O'Bryan's Bar & Grill ~ Owensboro, Kentucky
Wade Hayes and Randy Lanham
April 21, 2007

Review: Helen Neal
Photo Credits: Christina Gardner, Suzanne Gaedtka, Terri Robison

Wade and Randy Lanham together - one of the best acoustic shows you'll ever witness. Wade's stellar voice and superb 'picking' skills aligned with Randy's superior fiddle playing and smooth harmonizing make musical magic.

We Nashville supporters love it when Wade goes to Owensboro to hook up with his long-time friend for an evening of music. It's a quick fun trip to take with friends. We go for the music and to touch base with Wade and Randy, but the trip always enriches the friendships - a major bonus for Wade's fans.

O'Bryan's anchors the corner of a country crossroads west of Owensboro, in an area known as West Louisville. It's near a lake and campground and a lot of farms and fields. And it has a packed house of regulars and visitors on a Saturday night. Wade and Randy were set-up in the corner of a covered patio. The crowd was also inside the restaurant area and overflowing outside the patio - ready for good times and good music.

Wade did several of his hits, a few of the unreleased ones that he's written recently, a couple of Willie's songs, one of Strait's, and a couple of covers that we hadn't heard before - Skagg's "Don't Get Above Your Raising,' and Hank, Jrs "The Pressure is On." He absolutely aced that one - definitely want to hear it again.

We'll look forward to another trip to Owensboro anytime Wade and Randy are ready!