Reviews of The Petersen Family Bluegrass Band

Jennifer Andrews
La Jolla, California

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"Excellent in ali ways "

Excellent in ali ways bought all cds

Maria Shiyou Holden
Braxton, MS

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"SMOKE ON THE MOUNTAIN was absolutely my favorite!!!"

My husband and i saw about 11 shows in our honeymoon in branson last april. Smoke on the mountain was absolutely my favorite!!! I could so relate to this family!

Sheila Hale
Oceanside, CA

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"loved their Bluegrass music and the personalities of the family members. "

The petersen family were really great. I loved their bluegrass music and the personalities of the family members. The violinist was superb and family was very talented. It was fun and the family even took a picture with us after the performance. We loved all of it.

Joe
Villa Hills, KY

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"Great fun"

Really enjoyed the show! Great fun, and we’ll be back!

Gerald Blumeyer
Stillman Valley, IL

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"very good show!"

Enjoyed the bass player, very good show!

Marilyn Snyder
South Lyon MI

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"Great show."

Great show. My granddaughter and i loved every minute of their show. One of our favoritites.

Robert Loss
Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin

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"Best show of the 4 days"

Best show of the 4 days

Larry Sopchak
Houston, TX

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"we laughed more than we have laughed in a long time"

Smoke on the mountain exceeded our expectations! My wife and i thoroughly enjoyed this presentation, we laughed more than we have laughed in a long time! We hope to see their christmas show in the future!

Paula Beard
Valliant, OK - Oklahoma

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"Loved this show!"

Loved this show!! This is a very talented family. Will go again next time we are in the area.

Linda Brooks
Florence, TX

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"We love George jones."

We love george jones. This sure to be a big hit. About time, he was the king of country music.

Barbara Bills
Bloomington, IL

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"great musicians and vocals."

Again, great musicians and vocals. Great stories about george.

Bradley Milstead
Kosse, TX

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"Great show!"

Great show! We've seen a james 4 times and he always puts on a wonderful show. His life story & mission to help foster children is very inspiring.

Judith Paster
Pine Brook, NJ

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"Great show."

Loved the homey feel of james's performance. Enjoyed the extremely talented men who accompanied him. Great show

Wynona Gieb
Krum, TX

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"Interaction with crowd was awesome."

The entertainers were very good and had great personalities. Really fun and were able to sing all request. Interaction with crowd was awesome.

Jill Ivey
Springfield, MO

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"Fun family!"

Fun family!

Jayne Craig
Johnstown, CO

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"Enjoyed this show very much."

Enjoyed this show very much. Performers are warm and down to earth. Great voices.

Donald Fleming
FAIRFAX, VERMONT

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"would see again"

Would see again

Janet Nicholson
Whites Creek, TN

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"Show was very entertaining."

Show was very entertaining..Same scenerio as the above..Pre ordering tickets was a waste of time and more costly. The gentleman who did the show was funny and very talented as well as his musicians.

Marvin Alumbaugh
Mills, WY

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"best show we saw in Branson"

This, by far, was the best show we saw in branson. Would love to see them again.

Larry Bartels
Eau Claire, Michigan

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"Sons of Britches was our favorite show!"

Sons of britches was our favorite show! Funny, personable, talented musicians who played a wide variety of songs requested by their audience. Would definitely recommend their show and would see it again next time!

Catherine Briles
Lexington, NC

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"Very funny show."

Very funny show. Well worth the money.

Dan Burdette
Edmond, OK

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"This was a superb show."

This was a superb show. We picked it by chance and timing for our stay in branson. We could not have picked a better show. We are recommending this show to our friends. Great music and fun.

John J Petito
Valley Stream, NY

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"THE GREATEST PERFORMERS OF ALL WE HAVE SEEN IN BRANSON"

Fantastically awesome and the greatest performers of all we have seen in branson since every show of the sons of britches is all 100 audience participation by the audience yelling out the songs for the sons of britches to play and sing. Hope they come to new york soon for a performance.

Bruce Wilder
Kingsport, TN

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"Absolutely one of the best shows in Branson."

Absolutely one of the best shows in branson. We are recommending it to everyone who might even consider a trip to branson. Our seats were front row and such fun!!

Karen Quan
Milford, OH

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"BEST family friedly heart warming show that I've seen."

This was the best family friedly heart warming show that i've seen. Keep up the great work guys hope to see you again!

Ronald Swain
Sutton West,

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"Our favorite"

Our favorite of the 6 shows we saw in branson. James is great but we also loved jim. Loved the intimacy of the theatre!

Rosemary
Indiana

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"Small intimate setting."

Small intimate setting. Very laid back and relaxing. Music was exceptional including the patsy cline singer. Would recommend seeing it.

Stan Burek
Parker, CO

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"Wonderful."

Wonderful. Brought back memories.

Jude LaFrancis
Mchenry, IL

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"It was a terrific, heartwarming show."

This show was great. Many of us in the audience cried. It was a terrific, heartwarming show.

Diana Gore
Farmington, MO

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"Delightful show."

Delightful show. My mother was on this trip with us and this show took her back to her youth. She laughed until she cried. Thanks for giving her this wonderful experience.

Wayne Smith
Madisonville, KY

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"a hidden gem."

A hidden gem. I would recommend this show to anyone.

Trisha Wood
Kirksville, MO

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Oh we enjoyed the petersens and their music lovely music.Their voice is amazing love it..Would probably see them again in the future

Linda Theriot
St. Martinville, LA

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We thoroughly enjoy going to see the petersens perform. Such an uplifting show!

Louise E NESDAHL
W. St. Paul, MN

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"Good clean fun"

Good clean fun

Cynthia Branson
Orland Park, IL

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"Great venue."

Great venue. Excellent concert. Staff was wonderful.

Todd Humphrey
Chehalis, Washington USA

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I was recently introduced, by a friend, to your music videos on youtube. They are fantastic, you all do a fantastic job plus i like the fact that you are all christians and aren't afraid to profess that. Thank you.

Kerry Gallacher
Gilbertsville, PA

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"Nice intimate setting."

Nice intimate setting. Great bluegrass music.

Debra Carman
Keokuk

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Yes, they are tremendously talented. But it's the contagious joy of their singing and playing and talking that makes the difference. Their performances are encouraging, inspiring, and fun and perfect in this smaller theater.

Derrin and Beth Laird
Picayune, MS

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Great show!!!!! Love love love them!!!

Mark Luerssen
Booneville, AR

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Small theater, good sound quality, superb performance. They talked to everyone who wanted to.

Anna Russell
Marrero, Louisiana

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"Near dollywood."

Near dollywood. This theatre isn’t crowded like the rest. Nearly every seat is good. Unique shows. Very professional. We have been there several times.

Michael Regan
Kennesaw, GA

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The theater was easy to find, inviting, and offered shopping and dining option for pre/post show. The show itself? My wife and i saw the petersens, so it goes without saying that our expectations were exceeded!

Terry Henrikson
Athens, IL

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I thoroughly enjoyed the petersens. The theatre accommodations were great! Not as large as some of the other theatres in branson but much more personal because of the smaller size. Definitely recommended!!!

Joe and Jeanne Young
Lakewood , CO

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The petersen family was absolutely incredible!!! Branson was just too busy and commercial filled!!! Will follow the petersen family for a long time now. Just not in branson.

Mary L Fugate
Divernon, IL

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The petersens is a must see if you like bluegrass and gospel music. Up close and personal at the imax theatre. Well worth the price of admission.

Elizabeth Beamon
Justin, Texas

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"One of our favorites "

One of our favorites

Karrol Subbert
Pella, IA

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We consider the country evolution show one of the best on the 5 shows we visited. Dalena is very talented and beautiful as a singer and totally in charge of a dynamic show. Very personable. Her 4 piece band is extremely talented and personable as well. You can tell they all enjoy their job of entertaining. Having a show at noon might throw off attendance, but it is their loss. Also that she was from iowa made it even better!!!

Donna Hodgkinson
Bridge City, TX

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Dolly's dixie stampede is a must see!

Jan Castleberry
Wills Point, TX

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Not quite what we expected, but a good show.

Sharon Shelder
Bella Vista, Arkansas

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Smoke on the mountain was excellent! Enjoyed the talent of the actors, singers, and performers. Really appreciated the audience participation.

Julie Mohn
Virginia, IL

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My husband and i thoroughly enjoyed this show.

Cynthia Callahan
London, AR

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Loved the petersen's, lovely family and great music.

Caroline Ragsdill
Marble Falls, TX

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"Great musicians and singers."

Great musicians and singers. Really enjoyed it and they took requests and could play and sing anything the audience through at them. Only about 25 people in the audience. But thoroughly enjoyed it.

Mary Esker
Red Bud, IL

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So great! Loved all of our shows!

Clark Mower
Wood Cross, UT

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The john denver show was excellent. The performance was very personal and the intimate venue added to the experience.

Darlene Gunter
Athens, TX

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Very small and intimate theater - the little opry. Saw the petersens and george jones and friends. The zpetrrsens were really good. George jones and friends were fair but not a show i would see again.

Marcus
Coffeyville

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A good 1 hour and a half show in a small theatre. James was great and played a good show. Great crowd interaction. Would of loved less promotion of other shows but all together excellent show. Can’t go wrong listening to george straight.

Tip: Don’t be afraid to interact

Jan
Sacramento, CA

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"What fun!"

What fun! Very small theater made it feel like james garrett was performing just for us. We loved him and the rest of the performers. I noticed that some of the other reviewers thought there were too many stories. Not for us! We thought they added dimension. I would highly recommend this show.

Robert Lemmon
Whitestown, IN

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Good mixture of stait's music with very talented musicians.

Gary Flage
San Angelo, TX

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"Delightful show."

Delightful show. Very talented family. Small intimate theater. Enjoyed the family video shown during the intermission.

Catherine Schaupp
Coldwater, MI

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Intimate theatre, great audience interaction.

Terri Foxx-Wishert
Yakima, WA

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I could have listened for another hour. Didn’t need the nondenver music

Bill Webb
Washington MO.

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One of the best shows i've seen in 40 years coming to branson. This is the first time i've really seen a bluegrass band. It was great fun. Highly recommended, even if you don't think you are a bluegrass fan. The show is in a small theater, puts you up close and personnel.

Tip: Just go and see a talented family!

Ken Pollock
Claremore

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I will go every time i go to branson..... Excellent musicianship, close and personal experience. Every seat a great seat.

Charles Gourley
Lacey , WA

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James garrett has made an impressive study of john denver (actually knew him) and shared lots of trivia. His guitar style suits the denver songs, but he can’t get the high notes with his vocals. We were in branson in mid august, which is a slow time, and sadly, there were only 12 in the audience for that neat little theater. We didn’t provide much energy for the entertainers. James has an interesting charity for foster kids that merits a mention.

Kathryn Moore
Manhattan, KS

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This was our second time to see james garrett's tribute to john denver, and there may well be a third, when we are next in branson. It is a wonderful show.

Amber Haskins
Newport, AR

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Hilariously funny!! My husband and i brought our 4 boys from ages 3 to 11 and we all enjoyed it! We would go back and watch it again in a heartbeat if we had the chance!! Excellent show!

Kathryn Moore
Manhattan, KS

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This is our second time for this show. We loved john denver's music, and we love equally the performance of james garrett. It does not appear here, but we also saw his george strait show, and it was equally good. We will do our best to see his glenn campbell show on our next trip, and probably repeat at least the strait show, and maybe even john denver for a third time, on our next trip. We also liked the atmosphere of the small theater and its sense of connection between the audience and the performers.

Lisa Vail
Cabot, AR

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Thoroughly enjoyed the show!! Great seating and great interaction with the audience!!

Lisa Vail
Cabot, AR

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"This show was hilarious."

This show was hilarious. We thoroughly enjoyed it and loved the audience interaction

Krista Southern
Indianapolis, IN

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This tribute artist was great. He knew john denver and shared personal stories about him.

GLADYS SEVERSON
Pepin, WI

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Loved the history of john denver's musical career. John denver was one of my all time favorite performers and i loved hearing his songs again. It was great that his close friend is doing this tribute.

Charlotte Denton
Equality, AL

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Excellent performance by all 3 entertainers! Just like listening to john denver

George Wooden
Chandler, OK

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"Okay"

Okay

Stan Beck
Bartlesville, OK

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Performer did a good job of mixing the familiar hits with some un-familiar songs. Really nice friendly setting in the small theater.

Tom Novak
Centerville, OH

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Really enjoyed the opportunity of the up close performance in the perfect size theater setting. Musicians excellent with great audience involvement.

Ted Pretorius
Sutter, CA

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You will never stop laughing at this bunch, the preacher is just hilarious.

Gregory Keel
Perrysburg, OH

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This is a show we've seen before. We liked it so much we decided to see it again. The imax theater is very small and intimate. But be forewarned, if you are looking for an imitator this not the show for you. This is actually a tribute to denver by someone who knew him. The second half of the show was all requests of john denver songs. (i think he knows them all)

Jesse Cole-McGowan
Norman, OK

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"Excellent show."

Excellent show. Cast was great in the show as well as before and after. We loved it.

Tip: Don't miss this show.

Rhonda
Oklahoma City Oklahoma

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I loved this show it is so funny! You will laugh yourself silly.

Herman Escue
Iowa Park, TX

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"Great acting."

Great acting. So funny. Our third time to see it and it is always so much fun

Tip: Keep up the good job

Richard/Ruth Clemenson
Hoople, ND

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"It was our favorite show!"

It was our favorite show!

Barbara Luffman
Elkin, NC

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One of the best shows i have ever seen in my life! Don't miss it!

Tip: Prepare to be entertained!

Robert Loss
Sturgeon bay Wisconsin

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You were our first show and we were not disappointed except the low turnout for a sunday afternoon we went to 6 shows and felt 5 were outstanding, the 6th did not click with us.

Arthur Irlando
Montgomery, TX

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Good music good stories new information about john denver

Barbara Beaven
Fishers, IN

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James garrett not only sings john denver's songs the way john would, but also gives bits and pieces of john's life since he personally knew him. It was quite a wonderful tribute!

Larry Rowe
Choctaw, OK

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This is the second one we have seen and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Kathleen Huffman
Medina, NY

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"absolutely awesome show"

Absolutely awesome show

Dan Acosta
Mesa AZ

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Tribute show, doesn't sound at all like george strait, overall weak vocals, piano player is great, the show itself is only 120 long. James supports a local foster home which is a great cause, but this show itself is not one we will see again.

Craig Gilpin
Franklin, Nebraska

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It was a good show but could use some video affects. His so called backup people were much to be desired and he lack energy and enthusiasm to say the least.

Terry J Harlon
Shreveport, LA

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Quality music , fun , inspiring

Randy Ranabargar
Hannibal, MO

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Really enjoyed the show!! Awesome tribute to john denver!!

Amy mcgregory
Southaven ms

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Wonderful show ! Love love love love it!

Robert Berry
KATY, Texas

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Entertaining performance in a intimate theater.

Donald Brechtel
Paso Robles, CA

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My wife was a big john denver fan and loved james garrett's tribute. The small venue was so special for us we were seated in front row seats.

Gary Shanks
Crosby, Texas

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Was a fun show, but after watching the haygoods on last day, could not rate any higher.

William W Wilson
Cleveland, TN

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"The show was great."

The show was great. Completely entertained and will recommend.

Rickey Caughron
Big Sandy, TX

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Probably one of the funniest shows in town.

Jim Larson
Souix Falls, SD

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This is an excellent show presented by a wonderful musician! John denver has been my favorite entertainer for years and years and, frankly, i was a bit concerned how this tribute would be it was beyond our expectations! James not only knows the songs, he also knows the back stories behind denver's thoughts when writing the songs. He sings and performs them in a manner that is, indeed, a tribute to john denver. If we get back to branson and james is there, his will be the first show we see, and likely see twice.

Dale Shaner
Fort Collins, Colorado

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"Great guitarist."

Great guitarist. Outstanding bass player and humerus fiddler.

Judy Burge
Haughton, LA

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"It was a great show."

It was a great show. Really enjoyed it and laughed a lot. The performers were great!

Judith Graf
Clarence, NY

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"2nd row seats were great!"

2nd row seats were great!

Ted and Sally Fortmann
Yukon, OK

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We were great fans of john denver. Garrett certainly captured denver's style of music and is very talented as were his supporting musicians.

Rickey Ashley
San Antonio, TX

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Singer was a little under the weather had a cough but the show went on. Went on a little longer than expected. Had to leave before the end of the show.

Mary Jensen
Fountain Hills, AZ

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"enjoyed very much."

Enjoyed very much. Liked being so close to the entertainment.

Claude Harman
Greenville, GA

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"Just totally awesome!"

Just totally awesome!

Bob & Evelyn Majors
Plainfield, IN

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This group gives it their best to please the audience

Bruce Richards
N Little Rock, AR

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"Small, personal theater."

Small, personal theater. Friendly, talented performers! This truly was a tribute to john denver and his music.

Michael Dziadik
Cypress, TX

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"we loved him and his music"

We loved him and his music

AHORNE@AG.ORG
Springfield, Missouri

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It was great - laughed and made friends. We were celebrating our 48 wedding anniversary and have pastored small churches while raising three children, so have experienced much of the same! Question: do you go to churches? At what fee?