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Welcome To Bowie, Texas Area Music

Many folks in the Bowie, Texas area enjoy good old time classic country music, bluegrass, country and southern gospel, old Christian Hymns, Western Music (cowboy -The Academy of Western Artist) as well as western swing.







This site provides a listing of all such events in the area and new events that are not currently listed will be added if the organizers of the events notify this website. For purposes of this web site, the "Bowie Area" is defined as Montague,Wise, Jack, Clay & Wichita Counties of Texas. In some cases we may list events in the Metroplex area of Texas.







Previously this website did not cover events in Wichita County County. However, with the addition of the Red River Bluegrass Club, the area covered has been expanded to cover events in Wichita County. We have further added the Thursday Night, Pick'n and Grin'n at the Roenoke Senior Center, Roenoke, Texas to this web site.







This is the place to find Classic Country Music, Bluegrass Music, Gospel Music, Cowboy Music, Western Swing and your favorite Musical Groups.







We have links to other sites of interest. These Links are found on the right side of the page about midway down. Links on this site include The City of Bowie, The Bowie Chamber of commerce, The Bowie News, as well as musical groups and events outside the area listed above.







No musical event that serves or permits alcoholic beverages permits or tolerates the possession or use of controlled substances and/or narcotics will be allowed to be published on this site. This site promotes clean, drug and alcohol free musical entertainment only.







You will find stars beside each listing on this site. Click on a star to tell us hou you like that specific listing, group or event. We hope to see lots of good ratings *****

We also have links to other websites and hope to have links to other blogs. In the future we hope to have links to various musical groups and to places where you can purchase a new guitar or other musical instrument. --Have fun & keep in touch!!!







Instructions for locating a specific musical event or item:

Under the word "Labels" above, click on the event or item desired, then scroll down past the large Photograph. Your selected event or item will appear first. You can continue to scroll down if you desire, but there is not sufficient room for all items or events without clicking the event or item under, "Labels."







You will also find a Search feature: You can type in the name of a specific event or item, then scroll down past the large photograph.

Have fun and HAPPY BROUSING:







Videos:

The following Videos are currently posted on this site:

Blue Grass Baby Shower Jam Session

A little Spot In Heaven (Written by Marty Robbins)

Don't Overlook Salvation (Recorded by Rickey Van Shelton)

Falling Leaves (Written by GrandPa Jones)

To view a speciffic Video, click on the name of the Video under Archives on the right side of page, then scrool down below the large group photograph and the selected Video will appear just below the large photo. All three of these videos are also available on youtube.









Remember, Music is gooood for you!

















Some OF The Friday Night Musicians

Some OF The Friday Night Musicians
Front L to R: Jason, Danny, Skeeter; Back L to R: Ervin, C.L., Von, Bill, Wassie, Bobbie

Saturday, July 24, 2010

Chicken and Bread Days Fiddlers Contest


Chicken and Bread Days Fiddle Contest:
Over $3,500 in cash prizes
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Jenny Mack was the headliner of the show
that preceded the annual Chicken and Bread Days
Fiddle Contest. She was accompanied by Austin Smith (outside photo to left) and Coleman Smith on fiddle. Not identified are the two rhythm guitar players at far right. (Note: They played rhythm guitar for most of the fiddle contestants.) Photo by Barbara Green, Photo courtesy of The Bowie News
Chicken and Bread Days is held the first Saturday of October from 10:00AM to 4:00PM each year in Downtown Bowie. One of the major events of this festival is the Fiddlers Contest. The Fiddlers Contest is held in the Bowie Fire Department Fire Hall. The most recent event was October 1, 2010 in Downtown Bowie. The Fiddlers Contest has six divisions.More than $3,500.00 in cash prizes were awarded. The event was reported to be a big success. Prizes for this contest are funded by the July Jam event, featured elsewhere on this web site as well as other sponsors. Sponsors include Sewell Usselton Insurance and Real Estate as well The Bowie Bank.


Marty Elmore of Bowie plays a few fiddle tunes between Divisions
while the judges are at work.

2010 headline pre-contest entertainer, Jenny Mack:
L to R: Austin Smith, Coleman Smith (on fiddles), Jenny Mack on accordion,
far right rhythm guitar players not identified

A few of the contestants are shown below:




If any viewers of this web site know the identity of any contestants or musicians pictured above, please email the information along with a copy of the photo or other identificaation of the photo to the email address listed at the top of home page of this web site. If anyone has any other photos of this contest, also please email them along with itentification of those pictured, if known.  

Remember, Music is Good For You !
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