Friday, September 10, 2004
Old-School Country
From the Howard County Times
Except for a few chickens clucking next door, most days it's quiet at 80-year-old Frank Gosman's barn in Clarksville.
But come Sunday, the structure, which sits down a gravel drive off Brighton Dam Road, rocks to life.
People come from Maryland, Virginia and even Tennessee. Some carry guitars. Others wear jeans and boots and cowboy hats. They slap backs, catch up on the week's news, then take their seats in folding chairs.
Then, the music — what patrons like to call "real country music" — begins.
Five musicians, one for each of the five instruments that makes up a traditional country band: drums, bass, lead guitar, steel guitar and fiddle, harmonize their way through the show's theme song.
Welcome to the boot-stomping, hand-clapping, head-rocking, Country Showcase America jamboree.
"It's a step back in time," said Warren Blair of Middle River, who plays fiddle in the CSA Jamboree Band, the show's house band.
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Howard County Times
Except for a few chickens clucking next door, most days it's quiet at 80-year-old Frank Gosman's barn in Clarksville.
But come Sunday, the structure, which sits down a gravel drive off Brighton Dam Road, rocks to life.
People come from Maryland, Virginia and even Tennessee. Some carry guitars. Others wear jeans and boots and cowboy hats. They slap backs, catch up on the week's news, then take their seats in folding chairs.
Then, the music — what patrons like to call "real country music" — begins.
Five musicians, one for each of the five instruments that makes up a traditional country band: drums, bass, lead guitar, steel guitar and fiddle, harmonize their way through the show's theme song.
Welcome to the boot-stomping, hand-clapping, head-rocking, Country Showcase America jamboree.
"It's a step back in time," said Warren Blair of Middle River, who plays fiddle in the CSA Jamboree Band, the show's house band.
Read the article
Howard County Times
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