Johnny Dietrich’s 13th annual Voices of the Prairies concert Saturday night attracted nearly 500 to a full-on variety show featuring three acts. The Canad Inns main ballroom was set up to welcome 417, but as the Saturday night breeze blew in more guests, volunteers began to haul out extra seating to fill the large room.…
Way back in the day when Ed Sullivan, then arguably the king of variety show television, announced, "We have a really big show tonight", he meant it and it was huge. Sullivan won’t be around Oct. 6 to set up the annual Voices of the Prairie concert, but like the hundreds of timeless performances he…
The posters are up, tickets are being sold and anticipation is building surrounding the 12th Annual Voices of the Prairie concert scheduled for Oct. 6 at the Canad Inns. All that’s missing is the sound check and curtain call. Johnny, Johnny with Kicking up Dust and special guest “Hicktown” are all well-known local musicians and…