LINKS THAT WE RECOMMEND.....
UPDATE: As of 11/09, we've had over 40,000
viewers check out all of our web links!
Music sites where 'The LAY Family' have accounts or are linked*:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1613546149#/home.php?ref=home -- Facebook home page
http://www.soundclick.com/members/default.cfm?member=rl+lay -- Site for bands & to find a band
http://www.grassspace.com/account/ -- Bluegrass bands across the country - look under 'all bands'
http://www.iBluegrass.com -- Bluegrass information
http://www.myspace.com/thelayfamily -- Home page; family information
http://www.banjohangout.org/myhangout/home.asp?id=18597 -- Home page; family banjo videos
http://www.fiddlehangout.com/my/mike -- Home page; family fiddle videos
http://www.youtube.com/user/getmusicnow -- Home page; family videos
hhttp://www.gospelgrass.com/Bluegrass_Gospel_Bands.html* -- Gospel music festival - look under KS
http://www.chitwoodsbarn.weebly.com* -- Music barn in Conway Springs, KS that meets Sept - March
www.centsiblesounds.com* -- Affordable, good quality instruments where we've been buying for years
Newspaper/Newsletter/Web links of 'The LAY Family':
http://www.arkvalleynews.com/web/isite.dll?1240521405144 - Ark Valley News article about our 4/24/09 concert
http://www.kansas.com/entertainment/calendars/story/743086.html -- Wichita Eagle Newspaper 3/09 concert
http://www.arkvalleynews.com/web/isite.dll?1233279615188~Brandon%20Lay -- Brandon, I rating
http://www.alphachristianchildrenshome.com/newsletter/2009_Spring_CNL.pdf -- 12/08 concert
http://www.arkvalleynews.com/web/isite.dll?1228407568249 -- Travis, 11/08 Lighting of Christmas Tree
http://www.emporiagazette.com/news/2008/sep/23/festival_celebrates_native_wildflower/ Front page news
http://cityofwellington.net/images/content/files/hr/08_wheatfestival.pdf -- 7/08
http://www.arkvalleynews.com/web/isite.dll?1236287040893~the%20lay%20family
http://www.arkvalleynews.com/web/isite.dll?1229017986095~the%20lay%20family
http://www.arkvalleynews.com/web/isite.dll?1104431796671~the%20lay%20family
http://www.kansasculturaltrust.org/pdfs/pr_11_28_07.pdf -- Brandon rec'd $3,350 scholarship '07
http://www.grandlakefestivals.com/2009_fiddle_winners.htm -- Our Family as well as Travis won 3rd place 6/09!
Family bands (*we've heard in person):
"KANSAS" (Sorry, but I've gotta list KS first!!!!)
www.farisband.com* -- Ozawkie, KS; very professional family band from our home state!
"OKLAHOMA" (OK gets listed 2nd because I, the mother, was born in OK!!!)
http://www.naylorfamilyband.net/nfbw/* -- Edmond, OK; talented, large family band! Gotta hear 'em!
http://huntfamilybluegrass.com/* -- Perry, OK; family band with 2 boys that play banjo/mandolin/fiddle!
http://www.shoutlife.com/grandpasneighbors* -- Bennington, OK; Great music ministy for the Lord!
"ARIZONA"
http://bostfamilytraditions.org/aboutus.htm -- Cochise County, AZ; family band with 8 children!
"MISSOURI"
www.thechambermusic.com* -- KS City, MO area; The Chamber family band. Good music & good family!
http://www.farnumfamily.org/ -- Southwest MO area; large family band with 6 children - great website!
"TEXAS"
http://www.thefullquiver.com* -- Collinsville, TX; great family with great harmony/7 children - check them out!
http://www.greerfamilyband.com/* -- Burton, TX; great music/great family, 5 children - you'll love 'em!
Bands:
"KANSAS"
www.timbercreekband.com -- Timber Creek band, great bluegrass music.
"OKLAHOMA"
www.graystonebluegrassrevival.com -- Great group of guys - you've got to check them out!
Miscellaneous sites:
http://laurie-leroy-truckingadventure.blogspot.com/2008/11/family-reunion-in-council-grove-ks.html -- Blog site of a cousin that came through KS & attended our concert. Lots of photos! This direct link is about our family.
www.gobms.org -- Greater Oklahoma Bluegrass Music Society - website full of bluegrass information.
Children sites:
http://www.alphachristianchildrenshome.com/ -- Great place to donate items and/or financially!
http://www.show-mehome.com/ -- Childrens home we've been familiar with for a few years now.
Church websites:
www.maizecc.com -- Maize Congregational Church - great friends of ours with good old Christian values - where we attend
www.vcchristianchurch.com -- Valley Center Christian Church in Valley Ctr, KS
Great family movies:
http://www.fireproofthemovie.com/ -- DVD; "Never leave your partner behind"
http://www.facingthegiants.com/ -- DVD; great story in learning how to deal with tough situations
http://www.flywheelthemovie.com/index.php -- DVD; story of restoring classic auto & God restoring life!
Search engines:
http://www.google.com/ -- popular site used by a lot of people
http://search.yahoo.com/ -- another good site; The LAY Family can be found
