August 2008

Saturday August 30th - Casey Kelly - Wood Newton - Todd Cerney

Grammy Nominated, Multi-Platinum Selling, Hit Songwriters, share a night of Blues music at the historic Balsam Mountain Inn.

"Blues Night" - The artistry and skill of music at its finest, in an up-close and intimate show at a Theater-in-the-Round.

Legenary musicians these writers have written songs for and/or performed with include: America, Kenny Rogers, Lover Boy, Jimi Hendrix, Oakridge Boys, Fleetwood Mac, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Restless Heart, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Dixie Chicks, Bread, Willie Nelson, Neville Brothers just to name but a few.

Casey Kelly - is a two-time Grammy-nominated songwriter for “Soon” (recorded by Tanya Tucker) & “Anyone Who Isn't Me Tonight” (recorded by Kenny Rogers/Dottie West). Other hits include: “That Road Not Taken” (Joe Diffie), “Only Game In Town” (America) “Somewhere Down the Line” (T.G. Sheppard), and George Strait’s “Cowboy Rides Away,” which still closes all of the superstar’s live concert shows. Kelly is also a successful session player and singer. He has performed concerts and club gigs throughout the U.S. and Europe with prominent artists like Arlo Guthrie, The Beach Boys, The Carpenters, Fleetwood Mac, Gordon Lightfoot, The Graetful Dead, Hall And Oats, Jackson, Browne, Jimi Hendrix, Randy Travis, and many more.

Wood Newton's biggest hits are; "Bobbie Sue" for The Oakridge Boys, "Twenty Years Ago" for Kenny Rogers, “What I Didn’t Do” for Steve Wariner, and his most recent “Riding With Private Malone” which he produced for David Ball. All four of these songs have received BMI awards for being played over a million times. Wood won a Grammy for co-producing, and singing harmony with David Ball on “Old Folks at Home”, a track on “Beautiful Dreamer, The Songs Of Stephen Foster”. Other artist who recorded Newton’s songs include George Jones, Restless Hearts, Alabama, Ann Murray, Willie Nelson, Gary Stewart, B.J. Thomas, and Marty Robbins.

Todd Cerney is known for both his musicianship (he plays every instrument) and his hits.   “Good Morning Beautiful,” recorded by Steve Holy (spent five weeks at Number One) and Restless Heart’s cut of “I’ll Still Be Loving You” earned him ASCAP’s Country Song of the Year title in 1997.  Cerney’s cinematic credits include songs in “Tequila Sunrise” with Mel Gibson and Michelle Pfeiffer, “I’m Gonna Get You, Sucka,” and “Angel Eyes” with Jennifer Lopez. His song Blues is My Business was featured on HBO hit series “The Sopranos.”
Also he has performed mandolin for the Dixie Chicks tour and Nashville Mandolin Ensemble. Cerney spent seven years attending Nashville’s Creative Workshop with Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton, Olivia Newton John, and Jimmy Buffet. Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eddie Money, Loverboy, and The Four Tops, all recorded Cerneys’ songs.

September 27, 2008

Jerry VanDiver leads the Songwriters in the round Come and enjoy fine food amd music.
Please call for reservations.

October 2008

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November 1, 2008

Songwriters in the round dinner theater featuring
Bobby Tomberlin, Jon Michaels, Bill LaBounty.Come and enjou the buffet and the music.
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December 2008 - New Year's EVE

 

New Years Eve - 5:30 to 8:30 Enjoy the regular menu in our sun porch dining room OR stay the evening Songwriters entertainment and buffet.
Leslie Ellis, Wood Newton, Todd Cerney, and Casey Kelly Will Ring in the New Year with us. TOP

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