Real Life Real Music annual festival at Bernhardt Winery presenting Sean McConnell

Event features silent auction benefiting Sharing Sight and special Student Artist Showcase.

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Real Life Real Music, a syndicated radio program recorded live in The Woodlands, moves from its regular home at Dosey Doe to Bernhardt Winery for a day of wine and music, October 1, 2011. The festival offers a line up of note worthy guests who have appeared on the program over the last 4 years. Sean McConnell, Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros, Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines, Shake Russell, Kathryn Hallberg, and The Hopeless Po’ Mantics join Real Life Real Music host Kyle Hutton for the 2^nd annual event.

 

Real Life Real Music, currently broadcast locally on 99.7 KVST (Conroe/Huntsville), airs weekly in 11 Texas markets including Corpus Christi, Ft. Worth & Abilene. Its trademark is the ability to take listeners behind the lives and songs of the shows guest artists. “We are so excited about the success of the show and the response of our listeners.” states Hutton. “Our radio program, and now our festival, both provide opportunities for music fans like me to interact with the artists and gain inspiration from their work.”

 

Hutton, an acclaimed artist in his own right with 4 c/d’s, 3 Texas Music Chart topping hits, and latest disc produced by Grammy winner, and festival performer Lloyd Maines, joins personal songwriting favorites McConnell, Wilkins, Hendrix, Hallberg and more as part of the

festival line-up. Warner Chappell Recording Artist – Sean McConnell headlines this years fest after a year of nationwide performances including area sellouts in support of his newest release “Saints, Theives, and Liars”. Real Life Real Music named the disc its top choice of new records for 2010.

 

Throughout the day festival attendees can sample Bernhardts’ award winning wines, enjoy lunch and dinner on the grounds, and experience the music of Real Life Real Music Student Artists on the Songwriters Experience Stage in-between main stage acts. Attendees can also bid on silent auction items including 3 guitars signed by Real Life Real Music artists like Mark Chesnutt, LeeRoy Parnell, Ray Benson, Gary Morris and more. Silent auction proceeds benefit Sharing Sight, a third world – medical mission charity, supported by Real Life Real Music. Corporate sponsors Dosey Doe, Rick Raanes of Keller Williams, Arriba Salsa, the Conroe Dental Health and Cosmetic Centre, and Graystone Hills proudly join Real Life in the presentation of the event.

 

 

The gates at Bernhardt, just west of Montgomery off Hwy 105, open at noon.

12:30 – The Hopeless Po’ Mantics

1:15 – Kathryn Hallberg

2:00 – Shake Russell

3:15 – Terri Hendrix & Lloyd Maines

4:45 – Walt Wilkins & The Mystiqueros

6:45 – Kyle Hutton

8:30 – Sean McConnell

 

Limited VIP tickets including “rain or shine” seating, winery tour and tasting, and artist meet & greet are available, along with $20 advance general admission tickets. To purchase tickets visit the RLRM Store.

 

Ticketing Options:

NOTE: Our online ticketing box office is now closed. Tickets are available at the gate – $60 for VIP, $25 for Adults, $10 for Students 11-18, 10 and under are free.

 

What to expect

Check out some of behind-the-scenes interviews and a live performance from our live radio program recorded in March 2011.

 

 

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