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Music Galore at the Monroe County Fair in 2019...

     No matter what type of music you like to listen to, we likely had at least one venue playing some of it this year at the Fair.  The Fair was ALIVE with the sound of music all week long!  We had bands scheduled every day throughout the fairgrounds, as well as a Battle of the Bands AND a singer/songwriter contest! 
     Our online Fair Schedule had a venue-by-venue list of what was happening all week long or you could download the daily schedule to line up who you wanted to see this year.
     Use the links below to check out who you saw at the Fair this year.  

Sunday, June 30th: 
On the Free Stage: 
Joe & Jan Edwards at 1:00, 3:30, and 6:00 p.m.  and the Midtown Madmen at 8:00 p.m.

Monday, July 1st: 
On the Free Stage:
Country Spirit at 6:00 p.m. and
Marty Barrow Gospel at 8:00 p.m.

In the AUDITORIUM:
"Rock the Fair" Battle of the Bands at 6:30 p.m. featuring 8 Track Mind and Soul Stricken.
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Tuesday, July 2nd:  
On the Free Stage:
Joe & Jan Edwards at 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. and 
Sheila Stephen & the Rodeo Monkeys at 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 3rd: 
On the Free Stage:
KARAOKE at 5:00 p.m and 
Moonshine at Sunrise at 8:00 p.m

Thursday, July 4th:  
​In the Grandstands:
Reece Phillips at 7:00 p.m (followed by the Rodeo)

Saturday, July 6th:  
On the Free Stage:
Derrick Weidner at 7:00 p.m and 
Kirby Stailey and the Dash at 7:00 p.m

In the Auditorium:
"Rock the Fair" Singer/Songwriter Contest at 5:00 p.m (Registration is from 11:00 - noon)

"Rockin' the Fair" this Year
​with Two Separate Events!

     This year, we were rockin' the Fair with two separate events:  a Battle of the Bands on Monday, July 1st in the Auditorium and a Singer/Songwriter Contest in the Auditorium.  
     The Battle of the Bands started in the AUDITORIUM (due to rain) on Monday, July 1st, with 8 Track Mind warming up the crowd.  The five finalist bands, Siddius, Mood Service, J.C. Clements, Euphoria Music, and Saeyers, then started competing with each band performing for our esteemed judges:  Ben Michaels, Music Publicist Rock Paper Scissors; Jenn Cristy, One Pulse Entertainment; and Suzette Weakley, Bloomington Songwriter Showcase.  Then, while the judges made their decisions on who would take home the $1000 grand prize, Soul Stricken took the stage to finish out the night.  



​Battle of the Band Judges:
     Our first annual Singer-Songwriter Contest took place in the Auditorium on Saturday, July 6th.  
     At noon, contestants were paired up randomly and then got their song topic.  They then had just FIVE HOURS to write a family-friendly song and get it ready to perform before everyone gathered again at the Auditorium at 5:00 p.m. and they had to share their new songs in front of the judges and live audience.  
     CASH PRIZES for the top three teams AND recording studio time, too!  Congratulations to our winners!
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