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| COPYRIGHTED GREATER FENNVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Greater Fennville Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 484 Fennville, MI 49408 |
The Seventh Annual Fennville
“Tuesdays in the Park” free
community concert series
begins on June 9 with northern
Michigan’s new honky tonk
country group, Sister Wilene. The concert will be held at
Memorial/Paradise Park on north Maple ST, downtown
Fennville. Music begins at 7PM. In case of inclement weather
the concert will be held in the lower level of the Fennville
District Library.
Sister Wilene will take you back to the days when country
music was a pocketful of heartfelt ballads and great swing
songs you could dance to. From the traditions of Patsy Cline
to Bob Wills, from the honky-tonks to the dance halls to the
front porches, this band will take you down memory lane or
perhaps introduce you to some of the greatest American
music ever played. Named for the only female member of Bill
Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys - accordion player Wilene
Forrester - Sister Wilene gives a nod to the
country/bluegrass/Americana tradition with a repertoire of
country songs that have survived the decades, most written
by someone named Hank.
Sister Wilene’s sound is built around lead singer and rhythm
guitar player Mary Sue Wilkinson. Mary Sue comes from the
“old wave, new time” bands Iowa Rose and The Pets, bands
that have enjoyed local, regional and national attention.
Sister Wilene puts Mary Sue out front with her crystal clear
voice that can pull at your heart strings or lead you to the
dance floor. Drummer Dave Collini and bassist Kevin Gills lay
down the driving rhythm section. Add to that the lightening
quick virtuosity of Joe Wilson on steel guitar, the tasty licks of
Don Julin on guitar and mandolin and the melodious playing
of Lauran Bittinger on accordion and you’ve got a true hoe
down of inspired American music. The diverse backgrounds
of the members of this “super band” allow them to approach
the genre with an attitude that stays true to the music while
bringing fresh energy. All have extensive performance and
touring credits with other bands including, among many
others, Steppin' In It, Rusty Blaides, The Neptune Quartet,
The Milroys and Dublin Station. All are in high demand as
soloists and session players.
Free to the public, the Tuesdays in the Park concerts are
sponsored by the following Greater Fennville Chamber of
Commerce businesses and local businesses; 100 E. First St.
LLC, Allegan Community Federal Credit Union, Allegan
County News, Birds Eye Foods, Chemical Bank, Crane’s Pie
Pantry Restaurant, Darpel and Associates Builders, Inc.,
Dickinson True Value Hardware, Fennville BP and Subway,
Fennville Downtown Development Authority, Fennville Main
Street Market, Fennville United Methodist Church, Greater
Fennville Chamber of Commerce, Hidden Pond Bed and
Breakfast, Hilliard Lyons, Huntington National Bank, Lakeside
Electric of Fennville LLC, McKellips Plumbing, Reid Ruggles
Insurance Agency, Septic Tank Systems Co.
Concessions will be available, with proceeds going to the
Greater Fennville Chamber of Commerce scholarship fund.
Visit the Chamber website at www.greaterfennville.com for
more information and a schedule of future concerts.
“Tuesdays in the Park” free
community concert series
begins on June 9 with northern
Michigan’s new honky tonk
country group, Sister Wilene. The concert will be held at
Memorial/Paradise Park on north Maple ST, downtown
Fennville. Music begins at 7PM. In case of inclement weather
the concert will be held in the lower level of the Fennville
District Library.
Sister Wilene will take you back to the days when country
music was a pocketful of heartfelt ballads and great swing
songs you could dance to. From the traditions of Patsy Cline
to Bob Wills, from the honky-tonks to the dance halls to the
front porches, this band will take you down memory lane or
perhaps introduce you to some of the greatest American
music ever played. Named for the only female member of Bill
Monroe’s Bluegrass Boys - accordion player Wilene
Forrester - Sister Wilene gives a nod to the
country/bluegrass/Americana tradition with a repertoire of
country songs that have survived the decades, most written
by someone named Hank.
Sister Wilene’s sound is built around lead singer and rhythm
guitar player Mary Sue Wilkinson. Mary Sue comes from the
“old wave, new time” bands Iowa Rose and The Pets, bands
that have enjoyed local, regional and national attention.
Sister Wilene puts Mary Sue out front with her crystal clear
voice that can pull at your heart strings or lead you to the
dance floor. Drummer Dave Collini and bassist Kevin Gills lay
down the driving rhythm section. Add to that the lightening
quick virtuosity of Joe Wilson on steel guitar, the tasty licks of
Don Julin on guitar and mandolin and the melodious playing
of Lauran Bittinger on accordion and you’ve got a true hoe
down of inspired American music. The diverse backgrounds
of the members of this “super band” allow them to approach
the genre with an attitude that stays true to the music while
bringing fresh energy. All have extensive performance and
touring credits with other bands including, among many
others, Steppin' In It, Rusty Blaides, The Neptune Quartet,
The Milroys and Dublin Station. All are in high demand as
soloists and session players.
Free to the public, the Tuesdays in the Park concerts are
sponsored by the following Greater Fennville Chamber of
Commerce businesses and local businesses; 100 E. First St.
LLC, Allegan Community Federal Credit Union, Allegan
County News, Birds Eye Foods, Chemical Bank, Crane’s Pie
Pantry Restaurant, Darpel and Associates Builders, Inc.,
Dickinson True Value Hardware, Fennville BP and Subway,
Fennville Downtown Development Authority, Fennville Main
Street Market, Fennville United Methodist Church, Greater
Fennville Chamber of Commerce, Hidden Pond Bed and
Breakfast, Hilliard Lyons, Huntington National Bank, Lakeside
Electric of Fennville LLC, McKellips Plumbing, Reid Ruggles
Insurance Agency, Septic Tank Systems Co.
Concessions will be available, with proceeds going to the
Greater Fennville Chamber of Commerce scholarship fund.
Visit the Chamber website at www.greaterfennville.com for
more information and a schedule of future concerts.
TUESDAY'S IN THE PARK
