NQC 2013 Highlights: Day 5
I’m sorry for the delay in finishing coverage of the National Quartet Convention. I realize this is old news at this point but I will go ahead and post some more highlights since each blogger typically has a different perspective. Unfortunately, I had typed a lot more and lost it so, instead of taking the time to watch all five hours again, I’ll post what I can remember from memory.
Freedom Quartet sang one song on the main stage: “Somebody Touched the Lord” sung by none other than Dale Shipley. I lost track of him after he left Perfect Heart but I’m so glad he’s still singing. Freedom now consists of John Rulapaugh, Dale Shipley, Preston Garner and Burman Porter. I look forward to hearing more of them in the future.
I was blessed by the Gaither Vocal Band’s set. They did as good as I’ve ever seen them on the NQC stage. Each group member (other than Bill) were featured on at least two songs, and they all did a stellar job.
During the Easters’ set, Wes Hampton joined them onstage to sing with Morgan on “When You’re Broken.”
Gerald Wolfe led the congregation in singing some Bill Gaither songs since Bill was in the audience.
I was happy to hear The Mark Trammell Quartet bring back the old Happy Goodman song, “Meet Me Over on the Other Side.” I also loved watching Pat Barker sing, “Wonderful Time Up There.” The group did a stellar job on “The King is Coming.” Their whole set was definitely a highlight.
Another big highlight was Jonathan Wilburn joining Gold City on stage to sing the last chorus of “Get Up Get Ready.” The last time I saw Gold City in concert, the CD that was on was their latest project.
The night ended with Karen Peck and New River singing “Four Days Late,” The Booth Brothers singing, “Still Feeling Fine,” The Mark Trammell Quartet singing, ” That’s Enough for Me to Know,” and The Gaither Vocal Band singing, “It is Finished.”
One more day to go. I’ll try to get to that next week. It takes a while to listen to 5-6 hours of music.
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