Yesterday morning, I looked up area concerts, and found a real gem. Many of the best Texas and Oklahoma artists played at Krause’s Biergarten in New Braunfels to raise money for Sissy Lasley, who is battling cancer. We were able to grab a front row corner and settle in for many hours of music. Here’s Wade Bowen and Sissy:
First up was a trio of songwriters who have known each other for many years: Jonny Burke, Jamie Lin Wilson, and Evan Felker. Since they were on first, we were able to say hello to each of them briefly. Here’s Evan Felker and my brother:
Next up was another songwriter trio who go way back with each other: Jason Boland, Cody Canada, and Mike McClure. Cody also brought up a few students from the New Braunfels School of Rock.
After a silent auction, we saw the songwriter trio of Randy Rogers, Wade Bowen, and Dalton Domino. Randy & Wade have collaborated for years, and it seems they’ve really taken Domino under their wings.
Closing out the night was the only full band, Copper Chief. I first heard of them when they were on the USA Network show “Real Country” last year, but their show today was some righteous southern rock. These guys are dang good, so see them if you get a chance. They also brought out Austin Gilliam on a song, and Eric Middleton of Midnight River Choir for a song. 
Overall, it was a wonderful day of music, and Sissy herself was so positive and inspiring.
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Wow, what a cool event! Thanks for sharing!
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It wasn’t highly publicized.I found out about it the morning of the event, when I saw Jamie Lin Wilson mention it on her page. We were able to just show up and buy a ticket at the door. This is just the courtyard of a German restaurant – not some large venue. I made it a point to thank her at the event for posting about it. Randy Rogers wasn’t advertised for the show, but was a surprise guest. My brother talked to Jonny Burke briefly, and he recalled seeing us before. We had seen Jonny with Jason Eady & Courtney Patton at a hurricane benefit a couple of years ago. It’s easy to conjure an image of what one thinks someone is like based on the tabloid stuff, but Evan Felker was really nice and just hanging out like everyone else. For that matter, most of the artists were listening to each other’s music all day, and having a great time. It was more like a gathering of friends than a normal concert. I’ll also mention that some of the artists who weren’t in attendance donated items to the silent auction. Reckless Kelly donated a fiddle. Florida Georgia Line’s guitar raised a thousand bucks. Whitewater Amphitheater donated a bunch of stuff, including VIP seats for Willie Nelson. It was a truly outstanding experience.
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Wow, in that case, I’m surprised this wasn’t a bigger publicized event. Sounds like a bunch of good artists coming together for a good cause – that’s pretty hard to beat. I’m glad you and your brother enjoyed it. Again, that’s such a cool opportunity.
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