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| Country music singer Josh Thompson is set to headline Friday night at the World Chicken Festival |
Beyond the bright lights from the amusement rides, and
the smell of fried chicken from the World's Largest Skillet, Friday night at
the World Chicken Festival will bring in the likes of Josh Thompson and Ray
Scott. If there is one thing that is for
certain, country music fans will be in for a treat.
Six years ago, Josh Thompson arrived on the scene with
his single, "Beer on the Table."
It would be followed up with "Way Out Here," which has been
loved by many that are fans of John Wayne, Johnny Cash, and John Deere, as the
song would go. Thompson has kept a busy
touring schedule over the years, but manages to balance his music career and
personal life.
"It's a different state of mind. You travel a lot and get to see America. I'm a homebody, but I also love being out on
the road. It has been two different ways
of life for me," Thompson recalls on balancing two aspects of his life.
Josh Thompson is no stranger to Kentucky when it comes to
performances. Six years ago, he
headlined the WFKY Froggy Field Party.
(Check out review here.)
"Now that was a great time," Josh recalled. "The fans and the folks at the radio
station welcomed me with open arms. I
still remembered it."
Just when his career was taking off years ago, he went
through several record label changes due to restructuring within each company. He credits the fans for keeping him
motivated. According to Josh, "the
fans are what motivate me. When you
release new music, and they love it, it keeps me going. They (the fans) are what drive me to continue
pushing forward."
Whenever an artist is faced with label changes, sometimes
they lose the rights of the recordings they performed under the label. Thankfully for Josh Thompson, he was able to
use the original recordings for "Change: The Lost Record." Josh indicated that he was able to use the
originals to remix and remaster each song.
In essence, he released volume 1 in 2015 and Volume 2 is scheduled to be
released in the next couple of months.
Josh Thompson is an avid outdoorsman, being a member of
the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, and a partner with NRA Country. He recently completed his third elk hunt;
however he said that he "would love to be able to hunt elk in
Kentucky. Everyone is keeping an eye on
the popularity that it has become there.
I recently went deer hunting a couple of weeks ago and was able to get a
fully dressed deer." He was excited
to hear about the new Appalachian Wildlife Center that is being built in Bell
County, Kentucky.
When Josh Thompson takes to the stage at the World
Chicken Festival, he knows that music fans will have a good time with pure
country music. Be sure to catch his free
concert on Friday, September 30th at the World Chicken Festival in downtown
London, Kentucky. Opening will be
Whiskey Belles at 6:00 and Ray Scott at 7:30 before Josh Thompson performs at
9:00 p.m. It is free and open to the
public. More information on Josh
Thompson can be found at www.joshthompsonofficial.com and on the World Chicken
Festival at http://chickenfestival.com.
