2005 Music on the Prairie highlights.
Friday, July 15th.
About 70 folks came the the dance. Old time music
was played by Darrel and the Pioneers. What fun that was.
Saturday, July 16th
The weather was forcast to be windy with
thunderstorms later in the evening, so all the days events were held
inside the hall.
Amateur music went on all day.
Performances by the "Real Country"band, Kevin and Mikayla Halone,
Joanne Kemila, Marlene Smith, Jim Hoyhtya, Lyla Roerick, Rita (can't
remember her last name), Bryant & Edna Lavallie, Johnny Halone,
Cheryl Haagenson, Alfred Juntunen & Cindy (Juntunen) Smith and
a
gospel group from Dunseith.
At 6:00 in the evening, the Fauske Fiddlers performed. They were
accompanied by Johnny Halone on the guitar and and keyboard player.
They received a standing ovation.
Fauske
Biography Photo of the
Fauske's.
Later, at 8:00, Robby Vee and the V-Rock-Its gave a show. Another GREAT
show. What energy. Folks were danceing to the 50s and 60s music. One of
the highlights of the show was when Johnny Halone went on stage to play
with Robby and his band.
http://www.robbyvee.com
We had people attending from many different states, Japan and Canada.
