PaGE 46 | summer times | Wednesday, June 9, 2021
VariEty of Grandstand EntErtainmEnt at frEEborn County fair this auGust by sarah stultz
sarah.stultz@albertleatribune.com
The Freeborn County Fair will have a variety of Grandstand music entertainment this year. Though most of the performers had been slated to come in 2020, one new performer has been announced for the Friday of the fair. The fair will start out with country music band Sawyer Brown on Aug. 3 and country and gospel quartet The Oak Ridge Boys on Aug. 4. The next day, “America’s Got Talent” winner Darci Lynne, a ventriloquist, will perform, followed by American rock band Gin Blossoms on Aug. 6. The fair music will end on Saturday with Christian group The Newsboys and guest singer Adam Agee. Reserved seats went on sale May 24 through Midwestix.com. The following is more information about each of the performers:
sawyer brown, tuesday, aug. 3
Sawyer Brown, which previously performed at the Freeborn County Fair in
2005 and 2013, got its big break in 1983 by winning the TV show talent contest “Star Search.” It was named Vocal Group of the Year in 1997 by the Academy of Country Music Awards and was named Vocal Band of the Year each year from 1993 to 1998 by the TNN Music City News Country Music Awards. It is made up of members Mark Miller, lead vocalist; Gregg Hubbard on piano; Shayne Hill on guitar; Joe Smyth on drums and percussion; and Jim Scholten on bass.
oak ridge boys, Wednesday, aug. 4
This will be the seventh time for the Oak Ridge Boys to perform at the Freeborn County Fair, bringing with them four decades of charted singles and 50 years of tradition. The group’s four-part harmonies and upbeat songs have spawned dozens of country hits and a No. 1 Pop smash, earned them Grammy, Dove, CMA and ACM awards and garnered a host of other industry accolades. The group has scored 12 gold, three
Sawyer Brown will perform Tuesday, Aug. 3, at the Freeborn County Fair. Provided platinum, and one double platinum album — plus one double platinum single — and had more than a dozen national No. 1 singles and over 30 Top 10 hits. Their string of hits includes country pop chart-topper “Elvira,” as well as “Bobbie Sue,” “Dream On,” “Thank God for Kids,” “American Made and “Fancy Free,” among others. The Oak Ridge Boys will perform Wednesday, Aug. 4, at the fair.
darci Lynne, thursday, aug. 5
The youngest contestant to ever win
“America’s Got Talent,” Darci Lynne has made a name for herself, not only as a ventriloquist but as a singer, as well. In her younger years, she had a timid demeanor that she was able to overcome through talent-based pageants. She was soon introduced to the art of ventriloquism and decided to try it out for herself. After only having her first puppet for see fair, Page 48
