| Easter's at Easter...A Family Tradition!
A Great Night for all in Attendance The “Easter’s” at Easter at Family Traditions Lighthouse! Again this year Jeff, Shari and family played to a SOLD OUT HOUSE for our annual Saturday before Easter concert. Jeff and Sheri Easter and their family as usual brought a brilliant performance of Gospel music and humor to our stage, truly a “Family Tradition” at the Lighthouse. For Jeff and Sheri, gospel music is genetically programmed into their DNA. As members of acclaimed musical families—Jeff’s father is one of the Easter Brothers and Sheri’s mother is a member of The Lewis Family—they grew up surrounded by the sound of people praising God through their musical gifts. This tradition certainly continued on our stage at Family Tradition Lighthouse Saturday April the 3rd, as all present can testify to, with a mixture of down home humor and praise inspired singing the Easter's delivered a performance to be remembered. The audience came from all over including a bus that made the journey all the way to Chambersburg from Canada.
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"Little Roy" Lewis & Lizzy Long Debut
Friday June 18, 2010
When you say Lewis Family, who first comes to mind...right! "Little Roy". Last year the Lewis Family retired but not "Little Roy" Lewis. Instead he's teamed up with the very talented Lizzy Long. "Little Roy" and Lizzy will debut on the Family Tradition Lighthouse stage Friday June 18, 2010. This is an event you not only don't want to miss, you may want to bring a couple friends with you.
Off the heels of their multi-DOVE nominated recording, Breaking Like Dawn, this formidable duo releases an ancillary project for growing fans entitled, "Straight From The Heart Of Dixie" Containing both instrumental and vocal performances, Straight From The Heart Of Dixie will be a recording that “true blue” Traditional Bluegrass fans will be happy to add to their collection. You can hear it live on the Family Traditions Lighthouse stage Friday June 18th. | |
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Little Roy - Banjo, Guitar, Crazy...
Little Roy is awfully hard to overlook. He makes sure that no one in the audience gets bored at any time. Little Roy has won awards as Entertainer as well as for his banjo playing. Little Roy learned to play banjo when he was only six years old, and won a local talent contest for his playing when he was eight. Little Roy's favorite banjo players are Don Reno and Earl Scruggs. USA Today called Little Roy 'a banjo master, truly a picker's picker'. Little Roy can also be found playing the guitar and autoharp. In fact, the song 'Good Time Get-Together' was written to highlight his instrumental skills. Little Roy is multi-talented - he sings, plays many instruments, tells stories, and acts. When you see this Duo, you are sure to notice Little Roy, and he'll make you smile.
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Lizzy Long - Fiddle, Banjo, Guitar, resonator banjo, vocals...
Having roots in the heart of the south, Elizabeth Long, or Lizzy as her friends and fans know her was born on a farm in Lincolnton, Georgia. She began her music accomplishment at an early age and her interests are very eclectic ranging from Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn to the Earl Scruggs Revue to Fleetwood Mac. While starting out on the piano, Lizzy soon took up the fiddle, guitar, autoharp, bass, banjo, and mandolin, and has become an accomplished musician, alternating between these instruments as part of her entertainment repertoire. Continuing her quest for success, Lizzy has paired up with Little Roy Lewis from the legendary Lewis Family. Lizzy finds that singing helps to express her thoughts and emotions—whether happy, sad, disappointed or angry—and, in her own words, “I don’t have to answer why, why not or even when….I can let it just flow”, and her extraordinary voice shimmers with strains of America’s musical roots. Lizzy has been nominated for three Dove Awards and has won several fiddle and talent contests. Little Roy summed it up the best, "pull a plank off the wall and she'll play it!"
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