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Page 6 Pickens County Courier • <strong>2018</strong> Central <strong>Railroad</strong> <strong>Festival</strong> Saturday, April 28, <strong>2018</strong><br />
VARIETY<br />
From Page 4<br />
ally acclaimed “Merlefest” music festival on<br />
the “ Little Pickers,” stage for the past seven<br />
years!<br />
The Barfields have presented washboard<br />
workshops and performed family concerts,<br />
as part of the Smithsonian Institute’s “New<br />
Harmonies Tour” in South Carolina!<br />
Buffalo Barfield is a naturally gifted, multitalented<br />
musician whose gifts include being a<br />
performer, an entertainer, an instrumentalist, a<br />
songwriter, recording artist and a teacher.<br />
Because of his focus in “Traditional<br />
American” music and folk instruments, he<br />
strives to learn first hand from everyday<br />
people who live or have lived in his native<br />
Appalachian region.<br />
Jack Roper and the<br />
Weatherman Band<br />
Jack Roper and the Weatherman Band<br />
features a wide variety of music, such as classic<br />
rock and roll, rhythm and blues and beach.<br />
The band includes Jack Roper on drums<br />
and sax. A Union County, S.C., native, Jack<br />
has been with WSPA-TV for 31 years, formerly<br />
forecasting the weather and now<br />
co-hosting the “Your Carolina” show each<br />
morning at 10 a.m. Performing magic shows<br />
and playing music are two of Jack’s loves.<br />
All members of the band are Union<br />
County natives, including Ronnie Hayes,<br />
who plays lead guitar and sings. Andre<br />
Kerr plays keyboard and is the lead singer.<br />
The bass player and backup singer is Pickle<br />
Eaves. All of these guys have toured with<br />
Percy Sledge and Billy Joe Royal.<br />
Sherwood<br />
Drive<br />
Tara Rogers and<br />
Tyler Monroe make<br />
up Sherwood Drive, a<br />
duo based in Upstate<br />
sherwood drive<br />
S.C. They have been singing together for a<br />
year. Their style is country music, and original<br />
songs are written by Tyler. They recently<br />
won the Anderson Wild Wing Voice off.<br />
See VARIETY, Page 8<br />
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