NQC 2010 ....

It's over! Already have our reservations and tickets for the 2011 NQC. Highlights later!

Monday morning..... and remembering some of the great things about NQC.

Acappella! It seemed to be a popular trend this year, and we loved it!
Booth Brothers...... there are a number of groups that could be mentioned here, but the Booth Brothers are one of our very favorites. Should also mention a new group Benton & Company. Very impressive.
Collingsworth Family! What incredible talent. Should you ever have the opportunity to see them, don't miss it! And the Crist Family....we saw them first in the Ozarks when they were just getting started.
Dennis "Swan" Swanberg..... a really funny guy!
Excellence...... extraordinary.
Freedom Hall.
Groups...... great groups like Greater Vision, Gaither Vocal Band, Gold City, Greenes and more.
Harmony! There's just nothing better than four part harmony from groups like Hoppers, HisSong, and others!
Isaacs! Again....incredible. We love the Isaacs!
Jeff & Sheri Easter. Always a favorite, and again, no disappointment!
Karen Peck and New River, Kingsmen, Kingdom Heirs, King's Herald....
LES (Beasley and Butler) They're everywhere! Of course, we can't omit Legacy Five!
Midnight Cry by the "old" Gold...... with Ivan Parker and Brian Free. And Michael English singing with the "old" Singing Americans!
Nalley House. Fine food, great service, reasonable prices. Also have to mentions the Nelons! Although they didn't sing "Walk Right Out of This Valley" we were thrilled to hear them again!
Ovations. Nearly every performance earned a standing ovation..... That's a lot of noise from more than 50,000 people. Naturally, we did our part.
Piano players! We've determined that every group has an amazing pianist! My, oh my! Kim Collingsworth, Tim Parton, Jeff Stice, Gordon Mote, to name just a few. Also, a new-to-us group we really enjoyed.... Pine Mountain Railroad! We expect to hear more from them.
Quartets. Need I say more?
Rambo family. It was almost like having Dottie back! A nice tribute to Dottie Rambo.
Sarah Palin. Patriotic, practical, and positively uplifting and encouraging. Also, we again enjoyed the little time we spent in our very comfortable rooms at Springhill Suites, just across the street from Freedom Hall.
Talleys, Triumphant, Tiranda Greene,
Uplifting, inspiring, moving, touching...... such is the norm for Southern Gospel Music. That's why we love it so much!
Vendors. Ehrler's Ice Cream-a local product and must have treat! Peach is the best! Then there's the Kentucky Grind coffee shop. We also love to peruse the exhibit booths of all the groups and businesses. This year, I purchased several CD's, but we're usually just "window" shoppers.
Whisnants, another group I've enjoyed over several years.
Xtraordinary event, extraordinary performances, extraordinary people and talent!
Yes! Yes, yes, yes.....we are going again. In fact, we have permanent tickets.....meaning that we have the same reserved seats year after year, for as long as we wish. So, yes..... we're planning to be there Sept 14-18, 2011
Zane King....a very talented keyboard player, and a wholehearted endorsement for Compassion International. Zane = Mr. Compassion!

There were a few people we missed seeing this year. Peg McKamey, for one. The McKameys were there early in the week, but we didn't arrive until late Wednesday. We also missed Brian Lester and the Lester family.
Guy Penrod..... he came last year as a soloist. We didn't see him this year.
The Hunter family, from Canada. Again, they were there.....we just didn't see them.

Well, there are a few of the highlights (and in alphabetical order, no less).