The Quebe Sisters with a Sons of the Pioneers tune
The Quebe Sisters should be considered another International act, since Texas is considered a foreign country to the folks in Oklahoma. Be that as it may, they were a big hit. You just can't go wrong with three pretty girls playing Bob Wills tunes on the fiddle. The Quebe Sisters are frequent performers on the Grand Old Opry and have also performed at the Kennedy Center, NYC's Lincoln Center, the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and on the Marty Stuart Show on RFD TV. They have appeared in concert with Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder, Merle Haggard, Asleep at the Wheel, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, Riders in the Sky, and Marty Stuart.
Following the Sisters came the Brothers, the perennial favorite Kruger Brothers. On Friday evening they had been the closing act, starting at 8:00 PM and ran till 10:30 PM. This was their 13th year at OIBF and it wouldn't seem like the same festival without them.
Kruger Brothers Carolina in the Fall
Originally from Germany and raise in Switzerland, Jens and Uwe Kruger have been performing since they were 11 and 12 years old. Their professional careers began in 1979 as street performers on Europe. They have been performing in the US since 1997 and now make their home in North Carolina. Along with their bass player, Joel Lansberg, this trio has become recognized for their musicianship and crowd appeal.
But, unlike Friday night the Brothers had to keep their show short (only an hour and ten minutes...the crowd wouldn't let them stop), so the the headline act of the festival could get on stage.
Vince Gill came to play serious bluegrass. And he brought with him a serious bluegrass "pick-up band": Dan Tyminski from Alison Krauss and Union Station, on guitar, Jim Mills from Doyle Lawson's Quick Silver, on banjo, Mike Bub, formerly with the Dell McCoury Band, on bass and former Bluegrass Boy and IOBF organizer Byron Berline on fiddle.
Vince Gill came to play serious bluegrass. And he brought with him a serious bluegrass "pick-up band": Dan Tyminski from Alison Krauss and Union Station, on guitar, Jim Mills from Doyle Lawson's Quick Silver, on banjo, Mike Bub, formerly with the Dell McCoury Band, on bass and former Bluegrass Boy and IOBF organizer Byron Berline on fiddle.
Vince Gill and Friends open with East Virginia Blues
While Vince is well know as a country music performer, the bluegrass community knows his roots are in their music. While in high school in Norman, Oklahoma, he performed at area bluegrass festivals with the band Mountain Smoke. Following graduation he moved to Louisville, Ky to be part of the band Bluegrass Alliance. After a brief time with Ricky Skagg's Boone Creek band, he moved to Los Angeles at the invitation of Byron Berline to join his band, Sundance. Vince credits Byron for helping him get his career started by taking a chance on him at age 19 and giving him a real start in the music business. Their friendship has continued since.
He and his "pick-up band" kept the crowd clappin', stompin' and cheerin' for more for the next hour and a half.
Vince Gill and Friends with Blue Moon of Kentucky
Once again the OIBF lived up to its billing as one of the most diverse and highest quality festivals in the country. And the clock is ticking till next year.
Next Stop...Turkey Track...gobble gobble!
Next Stop...Turkey Track...gobble gobble!
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