The
festival that honors those famous “fainting” goats of Marshall County, Tennessee
returns to Lewisburg, TN this October 7 and 8 with another great lineup of
entertainment and activities for the whole family to enjoy.
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 musical
entertainment.
Musical artists from across the Region
will perform throughout Friday evening to cap a fun-filled first day of the
festival.
Saturday
night, the band known for playing every note on every album, Diamond Rio, will
hit the stage to bring the two-day festival to an entertaining close.
Formed
in 1989 in Nashville, TN, Diamond Rio consists of Gene Johnson (mandolin, tenor
vocals), Jimmy Olander (lead guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo), Brian Prout
(drums), Marty Roe (lead vocal), Dan Truman (keyboards), and Dana Williams
(bass guitar, baritone vocals).
Diamond
Rio signed to Arista Records and in 1991 with the release of “Meet In The
Middle” became the first country music group in history to reach No. 1 with a
debut single. The band is also known for
their hits “How Your Love Makes Me Feel,” “One More Day,” “Beautiful Mess,”
“Unbelievable,” “In A Week or Two,” and more.
They released their first-ever autobiography, Beautiful Mess: The Story
of Diamond Rio on Thomas Nelson in 2009.
The
band recently celebrated their 25th Anniversary, has sold more than 10 million
albums, won a Grammy Award, a Dove Award, six Vocal Group of the Year wins (CMA
and ACM), released two Greatest Hit albums, a live and Christmas project,
earned five multi-week no. 1 singles, 22 Top 10 singles, three certified
Platinum and five gold albums, released an autobiography – and with zero band
member changes. Known for their charity
commitments, including long-time spokespersons for Big Brothers Big Sisters,
the band has raised over $1,000,000.00 for non-profits and received the Minnie
Pearl Humanitarian Award.
Diamond
Rio recently released I Made It, their
tenth studio album with the title track co-written by the band’s lead guitarist
Jimmy Olander and featuring 11 new songs.
Produced by Olander and Mike Clute, I
Made It is available on iTunes and www.diamondrio.com
The
music is an all afternoon and evening event 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, just come and enjoy all the
activities including the 5K Goat Gallop, the Three-legged Goat Triathlon, 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 14th Annual Goats, Music and More
Festival taking place October 7-8, 2016 at Rock Creek Park in Lewisburg, TN. To
find out more, log onto www.goatsmusicandmore.com
