Country talent
Arapahoe, Nebraska, singer-songwriter Alexa Whipple is a regular at the annual "Burton's Bend Musical Festival" in Holbrook, Nebraska. Friday morning, Alexa showcased her yodeling skill in "Swiss, Cowboy or Country," while Emma Prowell of the Prowell Family Band of Lenexa, Kansas, wowed the crowd with her fiddling talents. On the steel guitar, Blaine Gerrelts of Brady, Nebraska, joined Mike Benke (above), Mike Goodrich and Sandy Miller on guitars in the Blaine & 120 EZ Band. Filling in with the band were 15-year-old Matthew Davis of Alma on the keyboard and 18-year-old Kiley Barwick, also of Alma. The two-day music festival featured country, cowboy, gospel, folk, bluegrass, rock and Americana music in concerts, theme shows and learning sessions.