Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30 1999

Subject: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: j0_77
Date: 28 Oct 99 - 09:21 AM

Mountain View Arkansas just south of Branson hosts Bean Fest this weekend, world famous Cornbread and Bean cookout, thousands of musicians pickin on the 'Square', famous people running around everywhere, bring a chair, they are popular.

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: Dale Rose
Date: 28 Oct 99 - 10:26 AM

Hey, j0 ~~ I will likely be there somewhere along the line, though time is a bit tight this weekend ~~ high school state volleyball tournament at Conway is competing for my attention. About the only thing certain at the moment is that I will likely be at the Folk Center for the gospel show on Sunday night.

Here is some information scanned from this week's Stone County Leader, Mountain View, AR. Not responsible for either scanning errors (including added html) or schedule changes!

17th annual event set this weekend

The 17th Annual Bean Fest and Great Arkansas Championship Outhouse Race takes place this weekend in Mountain View. While events sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce are set for Saturday, the festive atmosphere will span the entire weekend, as craft vendors and musicians fill the town. Impromptu music sessions take place all around the courtsquare downtown, and craft vendors line Main Street.

Official events start at 10a.m. Saturday with organized music in front of the courthouse. Groups will appear as follows:
10:00 - Granny's Kitchen Band
10:30 - Hook Line and Sinker (that's Moon Mullins, Brickshy Jones, and Don Mellon)
11:00 - J.C. Bonds & Band
11:30 - Robin Branscum & Band
12:00 - Cash's White River Hoedown Band
12:30 - Foothill and Rhythm Cloggers
1:15 - Ann Marie Frantz
1:30 - Mountain View Folklore Society

Free beans and cornbread will be served at noon from kettles on the west side of the courtsquare.
The outhouse race begins at 2 p.m. following the judging of the Most Original Outhouse and Best Costumes. Awards for all events will be presented following the races.

See accompanying schedule for a complete list of activities.

Saturday's Schedule of Events

Bean Fest Activities
11 a.m. Outhouse Registration & Entry Fee Deadline Judging of Beans & Cornbread
12 noon Free Beans & Cornbread, west side of courthouse
12:15 Beans & Cornbread contest winners announced
1:00 Parade of Outhouses to starting line
1:30 Judging of Most Original Outhouse & Best Costumes
2:00 Great Arkansas Championship Outhouse Race
Following races Awards for all events & prize drawing, courthouse stage, followed by KWOZ Radio Talent Contest

Other special events this weekend:

Working Hands of Arkansas Craft Show & Sale -- tent on Main Street, all weekend.
Music Programs each night -- impromptu sessions on courtsquare and shows at Mountain View Folklore Society, Brickshy's Music Theater, White River Hoedown, Jimmy Driftwood Barn and Ozark Folk Center; also at various restaurants. Extension Homemakers Council Quilt Show -- Friday and Saturday 8-5, Ozark Folk Center Administration Building, free admission.
Ozark Folk Center Harvest Festival -- crafts and music every day, Ozark Folk Center State Park grounds.

The musicians appearing this week at the Ozark Folk Center are:

Thursday, October 28: Daytime Musicians: Bottom of the Barrel Band; Evening Concert: Fredona Currie, MC; Jim & Kathryn Brunson & Bill Brown, Harmony, Tom Cleveland & James Joel & Charlie Brooks, Fredona Currie, Audrey Gilliam, Glenn Ohrlin, Sacred Harp Singers, Jim & Wanda Sanders

Friday, October 29: Daytime Musicians: Bottom of the Barrel Band; Evening Concert: Jamie Brown, MC. Bottom of the Barrel Band, J.C. Bonds & Friends, Dave & Ida Brancecum, Jamie Brown, Lonesome Cowboys, Mixed Company. SPECIAL GUEST: Sky Shivers.

Saturday, October 30: BeanFest: Daytime Musicians: Bottom of the Barrel Band; Evening Concert: Dave Branscum, MC; Bottom of the Barrel Band, Featherstone, Golden Years, Gospel Harvesters, Granny's Kitchen Band, Wildflower Stringband. SPECIAL GUESTS: Sky Shivers.

Sunday, October 31: Daytime Musicians: Lloyd & Joyce Woods. Evening Gospel Concert: Comer Mullins, MC; Troy Cook, Bess Kelley & Bob Davis, Comer Mullins, Bob Murphy & Lisa Freshler, The Nelson Family, Barbara & Dwayne Smith, Ron Taylor.

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: Dale Rose
Date: 28 Oct 99 - 10:34 AM

One small addition: while listing the members of Hook, Line, and Sinker, I failed to add fiddler Scotty Branscum who joined the group this year. (I'm sure everyone wanted to know that)

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: WyoWoman
Date: 28 Oct 99 - 10:49 AM

Anyone who goes, please say hello to my new folkie-friend, by way of Harpgirl, Bill Erskine. Great guy, wonderful musician, and if you need a deeeeep bass to give some solid ground to your four-part harmony, he's tha' man.

Wish I could be there with you, it really does sound like a gas. So to speak.

WyoWoman

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: Dale Rose
Date: 28 Oct 99 - 11:30 AM

Does Bill Erskine play the whistle and maybe the bagpipes? If he doesn't, then I don't guess I know him.

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: Art Thieme
Date: 28 Oct 99 - 11:58 AM

And, Mr. Dale, stay away from the guy with the lighter walkin' closely behind folks !!

Art

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: arkie
Date: 28 Oct 99 - 01:25 PM

J077 and Dale, Thanks for the plugs for Bean Fest. This is our last big weekend and a great time to visit Mountain View. Town has about 2500 residents and there are probably more music instruments per capita than anywhere else in the country. During Bean Fest, about the only place you won't find music is the Wal-Mart parking lot, but that is not guaranteed. Door's open. Y'all come.

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: paddymac
Date: 28 Oct 99 - 01:27 PM

Yeah, WW. It'll surely be a gas, w/ lots of hot air.

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: harpgirl
Date: 28 Oct 99 - 02:45 PM

...I wish I could go. I am more at home in MT VW than just about anywhere else on the planet...WW ...glad you met Bill. Great bass voice, huh? He has been known to wear a kilt!...harpgirl

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: WyoWoman
Date: 28 Oct 99 - 03:29 PM

OMIGAWD!!! That'd be a sight! I know he does play whistle, so I guess he pipes, too? His voice is in the Tennessee Earnie Ford range.

W

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: WyoWoman
Date: 28 Oct 99 - 03:29 PM

I mean Ernie.

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: j0_77
Date: 28 Oct 99 - 08:15 PM

Thanx Dale

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: catspaw49
Date: 28 Oct 99 - 09:34 PM

Sounds just great and one helluva lineup, but honest to gawd, what DOES this place smell like after 24 hours. I done been to the Carolina Ramp fests, so I got me some kinda idee here.

Spaw

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: j0_77
Date: 01 Nov 99 - 07:55 PM

Besides the Outhouse race, very great fun!, and Bean Cookout/Eatout - many jokes, there was lots of variety including a Highland Piper :0) I will post some pics tomorrow.

Cajun, excellent Box player, old timey including Billy Mathews - one of the best oldtime fiddlers in the Ozarks, Henry The Fiddler - amazing fiddle wizard [e-mail] Idahoe/Colorado Muddies probably know Henry, several local fiddlers all excellent, Bob and Deborah Davis - Celtic / Bluegrass, DeeAnne Gilespie the Fiddle Goddess(has a web site) - these are just some of the musicians I managed to jam with. Several Bluegrass groups including David Branscombe - very good, my favorite Bluegrass Singer in the South. David plays Guitar and his wife plays Bass. David is also excellent on Banjo and (rare thes days!)plays Clawhammer style as well!

There were so many visiors at the Bean Fest that parking was a big problem. Eventualy found a space three blocks from the Town Square. I was very lucky too.

High points - probably the fun and complaining when the Bag Piper played, the Pib Mor is fairly loud. Hearing some superb Cajun Accordian, Billy Mathews old timey fiddling, The Nelson Family of Arkansas at the Folk Center on Sun evening.

Jamming late Saturday till 3am Sunday morning missed the Gospel show at the Folk Center apologies to Dale, it was nearly impossible to locate people in the large crowd, which was bigger than Winfield!

BTW There is NO CHARGE or ticket required for Pickin on the Sqare at Mtn View. City and State did a great job with services as did the vendors with food etc.

Next big festival is Folk Fest in spring, but there are a few smaller ones before that time.

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: harpgirl
Date: 02 Nov 99 - 09:18 AM

hey seventy seven...where are the pictures??? So Henry the fiddler is still in those parts, Huh? Last time I played with him in MT VW he was living and playing in Branson...

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: dpara
Date: 02 Nov 99 - 11:03 AM

You know, one year Cathy and I and our friends the Atchisons and the Momiches took second place in the outhouse race. I still have a silver painted toilet seat somewhere in the house. The following year we took first place in the outhouse decoration and team costume competition. We did a Hawaiian theme "The Hula Hole." There's a picture in some book about Stone County with Cathy in the driver's seat and a moo-moo. That year, however, we almost took out a spectator in the race and were disqualified. dave

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: j0_77
Date: 02 Nov 99 - 02:52 PM

Henry still fiddles on, the folk world would not be the same without Henry, his has a different approach to jamming.

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: j0_77
Date: 03 Nov 99 - 12:24 AM

Update - sorry for the delay on the pics - not scanned yet ooooppppzz - soon :0)

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: GUEST
Date: 07 Oct 10 - 09:03 PM

Does anyone know about the crafters? How many and do they sell much?
Thanks...
Gloria

Subject: RE: Bean Fest MtnView Arkansas 10/27-10/30
From: katlaughing
Date: 07 Oct 10 - 09:16 PM

Gloria, this thread is over ten years old. You'd probably find more info, faster, if you visit THIS WEBSITE.