Tony Feather Performance Will Benefit Borrego Children
©Bert Gildart: Our friend Tony Feathers will be playing at the Performing Arts Center in Borrego Springs this Friday night. Tony and his wife Betty were some of the first people we meet while camped at Peg Leg about five years ago. He was playing his guitar around a campfire and we asked if we might join. Since that time we have remained in frequent contact.
Our friend Tony Feather providing Janie and me with fun-filled night -- a "private concert."
Back in Tennessee, Tony has his own band known as the Blue Sky Town. He has cut several CDs and placed high in the prestigious Chris Autin Song Writing Competition at the MerlFest. He has been interviewed by and played on National Public Radio.
About a week ago he and Betty again joined us at Peg Leg where he entertained us as we all sat inside our trailer, and that’s where I took a number of new photos of Tony. It was a fun evening, and his music reminds us a bit of the genre popularized by John Prine and Lyle Lovette. Tony says his music is best described as “eclectic Americana,” Songs as reflected by titles that include Old Black Crow, Hop On My Pony and Ride, and Forty Miles From Mexico. Funds raised by the performance are intended to help the children of Borrego Springs.
We’re back in Borrego and camped at the same RV resort at which we stayed last year. The resort is best known for its “Greens,” and though we’re not golfers we find that many other aren’t either. They’re here because of its central location to all that Anza Borrego Desert State Park has to offer, and because of the resort’s amenities, such as the hot tubs and the exercise rooms.
Janie’s brother and sister-in-law will be joining us for Tony’s performance. They’re from L.A. and we’re all looking forward to the Friday night concert. It appears as though it will be a sellout.
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