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Old 05-20-2019, 12:41 PM   #1
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Granville, TN & Sutton's General Store

We were wondering if anyone has RV camped in Granville, Tennessee?
Every Saturday evening they have a bluegrass radio hour broadcast from the old Sutton's General store.
We'll be RV camping at Made in the Shade RV park nearby.

We booked, way in advance, for Memorial Day weekend, they are hosting the Uncle Jimmy Thompson Bluegrass Festival during that time, glad we did as they are now totally filled up with reservations.
We also have our golf cart packed, we were told it was allowed, albeit the town is only 2 blocks away.
Maybe we will not need it, but we have never been there before.
Your thoughts?

Anyway, we have dinner booked during the show Saturday evening, and are looking forward to a wonderful time.

Has anybody else experienced this place?
Or, are you also going to be there?
Our golf cart is an old HD one that is painted red, stop and say hi.
Just wondering what y'all think and share some of your thoughts.

We will let you know what we think after the coming weekend.
Enjoy your plans, where ever they may take you, have a great weekend!

I think I hear banjo music, you?

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Old 05-21-2019, 01:29 AM   #2
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Well, looks like you picked a destination that no one here has experienced. Have a great time and report back!
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Old 05-26-2019, 02:29 AM   #3
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It turns out the festival is a Saturday only event.
Still a great time.
Granville is like Mayberry RFD, normally only 300 residents.

We stayed at Made in the Shade RV park.
Not a huge place, been there 50 yrs, but everything was clean, facilities look dated, but no problems, no mold, no cob webs, and is 1/4 mile from the quaint town.
So laid back, they don't care if you drive a golf cart, or walk.

This weekend had a rod and custom antique car show, over 300 vehicles, nice!

The best was the dinner then radio hour at the old Sutton General Store established 1880s.
The rest of the town has rich history, various museums of the area's culture and history along the Cumberland River, and paddle boat trade between Nashville.

The dinner was home made, you sit around dinner tables seating around 10 folks each, accommodating 50 people.
2 dinners, 5 PM & 6 PM.
After 1st group you go into the store seating area where the band plays for you and the 6 o'clock group eats.
Around 7 PM starts the radio hour recording, played around the world across 60 different channels, including MSM out of the Grand Ol Opry.

If you ever find yourself traveling across Tennessee a 100 miles east of Nashville, on i40, I highly recommend this.
Just for the dinner and bluegrass radio hour.
It always fills up, so you need reservations.
Every Saturday night, unless Xmas falls on it.

A story about Uncle Jimmy Thompson, who this radio hour is dedicated, and worth the mention.

Back when Grand Ol Opry was going to air its 1st radio show.
Uncle Jimmy had heard about it and wanted to go watch.
He was 70 at the time, his niece worked for the production, a lack of duty between the production mgr, and the cast coordinator, pointing fingers I thought you were doing the booking, they had no one to put on the show.

The niece spoke up saying her uncle was a fiddle player and was in the audience.
He was a fiddle player of no fame, and that night he agreed.
Jimmy was the very first musician to play the Opry's first radio show.

At 70, he spent the next 5 years going around promoting the show, dying at 76.

We would do it again, although next time, bringing motorcycles to explore the area as this is a one day event thing, albeit every Saturday!
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