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Tanya Tucker performed at Cheyenne Frontier Days on Sunday July 21. The legend sang on the same night as Josh Turner for the Frontier Night show concerts. She still has what it takes to put on an awesome show!
Parden the poor quality of the Lady A photos megapixelwise, they were taken by a cellphone camera. We are still editing the photos taken with our DSLR camera! Check back soon dor more outstanding pictures!
Karen
Under a clear night sky and full moon without Wyoming wind, Lady Antebellum returned to Cheyenne Frontier Days tonight to kick off The Daddy of ‘Em All. They performed at CFD a few years ago.
This year they sang hit after hit as fans sang along with them and hung onto their lyrics. Lady A consists of members Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott and Dave Haywood, They sang “American Honey,” “Bartender,” “Run to You” and so many more. The show even featured a few surprises!
Opener Kelsea Ballerini sang Deana Carter’s “Strawberry Wine” with Scott heading up the vocals. Lady A !threw in covers of Tom Petty and The Eagles.
At their CFD show tonight Scott mentioned a new Lady A album will be out in the future and that they were wrapping it up in the studio earlier in the day before flying out to Cheyenne! At one point in the show Kelley hopped off the stage, with help, and ran through the crowd, high fiving fans, and singing from one end of the party zone to the other!
Lady A introduced their band close to the end of the show as each band member showcased their talents. Haywood, also played the guitar and piano off and on during the concert showcasing his fantastic musicality and vocals!
They did an encore with “Need You Now” and another surprise song! They were amazing! The crowd loved them!
You can read an exclusive interview in The Cheyenne Post that I did with Charles Kelley that can out today in print! http://thecheyennepost.com
I also freelance for The Cheyenne Post now as of last week! So does my photographer and writer, Sheila Loney. We both have had front page stories in The Cheyenne Post!
If you want to read older clips of mine from 1999-2011 I worked at the Wyoming Tribune Eagle at http://www.wyomingnews.com
I would like to thank Lady A for the opportunity to showcase them in Sweet as Cotton Candy and with The Cheyenne Post!
photos by Sarah Hawk and Karen Cotton
Spirit Riding Free Unstoppable Experience is going to be amazing fun for fans of the hit Netflix TV show and newcomers alike!
Next to festival grounds, fans of DreamWorks’ Spirit Riding Free will be able to enjoy a theater show experience with live entertainment, never seen before footage, a variety of themed experiential activities, and receive free giveaways! Each 90-minute live show and experiences will take place during Cheyenne Frontier Days at the Kiwanis Community House in Lions Park, adjacent to Frontier Park.
Fans are not required to purchase Cheyenne Frontier Days tickets to attend these Spirit Riding Free Unstoppable Experience shows and dates: Saturday July 20th & Sunday July 21st –
Show Times are 11am, 1pm & 3pm.
THE SPIRIT THEATER SHOW (30 MINS):
• Hosted Show with awsome Spirit music
• Meet YouTube stars from the show “That’s the Spirit”
• Exclusive video: new series trailer, Audience sing-a-long, more…
• Spirit Trivia, free prizes & a Spirit photo wall
INDOOR/OUTDOOR FUN ACTIVITIES (60 MINS):
• Lucky’s Selfie Station, meet real horses, take a pic
• Try the Hobby Horse obstacle course (all ages)
• Fun learning at the Horse Education stage
• Get Ink’d at (temporary) Tattoo Station
• Spirit themed photo wall for great pics
• Play horseshoes & grab a Cotton Candy (free)
• Spirit themed: activity sheets, paint posters, stickers, and bookmarks
You can get tickets at SpiritLiveShow.com.
Recognized as the “World’s Largest Outdoor Rodeo and Western Celebration” in the world, the 10-day Cheyenne Frontier Days festival happens July 19th-28th in Cheyenne, Wyoming (go figure) and draws nearly 200,000 fans annually … Amazing fun for kids & families!
Kiwanis House Theater
4603 Lions Park
Cheyenne, WY
TICKETS SOLD DAY OF SHOW WILL BE $25.
Information courtesy of The Spirit Riding Free experience
Midland plays country music as if it comes naturally to them! They played their hits and some covers at The Daddy of ‘Em All! and got the crowd geared up for Lady -A!
photos by Sarah Hawk special to Sweet as Cotton Candy
The staff of Sweet as Cotton Candy apologizes for our absence. Editor and magazine owner, Karen Cotton, lost her mother after a long battle with COPD and pneumonia in March of this year. After dealing with all of the business and paperwork that comes with a parent dying and grieving the loss of her best friend, Karen and her staff are ready, and back in business to cover music and other entertainment events in Colorado’s Front Range and in Cheyenne, Wyoming where the magazine is based. We will also be covering other locations in Wyoming, too.
We still have a readership of over 10,000 readers and I want to thank you for being patient with us during this difficult personal time. We are excited to bring you interviews and reviews of everything the Front Range has to offer our readers entertainment-wise, especially this summer!
Karen Cotton is a former entertainment and features reporter for the Wyoming Tribune Eagle where she worked for 12 years. She has interviewed performers in the entertainment industry such as the Jonas Brothers, Josh Groban, Taylor Swift, B B King, Merle Haggard, the Judds, David Copperfield, Toby Mac, Michael W. Smith, Amy Grant, Kenny Chesney, Clint Black, and the list goes on.
Her audio interview files can be found in the Karen Cotton collection at the University of Wyoming American Heritage Center. Her articles can be found in the Wyoming State Archives, as well as online at www.wyomingnews.com
She is also a children’s book author and her latest book, Carol and Santa, is in the preproduction phase of being made into an animated 30 minute short film made for TV by Mighty Fudge Studios and Boulder Community Media of Boulder, Colo. more information and an audio clip can be found at www.carolandsanta.com
Keep posted for new interviews and event coverage coming soon! Thanks again for being our readers!
All photos by Sheila Loney.
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