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By popular request, the Pea Pickin’ Hearts have recorded a live version of our self-titled CD and added a bonus track, Vegas, TN, from the upcoming album, Tennessee Approximately.  Take a look at  a couple of pics of us in studio!   Be the first to get your CD at The Cabin Cafe on May 19th, from 11:30am to 2pm on the front porch!

If you’re in Gatlinburg Saturday May 19th, come see the Pea Pickin’ Hearts at The Cabin Cafe, located at 600 Glades Road, #10, Gatlinburg, TN.  We’ll be there 11:30am to 2pm.  But if you can’t make it on the 19th, don’t miss us Memorial Day Weekend on Saturday, May 26thtoo from 11:30 to 2pm during our return to The Cabin Cafe.

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After only a little over a year, The Cabin Cafe has become one of the premiere restaurants in Gatlinburg, TN.

TripAdvisor has The Cabin Cafe highly ranked out of 169 restaurants in Gatlinburg, The Cabin Cafe continues to grow and include more “seats, services & sandwiches.”  If you are ever in Gatlinburg, TN… 

Do not miss this treasure.

If you’re in Gatlinburg Saturday May 19th, come see the Pea Pickin’ Hearts at The Cabin Cafe. Don’t miss us on Memorial Day Weekend on Saturday, May 26th too from 11:30 to 2pm.

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Celebrate

Run in the 5K, bring the entire family to the Earth Day Festival on Tuesday, April 24th, 3 to 7pm  at Mynatt Park to learn about easy green practices, activities and games, craft stations, food and more!

Enjoy music from the
Pea Pickin’ Hearts
from 4 to 7pm.

And don’t miss Ribfest, BBQ and Wings on Thursday, April 26 featuring food sampling from 5 to 9 p.m. and loads of atmosphere in the downtown area.

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See what’s cookin’ and come be part of the WDVX studio audience on…

Thursday,
July 12th at Noon

…when the Pea Pickin’ Hearts perform on WDVX’s Blue Plate Special.

The WDVX Blue Plate Special features live performances Monday through Saturday at noon.  It all happens at the Knoxville Visitors Center on the corner of Gay Street and Summit Hill Drive in Downtown Knoxville, Tennessee.

WDVX Blue Plate Special is broadcast and webcast around the world.
Can’t make it down for a show?

Listen live on-line!

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That’s right, folks!
Everyone knows that
Peas are Green, right?

Once again in 2012, the Pea Pickin’ Hearts will be singing and playing, unplugged in the temporarily darkened lobby of the Hilton Garden Inn in Gatlinburg on Saturday, March 31st from 7:00 to 10:00 pm as a part of Earth Hour, the annual global lights out event.

The Hilton Garden is Tennessee’s only LEED-certified hotel, and we are proud to have supported their efforts in 2011 and again in 2012.  For more information about Earth Hour, the global lights out event watch videos from across the planet of last year’s event.

Learn more about Earth Hour
at http://www.earthhour.org/.

We are excited to be playing a new venue this week.  After a week of vacation in the hot Carribean sun, the Pea Pickin’ Hearts are back to play 3 shows from 6 to 9pm at the Ober Gatlinburg Ski Resort this week:  December 27th, and January 2nd & 3rd.  As of this post, we don’t have any snow on the mountain or enough cold air to get the snow machines working.  So get your karma all warmed up and come on out to the Ober Gatlinburg lounge tonight and help us sing…

“Let it Snow. Let it Snow. Let it Snow.”

The shot below of Pea Pickin’ Hearts was taken by Hillary at the Hard Rock Gatlinburg, reminds me just a touch… of Priscilla and Elvis. Maybe it is the sepia tone, my freshly coal-tinted locks… or maybe it is just the pictures of Elvis looming over Jon’s left shoulder.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars to see the Pea Pickin’ Hearts in the Wedding Chapel at the Hard Rock Gatlinburg on Wednesday, November 30th at 7pm for the Hard Rock Whispers series.

We’ll sing a few songs and tell a few stories
about the songs we sing (and maybe make them up)
The entertainment is FREE &
a full Hard Rock menu and bar will be available.

See you there!

Songwriting is an interesting dynamic for the Pea Pickin’ Hearts.  I don’t play an instrument, nor can I read music.  So typically, I write the lyrics, and Jon writes the music.  About half the time, a melody comes along with the lyrics.  I sing them into Jon’s BlackBerry, and when he has the time, he tackles the music writing.  Then we get together and make alterations finish product. 

Songwriting is a testy process for us, sometimes. 

But in the end, we are always pleased and proud when we finish a winner.  As some of you will remember, we recently participated in the Preview Event for the upcoming Festival. 

The kickoff of the
Smoky Mountains
Songwriters Festival will be
in August of 2012. 

However, leading up to the Festival, there are lots of associated activities and events.  One such event is the Out of the Mouth of Babes Lyrics Contest.

Please remember that the details are still being tweaked, but here are the basics:  In the next few weeks, local songwriters will be visiting classrooms in three local schools to talk about songwriting.  The students will then be invited to write lyrics that, if they are selected, will be set to music and performed by a local songwriter at a Concert Event in mid-November.

Supporting and encouraging creativity
is always a good thing.

I am flattered to be involved and can’t wait to see the event details unfold.  If you are interested in being a songwriter that sets music to a child’s lyrics, become a fan of the Smoky Mountain Songwriters Festival on facebook for upcoming details, or email Cyndy Reeves.

Stay Tuned.

The Pea Pickin’ Hearts had a great time at the Preview Event for the Smoky Mountains Songwriters Festival at Ober Gatlinburg on Thursday, August 25th. 

Here a just a couple of the great pics of us that were posted. 

Thanks for sharing them with us!

Great Picture of the Pea Pickin' Hearts posted by Soundtheory Corp!

We can’t wait for the Festival to begin Fall of 2012!

The Pea Pickin’ Hearts were very flattered to have been invited to participate and are contemplating entering a song into the Del Rio Song Contest.  How ’bout you?

Del Rio, TN is a historic Southern Appalachian community spread along the French Broad River and into the surrounding mountains, ruled by native woodlands, long ridges and deep, winding hollows.

The old homesteads in Del Rio may be vanishing, but the traditional ways of life remain. The virtuous, the sinful, the independent and all the shades of humankind share a sense of belonging in this special location.

ELIGIBILITY:  Open to ALL songwriters and musicians. Send your songs that express in some way the meaning that a place can have to its people.

JUDGING:  Songs judged for quality, originality & relevance.

AWARDS:  Ten finalists to be chosen for performance at Del Rio Days on Sunday, October 23, 2011.  $500 awarded to the Judges’ Choice and  $500 awarded to the Audience Favorite.

DEADLINE:  October 1, 2011

NOTIFICATION:  October 7, 2011 (on or around)

ENTRY FEE:  Each entry must also include a non-refundable check or M.O. for $10 payable to DRCA;  additional entries by the same writer must include an additional $5 per song, plus entry form and lyric sheet

For entry form and contest rules, visit www.DelRioSongContest.com!