Photos from the Pick One tour

Pick One show in Bristol, VA - The Pick One concert tour we told you about in December has largely come and gone, taking a star-studded bluegrass package show to Virginia, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Georgia in early January.

Instead of presenting bands that perform together normally, artists as varied as Ronnie Bowman, Mike Bub, Missy Raines, Terry Baucom, Rob McCoury, Alan Bibey, Mike Compton, Phil Leadbetter, Rob Ickes, Kenny Smith, Tim Stafford, Jason Carter, Steve Gulley, Kim Fox, Dale Ann Bradley, Amanda Smith and Josh Williams were assembled into different groups throughout each show.

Tour organizer Larry Gorley shared a number of photos from shows in Bristol, VA and Kurtztown, PA. They offer a nice flavor of the way these many pickers and singers were staged in various groupings for these concerts, as well as the giant throng on stage for the finales.

Gorley says that the tour has gone well…

Pick One concert in Kurtztown, PA - “It has been one of the most fun things that I’ve ever been involved in. The crowds have been extremely appreciative of what we’ve done and all the musicians have enjoyed their response and the chance to play with their own. Some great stories have been shared and hopefully new ones will be told after these dates.

We have one more date to do in Stillwater, OK and the tour has been going well. We’ve had 21 musicans on it so far and will likely finish with 25 musicians by tour’s end. Interest has been shown for maybe more of these shows, and hopefully that will happen.

We want to thank all the venues for having us and to all that have come out to see the show, it is much appreciated.”

Perhaps we’ll see an even bigger all-star tour in ‘10.

Fiddlers Nicky Sanders and Michael Cleveland on the Pick One show in Kurtztown, PA      ick One concert in Kurtztown, PA - Rob Ickes, Terry Baucom, Tim Stafford, Mike Bub, Steve Gulley, Alan Bibey, Michael Cleveland     Pick One concert in Kurtztown, PA - Sammy Shelor, Missy Raines, Josh Williams, Rob Ickes, Alan Bibey, Nicky Sanders     Pick One concert in Kurtztown, PA - Rob Ickes, Sammy Shelor, Mike Compton, Mike Bub, Kenny Smith, Josh Williams, Nicky Sanders, Michael Cleveland

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