July 16, 2020 at 5:05 p.m.
Fryes kick off fair’s faith night
Jay County Fair
Fryes kick off fair’s faith night
Fair.
Faith.
Frye family.
The entertainment side of the Jay County Fair kicked off Wednesday, highlighted by the inaugural Faith Night featuring a performance by the Frye Family Band.
A few hundred fairgoers spread out on the lawn east of the Farmer’s Building to take in the concert featuring the band founded by former Jay County resident Tom Frye.
“It’s a lot of fun,” said Eric Reynolds, a Portland resident and the band’s drummer. “It’s an opportunity for us to get back together, rehearse a show and perform it for our local community.”
The performance served as a reunion of sorts in a couple of ways. With some of the band living in Tennessee — Frye, wife Lisa and son Jonathan moved from New Corydon to the Nasvhille area three years ago — some in Jay County and others scattered elsewhere, the group hadn’t played together in about three months. Many of those who came out to listen stayed to chat with their old friends well after the guitars were unplugged.
“That was really special, just to see so many friendly faces and people wanting to give hugs and talk and encourage,” said Frye, noting that 10 fellow members of the Jay County High School Class of 1986 were in attendance. Of those, nine were Bloomfield Elementary School students.
“That was pretty sweet,” added former contemporary worship pastor at Westchester United Methodist Church.
The concert followed the band’s release of its CD “Things Unseen” — it’s available at fryefamilyband.com — earlier this year. It also comes during a time of transition for the group that also featured Mane Hernandez Ayes on Wednesday and includes Frye’s daughters Maggie Neal and Kaylyn Degler and son-in-law Seth Neal.
Frye Family Band is getting away from being a touring concert ministry, though it will still play stand-alone events like the fair from time to time. It plans to shift a family event ministry that would be held as weekend events featuring presentations on various topics — family, parenting, discipleship — along with a concert and a worship service, with a goal of holding about a dozen each year.
The first such even was scheduled for August in Pennsylvania, but that has been put on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The new Faith Night at the fair was originally scheduled as a grandstand event with 2016 Gospel Music Association best new artist Jordan Feliz to perform in front of the grandstand with the Fryes as his opening act. Then, the coronavirus pandemic hit.
Feliz has already been booked to come to the fair next year, and Frye said Wednesday night his group plans to be there as well.
“I think it’s great,” said Frye of the faith night concept. “Obviously plans were in place pre-COVID, but I think that COVID has heightened awareness of the need for faith and family. …
“To get to be a part of the first one this year and then with Jordan next year, it’s just really, really special.”
Faith.
Frye family.
The entertainment side of the Jay County Fair kicked off Wednesday, highlighted by the inaugural Faith Night featuring a performance by the Frye Family Band.
A few hundred fairgoers spread out on the lawn east of the Farmer’s Building to take in the concert featuring the band founded by former Jay County resident Tom Frye.
“It’s a lot of fun,” said Eric Reynolds, a Portland resident and the band’s drummer. “It’s an opportunity for us to get back together, rehearse a show and perform it for our local community.”
The performance served as a reunion of sorts in a couple of ways. With some of the band living in Tennessee — Frye, wife Lisa and son Jonathan moved from New Corydon to the Nasvhille area three years ago — some in Jay County and others scattered elsewhere, the group hadn’t played together in about three months. Many of those who came out to listen stayed to chat with their old friends well after the guitars were unplugged.
“That was really special, just to see so many friendly faces and people wanting to give hugs and talk and encourage,” said Frye, noting that 10 fellow members of the Jay County High School Class of 1986 were in attendance. Of those, nine were Bloomfield Elementary School students.
“That was pretty sweet,” added former contemporary worship pastor at Westchester United Methodist Church.
The concert followed the band’s release of its CD “Things Unseen” — it’s available at fryefamilyband.com — earlier this year. It also comes during a time of transition for the group that also featured Mane Hernandez Ayes on Wednesday and includes Frye’s daughters Maggie Neal and Kaylyn Degler and son-in-law Seth Neal.
Frye Family Band is getting away from being a touring concert ministry, though it will still play stand-alone events like the fair from time to time. It plans to shift a family event ministry that would be held as weekend events featuring presentations on various topics — family, parenting, discipleship — along with a concert and a worship service, with a goal of holding about a dozen each year.
The first such even was scheduled for August in Pennsylvania, but that has been put on hold because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The new Faith Night at the fair was originally scheduled as a grandstand event with 2016 Gospel Music Association best new artist Jordan Feliz to perform in front of the grandstand with the Fryes as his opening act. Then, the coronavirus pandemic hit.
Feliz has already been booked to come to the fair next year, and Frye said Wednesday night his group plans to be there as well.
“I think it’s great,” said Frye of the faith night concept. “Obviously plans were in place pre-COVID, but I think that COVID has heightened awareness of the need for faith and family. …
“To get to be a part of the first one this year and then with Jordan next year, it’s just really, really special.”
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