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Topic: Orange Blossum Opry? |
Leigh Howell
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Edinburgh, Scotland * R.I.P.
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Posted 9 Jan 2009 1:03 pm |
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| I'm visiting my sister here In Lady Lake Fla, and she has been telling me about and Opry they have in Wiersdale. I'm quite sure I've heard This Opry mentioned here on the forum. Does anyone have any info on this venue??? Thanks in advance. Leigh |
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John LeMaster
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North Florida
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Posted 9 Jan 2009 3:07 pm Orange Blossom
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Leigh,
Yes, I have seen Ray Price and Gene Watson there over the past 2 or 3 years, and they are scheduled again this year:
Orange Blossom Opry Weirsdale, FL,
Date / Artist
Sat 01/10/09 Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
Sat 01/24/09 Gene Watson
Sat 02/07/09 Ronnie McDowell
Sat 02/21/09 The Bellamy Brothers
Sat 02/28/09 Ray Price
Sat 03/14/09 Mel Tillis
Pretty good line up, I'd say!!
John L.
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 9 Jan 2009 4:51 pm
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The great Ray Gantek is the steel player at the Orange Blossom Opry, and steel player Johnny Bondz runs the sound system. Johnny also has a music store in Wildwood, about 12 miles west of Leesburg.
I play at Catfish Johnny's in Lake Panasoffkee, about 25 miles from Leesburg. We do a weekly, Tuesday daytime "jam show" that starts at noon (he has a fish fry that starts at 10:30am before the show). Also come to our Florida Steel Guitar Club jams that are also at Catfish Johnny's the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Info on the jam and a map showing where Catfish Johnny's located is on the club's web site www.floridasteelguitarclub.com
We get a lot of people from the Villages at Catfish Johnny's.
I'm expecting around 14 Steeler's at the club jam next Wednesday (Jan 14). |
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Don Sulesky
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Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 10 Jan 2009 4:50 am
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As Jack mentioned we have our monthly Florida Steel Guitar Club jam this Wednesday the 14th.
We have a very fine group of steel players doing solos and as time permits a singer or two.
Johnny's also has some fine food if you want to eat before the jam which starts at 5:30.
Drop in if you have the time and hear some fine pickin'.
Don |
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