J.D. Brown and Honey Beans take the stage.

J.d. Brown and Honey Beans took the pickin porch stage this week. They treated the crowd to lots of oldies and even some bluegrass and mountain style music. If you get the chance check out their show!

Chris Hunter hosts the 'Pickin' Porch Show"

Chris Hunter was guest host at tonight's pickin' porch .





Our good friends Ingrid & Danny Szauter stopped by and played a few tunes. They came all the way down from Canada to visit us and the Carter Family Fold.

Ridge Hill visits the Pickin Porch

Ridge Hill visited the Pickin' Porch on Thursday. They came all the way up from South Carolina to pick and sing right here in the heart of the Birthplace of Country Music.





Easy Pickin's was our second band of the night. They also came up from the beautiful state of South Carolina. They played a great mix of bluegrass and gospel music.

Both bands with be back by "the porch" real soon, so if you missed them this time be sure and catch their shows next time they're in the area.

VW Boys at Mayberry Days

Last week marked the 19th annual Mayberry Days. The VW Boys celebrated their 13th year at this fun filled event. They performed at the lovely Downtown Cinema Theatre in Mt. Airy, North Carolina. On their "Snappy Lunch" CD they pay homage to The Andy Griffith Show with an interview with Charles Dowell owner of the Snappy Lunch. You can still buy those world famous pork chop sandwiches there!



David Browning aka Barney Fife is shown here with The VW Boys number one fan "Akers" If you ever followed the Andy Griffith Show, you know Barney was issued only one bullet (it is supposed to stay in his pocket) and he loves to show it off.




Mr Bobby Osborne and his band The Rocky Top X-Press performed at Mayberry Days in the Downtown Cinema Theatre also. He posed for a quick snapshot before going onstage.

Special thanks to Delores Ansutz and the VW Boys for allowing me to use their photos.

Lindsay Mar entertains the crowd

My new friend Lindsay got the thrill of a lifetime Saturday night when he performed on the legendary Carter Fold stage. Lindsay is shown here with his friends, Rod and Judy Jones playing John Brown's Dream. Special thanks to Delores Anshutz for allowing me to use this picture.

Raymond McClain hosts The Carter Family Fold

Raymond McClain was the special guest host at the Carter Family Fold this past Saturday. Raymond's been pickin' and singin' nearly all his life and is currently Director of the bluegrass program at East Tennessee State University. Yui Inoue, a former student of Raymond's and her father, Saburo Inoue joined in to sing some Carter Family tunes.

Fall Creek Band

Fall Creek Band from Northeast Tennessee entertained at the Pickin' Porch this week. Bandmembers include 15 year old Savannah Vaughn, Savannah's dad Ronald Vaughn, Janice McCombs, and Audey Ratliff.

Tim White posed with Lindsay Mar. Lindsay is a bluegrass D.J. from Sydney, Australia.