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Larry Mangum Trio and Mercy Mountain Boys to perform

Musical weekend coming up at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park

LIVE OAK, FL - It’s going to be a big weekend for music at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park! This Friday night, June 27, the Larry Mangum Trio, one of the premiere groups in North Florida and South Georgia, will kick things off for the weekend with a show in the Music Hall.

Want to dance with your honey? This could be the night for you to go out and enjoy great music, good food and beverages and get to know some new folks while dancing the night away or just sitting back and enjoying listening. The fabulous, award winning Mercy Mountain Boys will be shaking the house Saturday night, June 28, singing a little country, bluegrass and gospel. If you like country, bluegrass and gospel music, you don’t want to miss their performance.

Larry Mangum

Singer/songwriter Larry Mangum has logged nearly 3,000 performances over the last four decades as a folk, rock, country and Americana artist. It's not optional for Larry to play music-it's genetic! For over 100 years somebody from Larry's North Carolina family has been playing. A Floridian since 1970, Larry has added songwriter to the family resume. His song "Ain't It Great To Be Alive & Be In Florida" has been a feature at the Florida Folk Festival. It has also been the "fight" song for the Florida Jaycees for the last two decades. Larry's tribute to Gamble Rogers, "The Last Troubadour," won first place at Gamblefest in 2005 and third place at Wilfest 2006. "The Ballad of Dale and Gamble" won first place at Gamblefest in 2008! Larry was also a Top 10 finalist at the South Florida Folk Festival with "That's What Daddys Do."

The Mercy Mountain Boys will be on stage Saturday night in the Music Hall. Earl Green sings lead, does vocals, plays the acoustic guitar and writes songs for the group. Other band members are Mitch Sands and Donny Weatherford. Mitch sings baritone, plays the mandolin, banjo, fiddle and acoustic guitar while Donny sings tenor, plays the acoustic guitar, bass and jews harp. They’ll

The Mercy Mountain Boys

have your attention and have your foot tapping!

The group records on the Morningstar/Signature label. There will be albums available for sale during and after the concert, including "Get Ready For The Ride," "Classics Vol. 1," and "The Old Fashioned Way."

If you want to know more about the Mercy Mountain Boys, go to musicliveshere.com, call 386-364-1683 or go to www.myspace.com/mercymboys or mercymountainboys.com

Events begin at 7 p.m. each night and end around 10 p.m. Free admission Friday night. Admission Saturday night is $10 per person. Come early to be sure you get a good seat and enjoy dinner at regular prices.