The Llano Country Opry hosts Barbara Fairchild
There are singers and then there are Singers, and in Llano on Saturday the latter performed for 2 hours at the Llano Country Opry. Barbara Fairchild and her husband, Roy Morris, brought their Branson, Missouri act to Llano entertaining the audience with wit and song. Fairchild, best known for her 1973 hit, “The Teddy Bear Song”, a crossover number 1 hit that also went to number 32 on the pop charts.
This show was somewhat different than most of the Oprys here in Llano as Fairchild and Morris did both halves of the performance. That was not a problem with the audience hearing a legend perform for the entire concert. After a brief intermission, and one song by the Llano Country Opry Band, the duo came back on stage singing and joking with each other. Their music included the hits Barbara had in the 70’s and 80’s along with a number of gospel songs along the way, and their love songs were some of the best, there is an obvious love between the two.
The Llano Country Opry continues in April with country music super star, Bobby Bare on April 9, tickets are available at www.hillbillyhits.com or at the Llano Chamber of Commerce.
Team Roping at the JLK Arena
Saturday and Sunday the JLK arena was home to the 40+ Team Roping series. It has been a while since roping has taken place in Llano and it was good to see them back, many more ropings scheduled in the coming months also. Ropers from all over the country participated in one of the busiest arenas in Texas, Montana, Oklahoma along with Texas were well represented. After the dust settled the results are in for the Saturday main event. In the #12, winners were Steve Taylor ( Midland, TX) header ,Mike White ( DeKalb, TX) heeler in the #11, 1-Steve Taylor ( Midland, TX) header,James Hicks ( Amarillo, TX) heeler 2-Hannah White ( DeKalb, TX) Header Mike White ( DeKalb, TX) heeler. Winners continue in the #10, 1-Shawn Shiller ( Blanco, TX) header Jim Peril ( Granite Shoals, TX) heeler 2- Craig Moore ( Monahans, TX) Header, Ray Paul ( Lamesa, TX) heeler, in the #9, Rex Hudspeth ( Brownwood, TX) header, Clifford Tidwell ( Lampasas, TX) heeler and in the #8, Cecil Keith ( Wimberly, TX) header, Rick Andrews ( Liberty Hill, TX) heeler.
Barrel racing returns to the arena on Wednesday night with Rafter E. Productions and then over the weekend with Central Texas Barrel Racing. On March 25, 26, and 27, the Punkin Moreland Memorial Roping makes it annual visit to Llano. Most events, including the ones mentioned are free to attend and fun to watch. Give Ray a call at the arena for times and more information. 325-248-5937
Llano County Rodeo Royalty Time
Saturday, April 1st, is sign up time for the Llano County Rodeo Royalty, the winner will be announced on June 4th at the 81st Llano Open Pro Rodeo. Sign up begins at 6:00pm at the Gazebo on the Llano County Courthouse. This year, there will be two 6-9-year-old divisions, Countess – no riding a horse, Duchess – Riding is a must! Princess 10-13, Queen 14-18 will remain the same as years’ past. Awards: Trophy Crown, Hat Pins, Buckles, Custom Sashes, Custom Tack, $2500.00 in Scholarship Money. For more information contact: Llano Chamber of Commerce 325-247-5354 or call Tracey LeJeune @ 830-613-5028.
Upcoming Events:
Fuel Coffee House: Thursday, March 17, Play it Again, Noon-2:00pm, Saturday, March 17, Play it Again, 7:00pm, Tuesday, March 22, W. C. Jameson and Guest.
John L Kuykendall Llano Event Center and Arena
April 1 and 2 in the Arena, Open Ranch / Performance Show & Playday, For more information please contact Kelly at 830-265-8048
In the Event Center-Llano Trunk Show and Market, For information call 817-659-9249
