Bob Bovee will bring western and railroad songs of his past to the stage for Montgomery County residents. Bovee is native to Nebraska and learned many of his songs from his grandmother and his Uncle Herman. He plays the guitar, banjo, harmonica and autoharp; he also sings and yodels. Bovee has been a fulltime musician since 1971, playing solo and in duos with his late wife Gail Heil or longtime friend Pop Wagner.
Bovee has played across the country as well as in Canada and Western Europe. He has recorded numerous albums and is a frequent contributor to numerous music publications. He currently lives in rural Minnesota where he runs the Lanesboro Barn Dance and the Bluff Country Gathering, a festival celebrating American traditional music.
Please join us for Bovee’s tour in Montgomery County. It will start on Monday, October 28th at the Coffeyville Meal Site, Sycamore Landing and Windsor Place Assisted Living before arriving at the Spencer/Rounds Theatre on the CCC Campus at 10:20 a.m. on Tuesday, October 29th. Cornish will continue his tour of Coffeyville with Windsor Place, Windsor Place SCU and the Medicalodge of Coffeyville on Tuesday. Wednesday he will entertain residents at Asbury Village and Manor House followed by the students at Caney Valley High School on Thursday and the Caney Nursing Home and Guest Home Estates in Caney on Friday.
The public is invited to the 10:20 a.m. Tuesday Humanities performances at CCC. The performances are free and held in the Spencer/Rounds Theatre. For more information call 620-251-7700 ext. 2145.