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the examiner TuasaayLAugus 979 Hatcollecting singer coming to Barrie fair Unlike her sister Dolly coun try singer Stella Parton doesnt collect wigs she collects hats She likely wont bring all 200 to Barrie when she performs at the grandstand Aug 26 on the final day of the Barrie Fair Miss Parton is just one of half dozen acts appearing at the grandstand during the fair which runs for six days from Aug 21 through Aug 26 Like her sister Stella Parton can boast rags to riches story Born in modest homestead in Tennessee she came to Nashville in the late 1960s to make career as country Singer She recorded her first album in 1975 and has since recorded several on the Elektra label Miss Iarton will perform two shows at the grandstand at pm and again ail pm The grandstand lineup for the other five lays of the fair in cludes The Good Brothers per forming shows at and pm on Tuesday Joie Chitwoods Thrill Show at and pm on Wednesday demolition derby at pm on Thursday The Caldwell Singers at and pm on Friday and Kramer and ompany magic act and the The Leahy Family at and pm on Saturday The Good Brothers iden tical twins Bruce and Brian and younger brother Larry have reputation for getting audiences high with what one reviewer called boisterous blend that somehow combines campfire folksingers with barroom high spirits The band has won two Juno awards for best country band has recorded several albums since their debut album was released in 1976 The Joie Chitwood Thrill Show is fleet show in which fleet of brandnew 1979 Chevrolets will be put to the test at the hands of experienced stuntmen The more spec tacular stunts include the two wheel driving routine cannon jump and the demolition of three old cars The Paul Caldwell Show is troupe of ten performers who are regulars on the supper club circuit in the US Caldwell is former theological student turned music performer pro ducer and writer Caldwell has recorded an album and single and written six songs that have been recorded His show is known for the bold use of props and lighting Kramer and Co is magic act that will be sharing the grandstand stage on Saturday with The Leahy Family Frank and Julie Leahy and their six children who specialize in fiddle music and stepdancing Daily events at the Barrie Fair include the Conklin Mid way horse and cattle shows arts and crafts baking flowers and commercial exhibits Drinks to art Former New York Jets quarterback Joe Namath enteinent More than 5000 attend readers will notice that not only musicians took to throng of bluearass fans sits intent on the con cert shell at Blue Mountain west of Collingwood Sunday Attendance was estimated at more than 5000 to the daylong PepsiCola Bluegrass Festival and FiveString Banjo Contest Hawkeyed JUIIO OWOICI nominee 5025 Nothing else to do led to start in music CALGARY CP Laura Vinson used to listen to coun try music radio station on her parents ranch near Jasper Alta when she was little girl because there was nothing else to do Now that station and others across the country are playing her songs Ms Vinson is recognized as one of Canadas top country music performers after 11 years of playing clubs profes sionally Last year she joined the ranks 0f Carroll Baker and Anne Murray when she was nominated for Juno award as the top female country vocalist after the release of her debut album First Flight with her group Red Wyng When was eight years old was really interested in poetry she said in an inter view Then finally got myself guitar and learned how to play because there wasnt anything else to do At home with friends and songs for our own entertain ment Somebody would play guitar and we all kind of got in to it It was either that or go to dance every month and half DOESNT KNOW WIIY Ms Vinson says she doesnt know why she became in terested in music It may have been her French grandmother who came to Canada from Loui siana at the turn of the century or her Indian and English blood Ms Vinson left home as teenager to continue her schooling and eventually at tended the University of Alber ta She says she missed home and lot of her songs reflect that While at university did folk music and worked at clubs to put myself through school Ms Vinson says she also lik ed rock music and was big fan of Janis Joplin and the Jeffer son Airplane rnow the Jefferson Starshipi ior LY my Am the concert shell stage In this photograph trampoline act The Trampchamps were perform ing to the sound ofyou guessed itbluegrass music Special Photo clubs and such and really didnt get into recording until few years ago when signed with Royalty Records Then things really started to cook Her first album with the Edmontonbased recording company became one of the topfive selling albums by female vocalist within year of its release in 1977 NOMINATED FOR JlNO With that came the Juno nomination and playing at the Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill in July This fall Ms Vinson and Red Wyng will perform in Toronto during the Big Country awards She has already appeared on na tional television with Tommy Hunter and Ronnie Prophet and will have her music featured in an upcoming CBC radio pro gram But she says her group is not hardcore country Ms Vinson says the groups second album Aint No High Fashion Queen to be released try than countryrock She says she still is looking for major break with number one song While shes wellknOWn in her native Alber ta its different when she travels east Its hard to break in When we went to Toronto to play relatively new club not that many people came out ORilliA THEATRES ENEVA IbWEST 51 326633i WWWss Disney World ambassador stops over in Pam Carpenter the 15year old Walt Disney World Ami bassador for 1979 stopped in Barrie on Friday during her current promotion tour of Southern Ontario Miss Carpenter is the official hostess for dignitaries who visit the central Florida tourist resort She also travels throughout the US Canada and Europe on behalf of Mickey Mouse and the other employees of Disney World Disney World attracted more than I4 million visitors in 1978 said Miss Carpenter and while the total number of Canadian visitors isnt known statistics do show that an estimated 6thle Canadians visited the resort during the summer mon ths That figure represents about 75 per cent of all the Canadians who travel to Florida Canadians like the outdoors thats why so many come down to camp said Miss Carpenter We have excep tionally good campgrounds The Disney World cam pgroundsirwith more than 800 sitesaare located in the Fort Wilderness Resort 6403ch natural retreat near the Magic Kingdom Accommodation at Disney World also comes in the form of three resort hotels and furnish ed apartment units Miss CArpenter said transportation at Disney World is so convenient that cars arent necessary It was planned for enjoyment without the use of the car Walt Disney felt the car was too much in use The resort has continued to expand since it was first opened in 1971 The next major project will be the completion of the Experimental Prototype Com munity of Tomorrow EPCOT in the early 1980s EPCOT will Consist of Future World educa tional displays by American in dustry and World Showcase kind of ongoing worlds fair World Showcase will feature international pavilions run by exchange students from other countries The students will live and work at Disney World for year presenting their culture art music and food to the millions of visitors who travel to Disney World every year ALT DIEY mooucnous Barrie Pam Carpenter 25yearold Walt Disney World tour guide travels throughout the United States and many other lands on behalf of Mickey Mouse and the other employees of the Vacation Kingdom Photo Special wesr ST ovm 3266542 FORCE TEN FROM NAVARONE Ioii office open pull Show at Dusk CHILDREN 13 Va and under FREE except at RESTRICTED programs CINEMAS 7269944 EVENINGS AT PM DAILY CINEMA 7269944 MATINEES EVERY DAY AT 130 More Entertaining Than Humanly Possible Frnnkfyt Miss Piggy leil GINA Hood rehearses drinking scene from the play Picnic in which he will make his theatrical debut on Tue days opening night performance in Akron Ohio This is Namaths first stage production though he has appeared in both television and movies AP Photo gibfl this fall will be more rockcoun Dont Miss The Fun MATINEES DAILY AT 130 NIGNT SHOWS AT 900 at neighbors we used to sing IUSI kepl Performing In LA 41 IMPERIAL CINEMA CENTRE 7283440 BARRIE DRIVEIN 4872212 or 3381 the speed of sound Sights and sounds Rock bands coming Max Webster the popular Torontobased rock band comes to the Orillia Community Centre on Saturday for one show at 830 pm Also appearing will be Segarini Tickets are $650 in advance $750 at the door and are available at Sams on Dunlop Street WALT DISNEY Production nidentified Streetheart returns to the Lions Hall in Angus on Friday higflims night for concert organized by TAIL Proceeds go to the Mng mi Essa Arena Fund Advance tickets are $5 and are available 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