I love the Roys . I knew these kids when they were little. They used
to come out to our shows when they were little kids and now they’re
grown up. I’m so proud of them. They’re great singers, great songwriters
and really great people. I feel that some seed I have sown along the
way has taken root in some good soil in these kid’s hearts. They think
that following Christ with the music God has given them is a good thing
to do and I’m behind them 100%.” – Ricky Skaggs
(650 Main St.) in Anita, Iowa on Tuesday, July 17. The evening opens
with Grammy-nominated Bob & Sheila Everhart opening at 7pm. Admission is $10 and reserved seats are available by calling 712-762-4363.
The reigning Inspirational Country Music’s Bluegrass Artist of the Year,
THE ROYS, come from a unique musical family and are known for their
superb sibling harmonies, “rootsy” sound and compelling original songs.
Their current CD, LONESOME WHISTLE (Rural Rhythm Records), debuted at #7
on BILLBOARD’s Bluegrass Albums Chart and combines the best of the genre’s traditions with the promise of its future. Their brand new single, “Still Standing,”
from their upcoming CD, NEW DAY DAWNING (due out in August 2012), was
released this week to radio.THE ROYS have shared the stage with George
Jones, Lady Antebellum, Janie Fricke, The Oak Ridge Boys and Chris
Young, among others. They have toured extensively throughout the U.S.
and Canada and made their debut in Australia this past January. The duo
has enjoyed high-profile national TV gigs on ABC, FOX, GAC, PBS and
RFD, hosted seven episodes of the Bluegrass Mountains TV show and more. In April, the two co-hosted the first annual Christmas 4 Kids Celebrity Golf Tournament with Tennessee Titans’ Placekicker Rob Bironas. THE ROYS were previously honored with the ICM’s Duo of the Year Award in 2010 and 2009. Currently they are featured in the 2012 Vietti Vinyl campaign and appear on 500,000 cans of the brand’s Family Style Beef Stew sold in
Family Dollar stores in 25 states. Lee and Elaine are also
spokespersons for COMPASSION INTERNATIONAL, a child advocacy ministry. www.theroysonline.com , www.Facebook.com/THEROYS
Smithsonian
Institution recording artists Bob & Sheila Everhart are the
proprieters of the Oak Tree Performance Center in Anita. Six albums
recorded for Smithsonian-Folkways, one a Grammy nomination. Six albums
recorded for Prairie Music Records. Just back from New Zealand where
they performed with the New Zealand Symphony in Auckland, they are world
travelers working with the Smithsonian on their “Traveling Museum of
Music.” The Everharts specialize in the old time music of settling
pioneers and homesteaders of the upper midwest. Bob Everhart hosted “Old
Time Country Music” on PBS-TV for seven years, which aired in 22
states.