Summer Solstice Shindig 2022 with the Upper Cumberland All-Stars
The Burlappers turned out in force on Saturday afternoon, June 11, 2022, for a replay of an event that sorta started the entire Burlap Room Concert Series concept four years ago. The Upper Cumberland All-Stars, a consortium of the best players from the best bands in the region, performed the first Burlap Room Tom Petty Tribute in 2018, and returned again for a two complete sets of Tom Petty songs, and succeeded in presenting spot-on performances of all the big hits, and some very tasteful renditions of some less-familiar but strong, Tom Petty songs.
From my musical experience, I can tell you that performing live copies of songs that people love and have spent years listening to the recordings can be difficult – all it takes is a few clunkers to turn off “true” fans when you start messing with “their” music. From the enthusiastic response the UC All-Stars received, it’s obvious that – A: There were many hard-core Tom Petty fans in the crowd, and B: They all approved of the UCAS’s performance of the songs they love by Tom Petty! Thanks to these talented musician/entertainers of the UC All-Stars for a wonderful evening:
Don Sergio (drums and vocals)
Lorie Judd (Bass and vocals)
Stevie Judd (lead guitar)
Viola Sergio (Drums, bass, keys and vocals)
Cindy Hall (percussion and vocals)
Gary Alspaugh (keyboards and vocals)
Philip Hall (Lead vocals and guitar)
Kudos to the entire technical and service staff of the Burlap Room for a job well done - I think ol’ Tom P. would have been pleased with our humble attempt to honor him and his music! And congrats to the three lucky individuals won free “Baby Japanese Maple” Trees during our traditional random drawing- this has become a much-anticipated feature at all Burlap Room concert events!
Next up at Bert’s on Thursday, June 23, join us for our first Comedy Night with Amber Autry, Matt Taylor, and Ritu Tirthani at the Burlap Room! And of course the first Jamboree VIP Weekend kicks off with Jambo Eve with Josh Driver and the Full Circle Band at the Harvester on Thursday, June 30. The Harvester will be open 10 am-11 pm on Friday and Saturday of the 51st Annual Fiddlers’ Jamboree - VIP parking is available on a first come-first serve basis - all the details here. If you’ve attended the Fiddlers’ Jamboree before, you know it’s either blazing hot in the Tennessee summer sun or you’re runnin’ back to the car to dodge random thunderstorms…This Harvester special event access has you covered (literally) with all the comforts – cold craft beverages, AC, comfortable seating, clean restrooms, and live streaming audio/video live from the Jamboree stage! Then plan for mid-July back at the Burlap Room, Saturday, July 16th to attend the Southern Rock Jam with Joe Harvey Band - We’re bringing back the authentic Volunteer Jam Vibe one more time (think Free Bird!!)! Stay up-to-date with all the events in the Bert Driver Network (Nursery, Burlap Room, and the newly-opened Harvester Event Center) by signing up for our Burlapper Newsletter. All tickets for all Burlap Room and Harvester Event Center can be purchased at burlaproom.eventbrite.com. See y’all here!
