Lee Brice seems to approach music like a point guard handles a basketball game: He does well for himself and makes his teammates look good, too. The South Carolina-born country singer has had just as much success writing songs for other artists as he has for himself. He has three chart-topping singles to his own […]
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ARTIST PROFILE: Little Big Town
Fitting in with an all-star country cast, Little Big Town will take the Wish Farms Soundstage Saturday, March 1. The quartet’s lineup — Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet — has remained the same since its 1998 inception. Little Big Town’s self-titled debut released in 2002, on Monument Records. But, it was the […]
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Perhaps none of the performers at this year’s Florida Strawberry Festival has a story with as much variety as country star Colt Ford. The big, Georgian singer-songwriter, born Jason Farris Brown, is notable for having blended country music with hip-hop to create a style not often heard in today’s country scene. Although the hip-hop influence […]
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Sometimes, all you need is love. That’s the approach that country music duo Thompson Square have taken with their work, and their quick rise to fame is the proof. The husband-and-wife team of Keifer and Shawna Thompson has been making music together since 2010, with Shawna on the microphone and Keifer on guitar and […]
Continue ReadingFAITH MATTERS: A ticket to grace
A month ago, I was feeling sorry for myself, because I was wrongly accused of parking illegally in a town I had never visited. It’s never fun to have to pay a fine when you’re innocent. The $40 fine was not that big a deal, but I had an impassioned desire to stand on the […]
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After 12 albums, multiple Grammys and nearly two decades of performing, Christian rock band Third Day has witnessed the power of music to impact lives. Third Day was formed in Marietta, Ga., in the 1990s by lead singer Mac Powell, guitarist Mark Lee and former member Billy Wilkins. Bassist Tai Anderson and drummer David Carr […]
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Frank’s Favorite Strawberry Cake | Shirley Dunaway Outen When Shirley Dunaway Outen and her husband, Frank, were newly married, his parents owned a small farm west of Plant City. His mother gave Shirley his favorite cake recipe, which she made over the years. Shirley’s husband died in August 2012, shortly after their 50th wedding anniversary. […]
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Glazed Strawberry Tarts | Judy Wise Judy Wise found this strawberry tart recipe handwritten in her mother’s cookbook. It’s at least from the 1960s, and Judy says it tastes wonderful and is so pretty. INGREDIENTS 1 quart strawberries ½ cup confectioners’ sugar 1 cup water ½ to 3/4 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch Red […]
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Clean Eating Strawberry Shortcake | Emilie Plants After making a complete body transformation in the past year, former Florida Strawberry Festival Queen’s Court member Emilie Plants has started her own personal training bootcamp. She loves to peruse the web for health and fitness blogs. She found this paleo-friend option online. SHORTCAKE INGREDIENTS 1/3 cup coconut […]
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Strawberry Smoothie | Devon Higginbotham During the winter strawberry season, when the berries are plentiful, Devon Higginbotham stashes her excess in the freezer for smoothies. If you want to keep them from freezer burn, use a vacuum sealer to remove the air so they stay fresh longer. INGREDIENTS Dozen frozen berries (or about a cup […]
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