Historic Washington State Park has announced its annual summer concert series “Music in the Park” with the theme “Country Nights.” A free concert will be held on the third Saturday of June, July, and August and is open to the public.Country music has been a regular staple in music throughout the American South and has its roots in America’s past. Many who moved out west to Texas and Oklahoma came through Washington. Come out and enjoy an evening of old country cowboy songs to modern country hits.

Cowboy Jim Garling, an Oklahoma native, performs acoustic Cowboy western music and tells stories that go along with the songs. Many of his songs date from early cowboy songs and later music by Gene Autry, Roy Rogers and others.

Night Hawk Band is a country band offering a variety of sounds including classic country and progressive country. Night Hawk has been entertaining the Ark-La-Tex area and beyond for more than 15 years. This versatile, multi-talented group consists of five members from the Southwest Arkansas and Northeast Texas area.

Jason Helm’s Band also is well known in the region. The lead singer, Jason Helm, is a singer-songwriter-guitarist with a knack for spinning tales of life and love, and has a razor-sharp, witty lyricism that will keep the listener finding new depth and meaning to each song. The band has a modern “red-dirt” country style.

June 20 – Cowboy Jim Garling

July 18 – Nighthawk Band

August 15 – Jason Helms Band

Bring your lawn chairs or blankets to spread on the grounds of the 1874 courthouse by 7:30 p.m. on concert dates. For more information call 870-983-2684.

Check out this new song from the Jason Helms Band.

Source:Sheila Little

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