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Fall FunFest
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Crowds line the streets to enjoy the music, food and fun at the annual Fall FunFest.
Fall family fun is here By BRITTANY STOVALL HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
COOKEVILLE — The 19th annual Fall FunFest kicks off this Friday for two days full of family fun. “It’s an event the family can come and enjoy all day long and into the evening,” said Jackie Duncan, interim director of CityScape, which coordinates the free event each year. “Kids have a great time along with adults and it’s a safe atmosphere,” she continued. “It’s so nice to be able to stand out there and watch everybody walk by and say, ‘Thank you’ and they have smiles on their faces. It just makes me so happy to be able to work with everyone here on the Fall FunFest team to make this happen for our community.” The festival, which takes place on the
Festival v opens 5 p.m. Friday Fun Run 7 a.m. Saturday Cookeville square, is expecting more than 20,000 people in attendance this year. And it has something for everyone, according to Duncan. Now in its 25th year, cooks will face off in the Tony Stone Cook-Off. Overseeing the event will be sisters Melinda Keifer and Julie Lee along with other family members and friends. “The Cook-Off is spectacular. We have 42 cookers this year — the same amount as last year, which was a record then,” said Duncan. “We have some new names coming in to cook. It should just be great.” And WTCE-TV is back again this year
with its Stations of Imagination, which offers free activities for children, including meeting Daniel Tiger from “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” and Buddy from “Dinosaur Train,” and music from Emmy Award-winning musician Farmer Jason. As for music, the festival has a new lineup this year with Jammin at Hippie Jack’s providing Americana style sounds. CityScape partnered with the Council of Americana Roots Music — founded by Jack Stoddart, or Hippie Jack — to bring the entertainment “This will be the first time,” Duncan said. “We are thankful to have him; he’s been great to work with.” There will be some new food items available among the vendors, such as soft-serve ice cream and tacos. Also, local restaurants will be there as vendors, Duncan said, and restaurants located around the square will remain open.
Other new activities include a Backyard Barbecue, which is a family-oriented style cook-off, and also laser tag and more inflatable bounce houses in place of the skate park hosted during previous years. Duncan said numerous volunteers were instrumental in bringing the festival and its activities together. “It was such a blessing because everyone was so happy and so on board... Everyone has done more than I could have ever expected from them,” she said. She also showed appreciation to the City of Cookeville, the local first responders who take part in the event and also various sponsors. “We couldn’t do it without the city and sponsors,” she said. “All of the sponsors have been amazing to help pull this event off... It wouldn’t be possible to keep it free for our community without them.”
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Fall FunFest Everything you ever wanted to know about Fall FunFest In its 19th year, Fall FunFest takes place on the Putnam County courthouse square Sept. 5-6. As always, admission is free. Hours of the festival are 5-10 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday; except for the 5 Mile FunRun which takes place Saturday at 7 a.m. Fall FunFest is proud to be a recycling-friendly, litter-free event — please look for the recycling containers throughout the event. In addition, Soles 4 Souls will be present taking donations. Please keep in mind no dogs, bicycles or skateboards are allowed during the festival. Here are a few other things to keep in mind for Fall FunFest! Parking Most parking lots and spaces north of the Square begin closing at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday to accommodate the BBQ rigs coming into town for the Cook-Off competition. Also important to note is that parking spaces from Broad going north to Freeze, and going east and west from Staley to Washington as well as up to Freeze will be closed for the entire festival. Handicap Parking Designated signage will be posted at
Jacob’s Ladder parking lot for handicap parking. Vehicles must enter from Dixie Avenue and must also have designated handicap hangtag or license plate. Street Closures Street closures will begin first thing Friday morning and by 7 p.m. will encompass the entire Square area. However, Dixie will not be closed until Saturday morning for the Five Mile FunRun. Here’s the schedule of street closures: Friday: 8 a.m.: Broad from Staley to Jefferson; Washington from Spring to Freeze; Madison from Broad to Freeze to 1st St., pending any funeral processions; Boyd from Staley to Madison; Jefferson from Broad to Freeze to 1st St., pending any funeral processions; Freeze from Jefferson to Washington (and Dixie to Jefferson, pending any funeral processions) Noon: Boyd from Staley to Dixie; Broad from Staley to Dixie; Jefferson from Spring to Freeze; Madison from Freeze to Spring 7 p.m.: Jefferson from Reagan to Freeze to 1st St., pending any funeral procesSee KNOW, Page 16
Anna Stiriz laughs as she gets snapped back by the bungee cord on the Bungee Run in last year’s play area. Ty Kernea | Herald-Citizen
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Fall FunFest
Family zone the place to be for fun By AMY DAVIS HERALD-CITIZEN Staff
COOKEVILLE — Young people have plenty of fun in store at the courthouse square this weekend. It is a fun fest, after all. While the older crowd may get satisfaction with everything from live music to crafts to barbecue, little ones and teens alike may have different ideas for excitement — like playing laser tag and climbing rock walls. They’ll have the opportunity to do both — in addition to lots of other activities with inflatable bounce houses, slides and more — in the family zone on Madison Street as part of CityScape’s annual Fall FunFest. “It is always packed,” said Jackie Duncan, interim director of CityScape, which puts on the annual event. “That is one of the best areas, and some of the things you can do for a dollar. So we do have good value for the children.” Duncan noted that no skate ramp will be available in the area this year, but all kinds of inflatables will be on hand — giant slides, a bungee run, sticky wall, Adrenaline Rush and Jurassic Park. Pedestal jousting, too. Tickets for family zone activities may be purchased at the ticket booth, located on the corner of Broad and Jefferson, across from Poet’s. “Most of the inflatables range from one ticket to five tickets,” Duncan said. Armbands are also available. “Armbands will allow them to jump and play on inflatables all day long for $15,” Duncan said. “It does not include the rock wall or laser tag.” She said more activities were added this year to help eliminate long lines. “Last year, we had really long lines at some of them, so we’ve tried to improve that by adding more inflatables while not increasing the prices,” she said. Duncan looks forward to seeing more families enjoying themselves at this year’s FunFest. “We try to provide something for the whole family,” she said. “While you can lis-
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Tara Haney and Leah Burnett, both blackbelts in karate, enjoy a round of jousting in the play area.
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Swiggin Pig of Antioch won the title of Grand Champion in the 2013 Tony Stone Cook-off. Pictured, from left, are Julie Lee, Tony’s daughter; Christy Lee, Tony’s granddaughter; Barry Johnson, owner of Swiggin Pig; Brooke Johnson, Barry’s daughter; Amanda keifer, Tony’s granddaughter; and Melinda keifer, Tony’s daughter. Ty Kernea | Herald-Citizen
Tony Stone Cook-Off celebrates 25 years By MEGAN TRoTTER HERALD-CITIZEN
COOKEVILLE — This September marks 25 years of The Tony Stone Cook-Off in Cookeville — the annual event that not only pits some of the best barbecue cooks in the country against each other to claim the title, but also gives visitors to the Fall FunFest the chance to sample the very best. Started in 1989, the competition was first known as the Cookeville Hamburger CookOff when it leapt from the mind of then Cookeville Mayor Tony Stone to become reality. “It was a hamburger cook-off competition for the first few years,” said Stone’s daughter, Melinda Keifer, “and then Crime Stoppers took it over and did that for several years.” It served as a fundraiser for Crime Stoppers for a while. Then, in 1996, Keifer became the executive director of CityScape,
and helped start the tradition of Fall FunFest. A couple of years later, coordinators of WCTE’s annual Stations of Imagination decided to combine their event with the Fall FunFest, and the Cookeville Hamburger Cook-Off decided to merge into the festival as well. Only now, it was called the Cookeville Cook-Off and included barbecue as well as hamburgers. Stone passed away in 2011 at the age of 74, and last year the event was officially renamed the Tony Stone Cook-Off in honor of the man who started it all. His love of barbecue got its start when he started building barbecue cookers and smokers through his and his brother’s steel fabricating business, then known as Stone Brothers Welding. After building, he got into cooking and served as Grill Master for the Golden Eagle Scramble in 1979. He started up the annual cook-off and See Cook-off, Page 14
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Fall FunFest Cook-Off Competitors 25th Anniversary Tony Stone Cookeville Cook-Off The following is a list of the competitors: Bailey Smokers - Fayetteville. BBQr’s Delight - Pine Bluff, Ark. Big D’s BBQ – Corryton. Blindog’s Outlaw BBQ Gang – Huntsville, Ala. Buttrub.com – Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. Caught by the Fire – Knoxville. Chairman of the Boar – Maryville. Contagious Q – Kingsport. Cookin Possoms – Knoxville. Critter Cooker’s – Nashville. Frugal Macdoogal Fine Swine – Nashville. High on the Hawg – Fayetteville. Holy Smoke, LLC – New Market. Hot Cole’s BBQ – Gallatin. House of Hickory – Nashville. Jacks Old South – Unadilla, Ga. Jiggy Piggy – Decatur, Ala Killer Hogs – Southaven, Miss. Late Night Whiskey Smokers – Lynchburg Legacy Smokers – Knoxville Lotta Bull BBQ – Marietta, Okla. Paradise Ridge – Nashville. Ty Kernea | Herald-Citizen Q Smoke – Dickson. Q WE DO – Powell. Will Overstreet enjoys an ear of corn River Road Grillbillies – Kingston. at the annual cook-off. Road Warriors BBQ – Cumming, Ga. S & T Cookers – Murfreesboro. Smoke on This –Lenoir City. Smoke’m if you Got’m – Nashville. Snoring Hogs BBQ – Cookeville. Soggy Bottom Smokers – Corryton. Sons of Smoke – Loudon. Team Allegro – Mt. Juliet. Tennessee Double D’s – Cunningham. The Algood Bar-B-Q Pit Crew – Cookeville. The Big Orange Smokers – Springfield. Under the Radar – Kingsport. Wild Boar Smokers – Covington.
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Josie Ford meets SuperWhy and Princess Presto at WCTE’s Stations of Imagination last year.
WCTE’s 19th annual Stations of Imagination comes to Fall FunFest For the 19th year in a row, WCTE will be bringing some of PBS’s favorite characters to life through Stations of Imagination at Cookeville’s annual Fall FunFest. On Sept 5 and 6, children of all ages will have the opportunity to meet Daniel Tiger from “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” and Buddy from “Dinosaur Train.” Some of PBS’s newest and most adorable characters, Peg +Cat, will also make a special appearance at WCTE’s debut Transmedia Theater, where kids will learn how to play the newest PBS apps on iPads — and even receive a free app of their own. Headlining the Family Entertainment Stage is Farmer Jason (aka: Jason Ringen-
berger), the Emmy award-winning performer whose songs and performances highlight the wonders of nature and farm life. The Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation touring bus will make a special appearance on Saturday from 1-5 p.m., giving parents the opportunity to sign up their children for the program that delivers one free book per month for kids from birth until age five. So come join WCTE and build a house from blocks, ride the cow train, get your face painted, create a mask, and much, much more at another great year of Stations of Imagination.
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Fall FunFest
COARM preserves Americana music
COOKEVILLE — This year the Council of Americana Roots Music or COARM has partnered with Cityscape to bring Americana music to Fall Funfest. What is Americana music you ask? COARM states, it’s a culture that stems from historical ties to Appalachia, singersongwriter music, that incorporates the root elements of country, rock, folk, bluegrass, R&B, blues, and gospel resulting in a distinctive sound. Acoustic instruments are present — banjo, mandolin, fiddle — but often, Americana incorporates a full electric band with lyrics that are synonymous with change and revolution. COARM is a middle Tennessee-based multi-media non-profit organization founded in 2010 by Jack Stoddart. The mission of the council is to preserve Americana roots music. The organization’s main offerings to the public are the Jammin at Hippie Jack’s public television and radio series, the website www.JamminAtHippieJacks.com, and biannual music festivals held Memorial weekend in May and the last weekend in September. COARM’s involvement with Fall Funfest is a collaboration and complement to the bands the “music man,” Chad McDonald and the Entertainment Committee have acquired for past events, and their involvement goes beyond simply presenting Americana musicians on the main stage. “Since Americana music preservation is our mission, it came naturally for us to develop a program that went beyond the booking of musicians and managing of merchandise to include outreach and education as well,” Stoddart said. They believe that in order for Americana music to be preserved they must educate. With the help of an Arts Build Communities grant, COARM will host The New Familiars — performing a Friday night tribute to the Americana legend Levon Helm & The Band — workshop in WCTE’s Stations of Imagination area Saturday at 1:30 p.m., teaching kids about Levon Helm and the influence he has had on this culturally significant genre of music. The music that COARM is presenting at Fall Funfest this year is the perfect example of Americana at its finest. Darrell Scott, who’s scheduled to take the stage Saturday night at 8 p.m., is a widely known contemporary folk singer-songwriter, as well as session player, multi-instrumentalist, and successful songwriter for mainstream artists working out of Nashville. His songs have been recorded by the artists from the Dixie Chicks to Brad Paisley, Guy Clark, John Cowan, Keb Mo, and more. Additional artists involved are equally talented figures in
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today’s thriving Americana music scene: Blue Mother Tupelo, Matt Urmy, Sam Lewis, and RB Morris. Though their mission is to preserve Americana music, COARM believes cross-sector alliances are what make our communities strong, thriving places to live, work, and play. What began with donations of non-perishable items from campers leaving the Jammin at Hippie Jack’s festivals has grown into an essential partnership resulting in the distribution of thousands of pounds of donated shoes and clothing by Soles4Souls each year. The same holds true for Fall Funfest, on Friday and Saturday people are asked to bring
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Fall FunFest Main Stage Schedule Friday 6:30-7:30 p.m. — Blue Mother Tupelo 8-9:30 p.m — The New Familiars Levon Helm Tribute Saturday 3-4 p.m. — Tony Stone Cookeville CookOff Awards 4-4:45 p.m. — Matt Urmy with Renaissance Rodeo 5:15-6 p.m. — Sam Lewis 6:30-7:30 p.m. — RB Morris 8-9:30 p.m. — Darrell Scott & Friends
Sponsors Fall FunFest, in its 19th year, wouldn’t be possible without the support of our sponsors. Please support their businesses and say thanks to the following commercial sponsors for enabling us to put on the great festival: BB&T/Legge Insurance Services, City of Cookeville, Coca-Cola, Cookeville Communications, Cookeville-Putnam County Clean Commission, Cookeville Regional Medical Center, Country Inn &
Suites, Department of Leisure Services, First National Bank of Tennessee, First Tennessee Bank, Foothills Running Company, Herald-Citizen, Lamar Advertising, Lowe’s, Papa Tony’s Authentic Southern Flavor, Party Source and Rentals, Premier Diagnostic Imaging, LLC, Select Designs, Stone Steel, Tennessee Tech University, Tennessee Tech ROTC, Tony Stone Cookeville Cook Off, WCTE, Will Roberson, World Finance.
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It’s something the Upper Cumberland community looks forward to every September — Fall FunFest. The festival, sponsored by Cookeville’s Main Street program, CityScape, and the City of Cookeville, attracts more than 20,000 people over the two-day event. Lots of planning goes into Fall FunFest, but could not occur without support from many different segments of the community. Here are some of the folks who make Fall FunFest a reality: CityScape board members — A 13 member board of directors pull together to take on the responsibilities of hosting the festival and manning various areas City of Cookeville — Cookeville Electric Department, Cookeville Fire Department, Department of Leisure Services, Cookeville Police Department and Public Works all provide critical support and services for the festival Tony Stone Cookeville Cook-Off — Some 15 volunteers work together to insure that everything from handling entries to the layout of the competition is taken care of. Started by “Papa Tony” Stone many years ago, the family proudly carries on the tradition Keep Putnam County Beautiful Clean Commission — Headed up by director Sarah Anderson and volunteers from the CHS Interact Club, Boy Scouts, and the Clean Commission board of directors, this group is diligent about recycling and keeping the event litter-free. Cardboard, aluminum and plastic are all recycled Downtown Merchants — Once a year, these businesses and professionals are “invaded” by the festival and respond with great hospitality Putnam County — The Sheriff’s Department as well as Putnam County Emergency Management/ Services provides support for the festival and has an on-site presence Sponsorships — Businesses/individuals
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This year’s Fall FunFest committee include, in front, from left, Zach Ledbetter with CityScape, Alvin Anderson with the Cookeville Police Department, Brandon Smith with 911/Emergency Medical Services, Erica Duarte with CoARM and Mike Sullivan with Cookeville Public Works. In back: Jason Phillips, Sarah Anderson, Bruce Womack (back) with Cookeville Fire Department, Nicole Smith, Jackie Duncan, Mike Whiteman (back) Reggie Brown, Kim Wise (back) Angie Edgington, Chad McDonald (back), Ronnie Reels, Silas Stoddart (back), Michelle Huddleston and Ray Huddleston. that support the festival financially are: City of Cookeville, Coca-Cola, Country Inn & Suites, BB&T/ Legge Insurance, Cookeville Communications, Cookeville Regional Medical Center, First National Bank, First Tennessee Bank, Foothills Running Company, Herald-Citizen, Lamar Advertising, Lowe’s, Papa Tony’s Authentic Southern Flavor, Party Source and Rentals, Premier Diagnostics Imaging, Select Designs, and Stone Steel. FACCT — Mike Whiteman and a group of dedicated members handle all aspects of putting on a high-quality show; many of whom have been involved in the festival for 10+ years.
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Fall FunFest YOU: Volunteers make it possible From Page 10 Tennessee Tech University — TTU as a whole provides much support in the way of manpower for the event. In the Family Zone, Michelle Huddleston and students from the Service Center man the inflatables and other events. The ROTC program sends volunteers whose presence is crucial in putting on the Run. Volunteers — There are approximately 200 volunteers who work together to bring Fall FunFest together. Many of these dedicated volunteers have been with the festival for 15+ years. WCTE-TV — An integral part of the festival, Stations of Imagination uses some 120 volunteers and staff. Stations of Imagination takes up the south end of the festival and offers free activities for children. Community Partners — Partners like Appliance Mart, Arcade Properties, Department of Leisure Services, Dunn’s Tire and Car Care Center, First United Methodist Church, Patti and William Clark, Will Roberson, and White Plains Golf Course help us with items for the festival. Food Donors — Last, but not least, the following food donors help feed all the 300+ volunteers: Blue Coast Burrito, Char, Charity’s Bake Shop, Chick-Fil-A, Chili’s, Coca-Cola, The CookeHouse, Firehouse Subs, Great Harvest Bread Co, Hometown IGA, IWC, Jimmy John’s, Papa John’s, Ralph’s Donuts, Sam’s Club, Stroud’s Barbecue, and Walmart in Algood and Cookeville.
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This year’s Fall FunFest board members include in front, Jackie Duncan, left, and JoAnne Martin. In back, from left, Jim Woodford, Randy Adams, Lee Wray, Gene Bressler and Rick Jones. Not pictured: Mark Wilson, Larry Thomas, Angelo Volpe, David Allen, Andrea Burckhard, Molly Brown and Brian Maffett.
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Darrell Scott has created songs for the best Darrell Scott and Friends will take the FunFest main stage at 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, to perform their best country tunes. Scott is responsible for writting several mainstream country hits such as “Long Time Gone” by the Dixie Chicks, which was nominated for a grammy for Best Country Song in 2003; “The Second Mouse”, which was nominated for Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance, and Hank Williams’ “Ghost”, which was named Americana 2007 Song of the Year. He’s also had his songs recorded by musical artists like Faith Hill, Patty Loveless, Garth Brooks, Sara Evans, Brad Paisley, Trace Adkins and Tim McGraw. He was named American Society of Composers, Authors and Publisher’s Songwriter of the year in 2002, as well as Nashville Songwriters Association International’s Songwriter of the year in 2001. While growing up hearing music by his father, Wayne, Scott found his passion for music after seeing the
Grand Ole Opry live for the very first time. “I got my first instrument at a pawn shop on broadway the following year,” Scott said. “My mom dressed in her Kentucky best and marched into the four big labels in Nashville — RCA, Capitol, Columbia, Decca — and got as far as the desk receptionist.” There, she left samples of music by “Wayne Scott and the Three Ds” featuring Scott, his two brothers, and his father. “I was seven then,” Scott said. “Country music was the background music of my childhood.” These days, country music is still in his soul as he spends his time on tour, teaching songwriting workshops and performing for his fans. “The country music industry has changed, but country and working people have not changed so much,” he said. “They still love country music when they hear it.” For more information about Darrell Scott, visit www.darrellscott.com.
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Fall FunFest Husband, wife perform as Blue Mother Tupelo Husband and wife pair Ricky and Micol make up band Blue Mother Tupelo, which will perform at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, at Fun Fest. They began their musical life together as (The) Blue Mother Tupelo at an open mic night at Sassy Ann’s in Knoxville in the springtime of 1995. They’d been married almost a year. That night turned into a standing Wednesday night gig for awhile and over the next couple of years they were graced with the gifts of musicians of all kinds sitting in to jam until settling in as an electric four-some for some time, releasing their 1997 debut album, “My Side of the Road.” Vanguard recording artist, Mindy Smith, who had just moved from Knoxville to Nashville a few months earlier, encouraged Ricky and Micol to come to Music City. The pair picked up and moved to Nashville in 1998 where open mics, jam sessions and songwriter rounds prepared them for their 2001 release, “Delta Low ~ Mountain High.” Several releases followed: 2005’s Miramax film, Daltry Calhoun, features Blue Mother Tupelo’s dreamy rendition of the Paul Anka classic “Put Your Head On My Shoulder”, as well as their signature jam of the same song; “Love Live — 5 Songs From the Road,” showcases some live favorites recorded between 2001 and 2006 and highlights Blue Mother Tupelo’s penchant for spontaneous musical flight. “Heaven & Earth,” critically and fan acclaimed, was released in 2009 and made waves across Americana and roots rock radio stations worldwide. It debuted at number two behind Kris Kristofferson on the EuroAmericana Chart, hit the Top 40 on Americana radio in the USA, and remained in the Top 40 of Roots Music Report’s “Roots Rock” chart for a year.
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worked to get it named a Kansas City Barbecue Society sanctioned event, and later he got it bumped up to a sanctioned state championship. It was the first barbecue contest held east of the Mississippi River. Stone was a 2011 Pioneer of Barbecue Award recipient and the president of the Kansas City Barbecue Society from 20052007. He even had a competition in Holland
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Fall FunFest Sam Lewis takes inspiration from musical greats Sam Lewis will take the stage at 5:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at Fall Fun Fest to share his music with the crowd. Music was one of the few constants in Sam’s life. His family never stayed anywhere for long, which meant that friendships were forged between himself and the music he absorbed, from Roy Orbison to Van Morrison to Willie Nelson. The influence of Ray Charles can be felt from the first note to the last beat, making Sam’s debut a complimentary companion to Charles’ own, two-volume Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. Leaving home as soon as the opportunity arrived, Sam landed in Knoxville, and later Nashville. Sam has spent hours, in fact years, collecting and arranging the relationships and experiences he has forged. To the average person, they seem like an amalgamation of time and happenstance, but to him, they are the moral of the story. “I never once felt, in this whole process that someone just kind of pointed. No one took me by the hand, but almost every single one of these connections were very personal. I was introduced to these people that helped make this record. These are gonna be people that I’m going to know the rest of my life.” Lewis has drawn a clear picture of where he’s going, and he has invited his fans along for the ride.
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Matt Urmy not only performs, also creates app for musicians Matt Urmy will perform with Renaissance Rodeo at 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, at the main stage. Raised on The Everly Brothers, Buddy Guy and B.B. King, he started playing drums in junior high with a band he’d continue with into college, through as many changes in name as in genre (jam, glam, Americana, emo). At 16, Matt took a late night drive down to Vanderbilt and snuck into a fraternity house party which drastically altered the trajectory of his life goals. He saw an upstart, pajamaswearing singer-songwriter performing with an eccentric African-American violinist. It was a nascent Dave Matthews Band, and when a well-connected friend introduced Urmy, the group urged him to pursue music seriously. He went on to play professionally and was playing nearly a hundred shows a year across the east coast and to Chicaco and back, while holding down a day job
in Nashville. Inspired by the complecations of keeping up with important contacts, expense recepits and other paperwork, he created Artist Growth, a cloud-based mobile app that lets artists keep track of finances, inventory, tour schedules, promotions and just about every other aspect of running a band. While Urmy’s had less time to play music since launching Artist Growth than when, say, he was living out of a Jeep for six moths, he recently finished recording an album with “Cowboy” Jack Clement, a Nashville legend who helped pioneer rock-‘n’-roll at Sun Studios and has played with many of Urmy’s musical heroes, John Prine and Townes Van Zandt among them. For Urmy, working with Clement is just the latest adventure Matt Urmy in a life that’s taken him from a Knoxville frat party to the native villages of New Zealand, from a job transporting corpses to a role as one of Music City’s fastest rising entrepreneurs.
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sions; Madison from Reagan to Freeze or 1st St., pending any funeral processions; Spring from Washington to Dixie. All roads will re-open by 2 a.m. Sunday. 5 Mile FunRun Saturday: The following roads will be affected on Saturday beginning at 6 a.m.: Dixie from Broad to 1st; Broad from 1st to Walnut; Walnut from 1st to Peachtree; Peachtree from Walnut to 7th; 7th from Peachtree to Whitney; 10th from Whitney to Peachtree; B Street from Peachtree to Dixie; Jere Whitson from Dixie to Washington; 10th from Washington to Jefferson
Public Restrooms Port-a-johns will be in several locations throughout the festival: Madison Avenue in Family Fun Zone; Jefferson & Boyd Ave near then eating tent; Washington & Spring.
Information Booth/Ticket Sales There is no charge for admission to the festival; however, there are inflatables and kids activities that require tickets in the Family Fun Zone. Tickets can be purchased at the Information/Ticket Booth on the corner of Broad and Jefferson. Additionally, WCTE has its own Information Booth located in the Stations of Imagination area in front of the Arcade Building. Emergency Services Emergency Services are on hand if any type of emergency should arise. Emergency Command Center is located at the intersection of Spring and Washington. Staff from other city and county emergency agencies that will be in attendance are: Cookeville Fire Department, Cookeville Police Department, Putnam County Sheriff’s Department and Putnam County Emergency Services. A complete map of the Fall FunFest layout is included in this publication. Please refer to the map for further information.
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The New Familiars brings high energy shows Justin Fedor, Josh Daniel, Daniel Flynn, Patrick Maholland and HL Ruth make up the Americana rock band The New Familiars, which will be coming to Cookeville’s Fun Fest at 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5. Founded in 2005 by Fedor and friends, North Carolina’s The New Familiars have drawn from the vast influences collected throughout their careers. They’ve shaped a sound that combines the nitty-gritty roots music of the Appalachia with the guitardrenched-drum-driven anthems of Rock & Roll. Through collective songwriting, howling harmonies and multi-instrumental talent, their show can take audiences from a back porch hoe-down to a full on rock show at the change of an instrument. Making the road their home, their high energy shows have gained them notoriety not only in the press, but also among their peers. The band has been paired with legends like Levon Helm, Del McCoury, and Gregg Allman; as well as new school greats like The Infamous Stringdusters, Langhorne Slim, and Scythian. Known to be a group of fun loving guys, their musicianship has wooed the likes of Ronnie McCoury (Travelin’ McCourys), Johnny Neel (Allman Brothers Band), and John Cowan (New Grass Revival/Doobie Brothers) to join them on stage for some epic nights of picking and grinning. Ever the freedom seekers, the band has remained independent of labels and management as they’ve navigated their way through the festival, theatre, and club scene nationwide. They’ve been honored with playing some of the best music festivals in
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the country like SXSW, Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, MerleFest, Shakori Hills, Guavaween, and FloydFest. In 2012 they were featured at the Democratic National Convention and then later asked to open for Vice President Joe Biden on his visit to Charlotte, N.C.
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Gaynell Sachse admires photos from the Cookeville Camera Club at their FunFest booth.
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Fall FunFest RB Morris mixes love of writing with love of music RB Morris, Knoxville singersongwriter, poet and playwright, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6, on the Fun Fest main stage. He grew up on old-timey music and gospel and rock ‘n’ roll, but an older brother pointed him to other influences — Southern writers, the novels of James Joyce, the poetry of Arthur Rimbaud and the music of Bob Dylan. He played his way through the clubs and honkytonks of the mountains, first with bands with old-time fiddlers and then later with groups that rocked. Later, on the road to the West to San Francisco—the patron city of the Beats—he moved in the circles that surrounded poets Allen Ginsberg and Gregory Corso and novelist William Burroughs. Back in Knoxville, Morris focused on writing and performing his poetry. He wrote a one-man play, “The Man Who Lives Here
Is Loony,” about the turbulent life of writer James Agee, and played Agee in a video version of the play. When he returned to playing music with bands, Morris mixed his poetry-as-performance-art with original songs to create provocative and unpredictable shows. When RB went to Nashville in the mid- 90s, he hooked up with writers Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle, and John Prine and made his debut CD, “Take That Ride,” on John Prine’s O Boy Records. “Zeke and the Wheel” on Koch Records, followed in 1999, and was nominated for Americana CD of the Year by the American Federation of Independent Merchandisers. Venerable Nashville music writer Peter Cooper described “Zeke and the Wheel” as “an eccentric melding of blistering rock ‘n’ roll, beat poetry, hillbilly twang, spiritual musings and road-weary, punch-drunk tales from life’s other side.”
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Avery Groves enjoys some french fries and kettle chips at last year’s Fall FunFest.
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Megan Ivey makes her way back down the rock wall at the 2012 Fall FunFest.
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Crowds at FunFest pause to listen to the bands while enjoying good food, community booths and lots of entertainment for the kids. Ty Kernea | Herald-Citizen
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Macy Dillard, left, and Dawson Dillard check out the DARE car with Lt. Mike Smith of the Cookeville Police Department during Fall FunFest 2012. Ty Kernea | Herald-Citizen
Musicians perform all day long at the annual Fall FunFest.
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Crowds at FunFest pause to listen to the bands while enjoying good food, community booths and lots of entertainment for the kids. Ty Kernea | Herald-Citizen
Ty Kernea | Herald-Citizen
Macy Dillard, left, and Dawson Dillard check out the DARE car with Lt. Mike Smith of the Cookeville Police Department during Fall FunFest 2012. Ty Kernea | Herald-Citizen
Musicians perform all day long at the annual Fall FunFest.
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Characters like Clifford, the Big Red Dog from two years ago, are popular withe children. Tina Turner, left, and Cayalyn Turner meet with Clifford. This year’s walkaround characters are Daniel Tiger and Buddy from Dinosaur Train during WCTE’s Stations of Imagination. Ty Kernea | Herald-Citizen
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Cookeville’s Rich Froning was honored by the Cookeville - Puntam County Sports Council at last year’s FunFest with the unveiling of street signs recognizing him as the Fittest Man on Earth. Pictured, from left, are Hillary Froning, Rich’s wife; Rich Froning and former Cookeville mayor Matt Swallows.
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