Day 81–Jellystone Park Camp Resort, Grand Ole Opry Show, Nashville, Tennessee

It was another overcast day and we spent much of our time organizing and trying to figure the next leg of our journey home. The weather has been an issue so we have to be aware of which routes we take.

We left early for the show  because we wanted to see if we could get better seating. Luckily, we were able to change our nosebleed seats for middle floor seats about  7 rows from the stage. The tickets were $12.00 more per seat but well worth it.

We still had  90 minutes before the show so after changing our seats we went to the Opry Mall to walk around. The place was even more of a mob scene then yesterday. It is a huge mall with a really pretty carousel in the  middle.

 

 

I was amazed at the number of stores and specialty shops available to shoppers as well as the  wide variety of restaurants. We both thought the Easter Bunny venue was very pretty.

   

 

                                                  

 

Back at the Grand Ole Opry we took our seats and waited patiently for the show. We aren’t familiar with the performers so hoped we would enjoy the show. The last time we were here the headliners were Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley and Scotty McCreery and all were country singers we really love. 

Well the show turned out be incredibly wonderful and we enjoyed every minute of it.

Kelly Skidmore is a young singer song writer who has written songs for the TV series – Nashville.

Another singer that really pulled on our heart strings is Holly Williams. Her grandfather and father were singers so she is carrying the torch for the family. She wrote a song about her grandparents was incredible. She sang with so much emotion I felt like crying.        

 

All of the performers were great but these two women were exceptional. Then there was  Chris Janson. He came on stage and  really made an impact and got a standing ovation.

 

 

The very best instrumental was done by the bluegrass band, Steep Canyon Rangers. Nicky Sanders on the violin was beyond belief and when the  group finished there program it was a wild and loud standing ovation for them!

All the performers were great and put on a magnificent show. I guess we really do like country music!