The Horseshoe Theatre - Monett, Missouri

In the year 2002 Turnback Creek came to be when musicians, Lola Clark, and Bob McKay had been playing with a couple of groups for a couple of years. They suddenly found themselves with out a leader. Lola and Bob decided to take over and invite guests to play with them each performance to fill out the remaining years bookings. It worked out beautifully, three of the guest Virginia Snyder of Snyder Music Park and Dee Davis of Clever and Bob’s Wife Barbara of Willard became full time members. Since then a fine lead gutarist, Jay Roberts of Springfield has been added and the group finds them selves very much in demand. Lola and Dee and Virginia found that the three of them blended well singing three part harmony and The Turnback Creek Trio was born. This group has many facets and is a joy to watch. The programs can vary from a Bluegrass presentation to a Variety program of Folk Mix to include Southern Gospel and Blues and Country and Bluegrass and marvelous twin fiddle presentations by Lola and Dee and Vocal solos by Dee Davis accompanied with Barb McKay on the Key board. This Variety presentation is very popular for the group, Dee Davis adds a great spark with her comedy pieces. This group is growing in popularity and has logged many shows in and around S.W. Missouri.

CRAZY Mule takes traditional blugrass and puts an Ozarks spin on it. There is just enough humor mixed in to please their fans and enough instrumentals to keep the musician completely attentive. Jake Stogdill is a young and talented flatpicker with his own solo instrumental carreer taking off. Boyd Stogdill is a fine banjo picker and writes some hauntingly ancient sounding numbers. Marlin Bashaw's voice can only be explained with one word, Bluegrass! and David Hayworth is an amazing guitarist truly needed to round out the picking section. Les Summy has joined forces to lay down the rythym section on the upright bass. Their sound is truly unique and the experience will leave you looking at mules with a whole new light.