Sat. Aug. 13, 2022, 4-5:30 p.m.
Pioneer Bluffs, 695 KS-177, Matfield Green, KS 66862
Diana Ennis, host of the “Tasty Brew” music show on Kansas City’s KKFI 90.1 FM, and Danny Powell, past president of the Kansas City Blues Society and a member of the Folk Alliance International, have teamed up to create Heartland Song Network, which aims to help support careers for songwriters by building an ecosystem that reaches all levels of musicianship and experience.
Their latest project pairs songwriters with elders to tell their stories through music.
Diana and Danny will share their inspiring story and be joined by musicians who will perform songs created through the project in the beautiful, well-ventilated restored barn loft at Pioneer Bluffs.
Sally Vee is the leader of Sally and the Hurts, an Americana Roots band from north central Kansas that brings award-winning lyrics, beautifully-crafted violin, and haunting theremin to the stage. Sally and The Hurts attends the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, KS and has performed on Stages 2,3,5,7, and the famous “Songwriter’s Stage” Stage 11. Several of the band’s songs have been chosen as category winners the past three years at the festival’s New Songs Showcase.The band has also performed at Folk Alliance International the past several years in Kansas City, Montreal, and New Orleans.
Chris Hudson is a guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, educator, visual artist and founding member of the Roots Music groups Gullywasher, Gullywasher Collective and The Bard Owls. He has a passion for various forms of American Folk Music and finger style guitar. Chris studied classical guitar at UMKC’s Conservatory of Music and has been teaching guitar most recently for Kansas City Young Audiences. Randy Hudson, Chris’s father, spent his entire working career in the rail industry but has been writing songs and writing poems his entire life.
Guests are invited to come early and stay late to enjoy the beautiful grounds of the historic ranch stead and the largely shaded Crocker Creek Nature Trail or even take a dip in the swimming hole on the creek. Bring sun-protective clothing, bug spray and a refillable water bottle if you wish to hike the new Pioneer Bluffs Nature Trail and bring water shoes if you want to get in the creek.
Maximum guests: 50