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| The Marshall Tucker Band |
The festival that honors those famous “fainting”
goats of Marshall County, Tennessee returns to Lewisburg, TN this October 10
and 11 with another great lineup of entertainment and activities for the whole
family to enjoy.
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| Joe Diffie |
The fun begins Thursday night with musical
entertainment and a Goat Rodeo for the kids. On Friday, the festival really
kicks into gear with Fainting (Myotonic) and Boer Goat shows, kids games and
rides, arts and crafts, vendors, food and more musical entertainment.
Multi-platinum-selling artist Joe Diffie
takes the Goats, Music and More stage at Rock Creek Park on Friday night to
close out the first full day of fun and events.
With
chart-toppers like “Pickup Man,” “Third Rock From the Sun,” and “John Deere
Green,” and 13 albums and over 20 Top 10 singles to his credit, Joe Diffie still
has a fire in his belly to make good country music. He is sure to keep the
crowd on their feet with opening act, The Entice Band – a group that will make
you want to dance.
Saturday night, The Marshall Tucker Band
will hit the stage bringing its southern sound and decades of hit music. Still
led today by founding member and lead singer Doug Gray, they represent a time
and place in music that will never be duplicated. With hit singles like "Heard It In a Love Song,"
"Fire On The Mountain," "Can't You See," and "Take The
Highway," The Marshall Tucker Band earned seven gold and three platinum
albums.
The Marshall Tucker Band will headline a
Saturday at the festival full of great music all day including opening acts
Shaun Murphy and the Don Ray Band.
Shaun Murphy is recognized in the music
industry as one of the greatest female voices in the business. With a resume`
that includes singing with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band and Little
Feat, Murphy brings a catalogue of great music and voice not to be missed.
The Don Ray Band is a Rock and Blues band
that includes some of the nation's best songwriters and studio / touring
musicians and is a main stay at many Bike Rallies, Fairs and Music Festivals
playing originals off their 4 albums along with great versions of covers from
Johnny Paycheck to BB King from ZZ Top to The Allman Bros.
Catch all these greatest musical acts and
more Friday and Saturday at the Goats, Music and More Festival – and as always,
admission to the festival and all the great music is FREE.
If the goats are your thing, you can watch
Fainting and Boer Goat shows each day of the festival in the goat show tents.
Or, come and enjoy all the activities including the 5K Goat Run, the Tour De
Goat and Tour De Kid bike races, lots of kids games and rides, arts and crafts
and plenty of great food.
The Goats, Music and More Festival has
three times been named as one of the Top 20 Events to see by the Southeast
Tourism Society. People from all fifty states, 5 countries and 70 counties in
Tennessee have come each year to enjoy everything this festival has to offer in
beautiful Lewisburg, TN – just 50 miles south of Nashville.
So, mark your calendar now for the 12th
Annual Goats, Music and More Festival taking place October 10-11, 2014 at Rock
Creek Park in Lewisburg, TN.
