Diverse group of entertainers to light up new stage
The Dogwood Festival will have an exciting lineup of musicians to light up its new stage. In addition to many local entertainers, the festival will feature Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal from NBC’s “The Voice 2017,” Songs of the Fall with Cia Cherryholmes and Stetson Adkisson, and Randall Shreve and The Devilles. Adding more widely known entertainers, from as far away as Nebraska and Colorado, will bring more culture to the atmosphere and get more people talking about the festival, according to Nathanael Stone, entertainment coordinator.
Randall Shreve and The Devilles
Randall Shreve and The Devilles, of Fayetteville, will return again this year to kick off the festival with a performance from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Friday. Stone said the band was a favorite of the 2016 Dogwood Festival and has a lot of energy. Shreve’s style is described as vaudeville rock and its sound is influenced by Queen, Muse, The Beatles and Jeff Buckley. “While the rock is thoroughly modern, it exudes the ambition, grit and glamour of Old Hollywood, and manages to transport the listener back in time to an earlier era,” according to the band’s website www.randallshreve.com.
Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal
Josh Hoyer and Soul Colossal of Lincoln, Neb. will take the stage at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Hoyer become a household name after competing on Season 12 of “The Voice,” but his music caught Stone’s attention before he became famous. Hoyer formed the five-piece band in 2012, which includes Mike Dee (saxophone), James Fleege (bass), Benjamin Kushner (guitar) and Larell Ware (drums). Their high energy music is described as a combination of soul, funk and R&B. The band completed several national tours in 2015 and 2016, playing more than 150 shows in 32 states. In 2017, the band continued its tours and Hoyer appeared on Season 12 of “The Voice.”
Songs of the Fall
The Colorado-based Americana band Songs of the Fall, which includes musicians Cia Cherryholmes and Stetson Adkisson, will be performing from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. Cherryholmes, a five-time Grammy nominee, has a country background and her family name is well known in Nashville, Tenn., Stone said. She plays the banjo and sings alongside her husband, who also sings and plays the guitar. The couple is now known for more folksy music with a bit of gospel, which will make their music perfect for Sunday afternoon, Stone said. Their couples website, www.songsofthefall.net, describes their music as a meeting of Celtic, delta blues and bluegrass. “People have asked, why the name Songs of the Fall? The way we see it, the story of mankind is all about falling. We fall in and out of love, on hard times, into temptation — life is all about the fall and how we keep learning and growing, and those are the things worth singing about,” Stetson said.
Local entertainers
Rose Sparrow and Tori Miller, 2016 Miss Rodeo Arkansas, will be among the local favorites performing throughout the festival. The Siloam Springs Middle School Choir, Heart and Soul, and Studio B Dance will also be providing entertainment during the event. A full entertainment schedule is available above.
Collective Worship on Sunday
A collective worship service will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday. The collective worship service is a Dogwood Festival tradition, and this year’s service will feature worship leaders from churches throughout Siloam Springs and Northwest Arkansas.