.

Yep,

Jerry Foster is the lead off batter on Saturday. Russ Wever and Bill Dye are cleaning up with 3 Trails West at 4:30 on Saturday.

Saturday nights dance from 6:30 to 10:30 is going to be a real event. We have put together a special band featuring Davey Stair on drums, Russ Wever on bass, Glen Richards on sax, Angie Larson on keyboard and vocals, Travis Inman on fiddle, R. D. Owsley and Frank Warmbrodt on vocals along with a few other guest vocalists. Add to that, Austin Stewart on steel guitar, Terry Bethel from Mel Tillis' band plus some other top steel players from our show.

A cash bar will be available. It is gonna be a heck of an evening for only $10.00 a person.

Today is Friday and load-in and set-up day for
the sound reinforcement, back-line and more.
Tomorrow is Saturday and begins at 9AM with
Jerry Foster and winds down around 10:30PM
with the steel-guitar dance.
Sunday will begin with worship service at 10AM
and Austin Stewart will top the day off, ending
around 5:30PM.
~Russ

We are leaving this evening as soon as Austin gets off of work. Be there around midnight. Got my pies baked.

Russ: Austin will be playing Sunday round 1:30pm. We asked Roger to change it so we could leave to get Austin back to work for Monday. See you all soon.

Donna

Good luck with the show this year. I would love to be there but picking commitments here in Florida prevent coming back to KC this year (or at least at this time).