Shoji

Last night's show was very nice, we all enjoyed it very much.  He told a little of his history of studying classic violin at an early age, he didn't say how young.  Early in his college years Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys were touring through his area of Japan and he went just out of curiosity.  Listening to the fiddle player's version of Listen to the Mockingbird with all the bird sounds changed his life forever.  He began collecting country music records to practice the different fiddle music.  After college he came to America finding his way to Nashville.  Soon he was in Shreveport Louisiana probably (he didn't say) at the Louisiana Hayride which was almost as big as the Grand Ole Opry.  27-28 years ago he started his first season in his new theater in Branson and the rest is history.  His show is a variety of music from Classical to Rock and Roll and Western Swing (Texas Style) to Garth Brooks.  His daughter did many numbers along with a team of male backup singers.

He said that when ask, what is the difference between the violin and the fiddle, he always says that the instrument is the same it is just how you fiddle around with it.

It was a fun but late (for old folks) night time.