“Best Damn ‘Fiddle Festival’ in the World.” - Jason Roberts

The new Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys with Grammy Award Fiddler Jason Roberts will honor two Hall of Fame Legends with the FEATURING BEN & re-creation “song for song” LIVE in Concert this world famous 50Th Anniversary Tribute to the “Best Damn Fiddler Player in the World”.

THE WESTERN FLYERS

REDD VOLKAERT Women of Western Swing BAND TEXAS STEEL MEN & FIDDLE CONTEST TOO BOBWILLSFEST.COM “Best Damn ‘Fiddle Festival’ in the World.” - Jason Roberts

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH BOB WILLS FIDDLE CONTEST REGISTRIATION AND FIRST ROUND AT TEXAN THEATER, FREE ADMISSION 4 PM TO 9 PM “BIG BALL IN G-TOWN DINNER & DANCE @ GREENVILLE FARMERS MARKET, 2203 LEE STREET, DOWNTOWN 6 PM TO 10 PM GREENVILLE, FREE PUBLIC EVENT, RESERVED SEATING FOR SPONSORS ONLY SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH FIDDLE CONTEST IN TEXAN THEATER, FREE ADMISSION 10 AM TO 5 PM OUTDOOR LEE STREET STAGE, FREE ADMISSION WESTERN FLYERS WITH REDD VOLKAERT WOMEN OF WESTERN SWING REDD VOLKAERT BAND DAVE ALEXANDER BIG TEXAS SWING BAND TEXAS STEEL MEN AT EMPTY GLASS, FREE ADMISSION HEADLINER INDOOR CONCERT @ 7 PM TO 10 PM GREENVILLE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM, TICKETS REQUIRED BEN & NOEL HAGGARD, TRIBUTE TO BOB WILLS TEXAS PLAYBOYS UNDER THE DIRECTION OF JASON ROBERTS, TRIBUTE TO BEST DAMN FIDDLE ALBUM FOR CONCERT TICKETS SHOWTIMEATTHEGMA.COM BOBWILLSFEST.COM PRESENTED BY CITY OF

OCTOBER 29 & 30, 2021 DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, TEXAS

“COVID FRIENDLY” OUTDOOR EVENT THIS YEAR , FREE TO PUBLIC FRIDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 29TH AT THE GREENVILLE FARMERS MARKET

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This year we are moving away from our traditional indoor dinner & dance to a more “Covid Friendly” outdoor event, free to the public. Our Greenville Farmers Market has a new Master Chef owned italian restaurant, Fatto a Mano Pizzeria, that will be serving hand made, fresh ingredients gourmet pizzas, pastas, steak, seafood and salads with beer and wine pairing choices. The restaurant is located on the western end of our Farmers Market Shed. Sponsor Tables will be spaced apart under the outdoor covered shed next to the Market parking area. We will be shutting down some, not all, of the Market Parking Area to allow for our Band Stage to be brought close to the restaurant and shed. “Bob Wills’ Texas Playboys with Jason Roberts” will present a different set than their Saturday night ticketed show so be sure to buy a ticket to Ben & Noel Haggard and BWTP concert Saturday night at the GMA. Also “Women of Western Swing” will be featured to open our Friday Night Big Ball in G Town Dinner at 6:30 pm. The Public is welcome to bring their own Lawn Chairs and dine with Fatto a Mano Pizzeria as well, which will be open to the public. New Italian restaurant on-site FARMERS MARKET 2203 LEE STREET DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, TEXAS LIVE FRIDAY, OCT. 29TH 6:30 PM DOWNBEAT IN CONCERT FREE TO PUBLIC, BRING OWN LAWN CHAIR FOR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS BOBWILLSFEST.COM PRESENTED BY CITY OF

OCTOBER 29 & 30, 2021 DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, TEXAS

FEATURING BEN & NOEL HAGGARD

For fans of his late, legendary father, great Merle Haggard, his youngest son Ben is no Stranger – in fact, he’s been the lead guitarist in Hag’s longtime band of the same name for the past eight years, since he was 15 years old, fitting in easily with veterans like musical director Norm Hamlet and . Ben was a regular on Merle Haggard’s recordings, took the stage with him and the Highwaymen ( and Kris Kristofferson) as well as Blake Shelton for a memorable performance at the 2014 Grammys and for the 2012 “All for the Hall” show besides two of his idols, Vince Gill and Keith Urban.

Growing up the son of a man who has defined country music's possibilities, Noel Haggard has enough life experiences to more than completely inhabit the things he sings about...and does it with the same natural phrasing and richly sonorous baritone that one would expect from someone with such a loaded last name.

GREENVILLE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, TEXAS SATURDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 30TH, 2021 LIVE FOR TICKETS SHOWTIMEATTHEGMA.COM IN CONCERT FOR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS BOBWILLSFEST.COM PRESENTED BY CITY OF

OCTOBER 29 & 30, 2021 DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, TEXAS

FEATURING BEN & NOEL HAGGARD

When Texas Playboys front man Jason Roberts steps onto a stage with his fiddle and utters his first “AH-ha” of the evening, western-swing fans know they're seeing and hearing nothing less than the living embodiment of a tradition that stretches all the way back to 1933.

Today, the Bob Wills sound continues, as big and bright and brassy as ever. The newest Texas Playboys aggregation is led by two-time Grammy winner Roberts, hand-picked by both the Wills estate and Leon Rausch, whose nearly two decades in the famed western-swing band Asleep at the Wheel includes an eight- year stint actually playing Bob Wills in the Wheel's nationally touring musical-theatre production, A RIDE WITH BOB. And, like Bob's original band, this group of Playboys includes some of the best swing musicians both Oklahoma and Texas have to offer. GREENVILLE MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, TEXAS SATURDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 30TH, 2021 LIVE FOR TICKETS SHOWTIMEATTHEGMA.COM IN CONCERT FOR SCHEDULE OF EVENTS BOBWILLSFEST.COM PRESENTED BY CITY OF

OCTOBER 29 & 30, 2021 DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, TEXAS

FEATURING DAVE ALEXANDER & HIS BIG TEXAS SWING BAND His big band is now called Dave Alexander and His Big Texas Swing Band. The older guys went on, he said, and it was up to the musicians of his own generation that include people like Jason Roberts to carry the baton.

Alexander’s band features a full horn section, including 2 trumpets, 2 trombones and a sax; and a rhythm section: fiddle, piano, bass, drums, steel and him playing and trumpet and singing. In addition to surprises, they will also play some of the original “oldie goldies. I always play ‘Deep in the Heart of Texas every year, and we will also do an armed forces tribute to our veterans.” Alexander has played with the Texas Playboys, Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel and numerous other performers and has won a number of major music awards.

DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, TEXAS SAT. DAY LEE STREET STAGE, OCT 30TH, 2021 LIVE NO TICKET REQUIRED IN CONCERT FOR EVENTS SCHEDULE BOBWILLSFEST.COM PRESENTED BY CITY OF

OCTOBER 29 & 30, 2021 DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, TEXAS

FEATURING THE REDD VOLKAERT BAND Redd Volkaert was a successor to in Merle Haggard's backing band, and is "among the country’s top Telecaster guitar slingers. Volkaert won a 2009 Grammy for Best Country Instrumental Performance.

While best known as a Fender Telecaster player, with a personal collection that includes a 1953 Fender Telecaster, a 1951 Fender Nocaster, a 1958 Fender Esquire and a 1950s-style Hahn Telecaster. Volkaert has lent his name to made by other companies, including Asher.

Redd's band has been playing Saturdays, and Redd plays with Heybale!, the Sunday night house band, at The Continental Club in Austin, Texas. DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, TEXAS SAT. DAY LEE STREET STAGE, OCT 30TH, 2021 NO TICKET REQUIRED LIVE FOR EVENTS SCHEDULE BOBWILLSFEST.COM IN CONCERT PRESENTED BY CITY OF

OCTOBER 29 & 30, 2021 DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, TEXAS

FEATURING THE WOMEN OF WESTERN SWING The WOWS, Women of Western Swing features a real swinging band in the Western way with very accomplished musicians featuring Sophia Johnson-guitar, Georgia Parker-bass, Katy Cox-fiddle, Rose Sinclair-steel guitar, and Lisa Pankratz-drums. Their high energy style delivering lots of western swing tunes will make you jump to your feet and swing your partner round and round.

DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, TEXAS SAT. DAY LEE STREET STAGE, OCT 30TH, 2021 NO TICKET REQUIRED LIVE FOR EVENTS SCHEDULE BOBWILLSFEST.COM IN CONCERT PRESENTED BY CITY OF

OCTOBER 29 & 30, 2021 DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, TEXAS

FEATURING THE WESTERN FLYERS Texas's finest Western swing, Vintage country, Texas fiddle band! Churning out true blue authentic Texas flavored music, internationally-renowned guitar master Joey McKenzie drives the train, Fiddle champion Ridge Roberts astounds, and world- class upright bassist Matthew Mefford adds fuel to the fire.

Named 'Best Western Swing Group' at the Ameripolitan Awards, as well as their album 'Wild Blue Yonder' receiving the Best Western Swing Album Award from both the Academy of Western Artists and the Western Music Association. The trio delivers old school professionalism in every sense, appealing to a diverse cross section of music fans both young and young at heart.

DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE, TEXAS SAT. DAY LEE STREET STAGE, OCT 30TH, 2021 NO TICKET REQUIRED LIVE FOR EVENTS SCHEDULE BOBWILLSFEST.COM IN CONCERT