John Kendrick of The Undergrass Boys
Last Friday night at Juanita K. Hammons Hall for the Performing Arts was a very special one for local music, as one very popular act reunited (progressive bluegrass group The Undergrass Boys) and another group brought members of three such popular bands together to make something with a personality all its own (Beyond Reach). The whole event raised money for next year’s Ozarks Celebration Festival, a cause near and dear to the musicians’ hearts, and it was a big hit; according to festival coordinator Barb Jones there were between 400 and 500 people in attendance. There were two groups filming it all, too: A professional crew hired by The Undergrass Boys to document their reunion, presumably for some future release… and us. If you couldn’t be there to witness history scroll down a bit and catch the videos; we made sure to take plenty. Enjoy.
Beyond Reach playing Randle Chowning‘s “Wild Irish Rose:”
and “Sugarcandy Mountain,” from a stillborn play Ned Wilkinson wrote based on George Orwell‘s novel Animal Farm:
The first song of The Undergrass Boys‘ set:
playing the Rolling Stones classic “Ruby Tuesday:”
and covering Bob Dylan‘s “All Along the Watchtower:”
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