Bands
4:30pm to 6:00pm
Corey Smith, the fan-made man, has sold over 1 million concert tickets, 1.5 million digital singles and over 220,000 albums.
Smith has amassed an unfailingly devout fan base, not only in his native Southeast region, but all around the nation, simply by telling it the way it is. He has released 10 albums—including 2011’s Top 20 release The Broken Record. Corey has written every word on every album himself and he produced 9 out of 10 of the records.
Corey consistently tours, hitting around 120 dates per year and has begun releasing singles from his upcoming project, The Great Wide Underground.
A Common Wealth Band
12:30pm to 2:00pm
The band known before as The Bobby Perry Band, and now called "A Common Wealth Band" is an American Country Rock Band. The line-up consist of Geoff Brewer (lead vocals) Bobby Perry (keyboards) Brian Lippert (lead guitar, vocals) Preston Gorman (drums, vocals, trumpet) and Andrew Carlone (bass).
They have performed throughout the US both as headliner and as the supporting act for national and regional artists such as Tracy Lawrence, Lady Antebellum and Sundy Best. Members of the band are passionate about giving back to the community and were honored to perform twice at the Jeremy Hicks Music Festival, a fundraiser for St. Jude's Children"s Hospital in effort to battle childhood cancer.
Halfway to Hazard
2:45pm to 3:45pm
The very words “Halfway to Hazard" were the first ever penned by the duo & inspired not only their name but are symbolic of the musical journey their lives have taken
Chad Warrix and David Tolliver started playing together in Nashville clubs. Their regular shows soon started a buzz around them that ultimately attracted the attention of producer Byron Gallimore & country superstar Tim McGraw; who, sensing the potential of the two, steered them into the studio. They soon released their first self-titled album & opened for Tim McGraw & Faith Hill on the Soul to Soul II Tour.
H2H use their position as country music artists for philanthropic efforts that significantly move the needle. They have raised over $1,000,000 for music programs in their home state of Kentucky.
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