by Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — Despite being under the weather and the threat of stormy weather, the Logan Mize concert went off without a hitch in downtown Wellington at the Thursday night concert at the 2015 Kansas Wheat Festival.

Estimates vary on the number of people in attendance, but it ranged anywhere from 1,000 to 2,500 people, who were either inside the paid ticket area or roaming outside the gate (pictures of the concert can be found here).

As expected, Mize provided an epic show. The Clearwater native even brought his wife on stage for a song afterwards.

“I figured now that I got the kids to bed I can come on stage sing and have a few beers,” said Jill Martin, who is a mother of two and a country singer song writer as well.

The concert marked the end of the first half of the Wheat Festival, with more fun-filled activities in store for the next three days. That includes two more street dances including “The Banned” a rock group from Wichita, and Kinsey Sandler, a rising country star out of Oklahoma.

“We’ve sold out of buttons,” said Annarose White, Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce Director. “We are going with wristbands the rest of the day.” 

So those with buttons may want to hold to them as much as possible.

The crowd went wild for Logan Mize.

Tonight’s street dance includes “The Banned.”

The Banned will be in Wellington tonight at 9 p.m.

“The Banned” will be bringing a different sound to the downtown stage than with Mize.

The Banned is a four-man group out of Wichita with a rock and roll sound.

Then on Saturday night, Kinsey Sadler comes to the stage at the Kansas Wheat Festival.

Sadler is becoming one of the most liked and busiest female country artist performing in the Midwest region. She is under the management team of Johnny Morris Production/Evergreen Records of Nashville; TN. Sadler’s vocal strength has been compared to artist such as Miranda Lambert and Gretchen Wilson.

Kinsey’s music is listed in several publications, including All Access Country, Cool Music, Only Lyrics, Got Country Magazine, and Nashville industry publication Music Row. Currently her music is playing on several stations around the United States and Europe. Her first single “Sometimes I Forget” charted on Nashville’s Music Row at number 53. On Only Lyrics, Top 100 Songs of the week, “Sometimes I Forgot” charted at number 15. Kinsey’s single fell just behind Brad Paisley number 13, Kenny Chesney number 14, and in front of Billy Currington number 16, Lady Antebellum number 17. “Sometimes I Forget” took the number 2 spot for the most requested lyrics to a song.

The title track from her debut CD “The Young And The Reckless”, released this past fall and is currently receiving air time nationally and in Europe. Writing contributions to Kinsey’s CD include platinum and gold song writers Heidi Newfield and Don Goodman. Heidi Newfield was the former lead of Trick Pony with top 5 billboard hits “Pour Me” and as a soloist “Johnny and June”; and Don Goodman has written several charted songs most notable Blake Shelton’s “Ol’ Red” and Alabama’s “Angels Among Us”. Kinsey is currently working with Mr. Goodman on other projects for the future. Musical contributions were made by, Academy of Country Music Drummer of the Year award winner, Eddie Bayers, and Kenny Chesney’s guitarist Jon Conley. Sound production was done by the legendary Billy Sherrill at Nashville’s Sound Emporium.

“I’m an Oklahoma girl, but I’ve been traveling since I was little so being on the road is nothing new. I love every venue I have played from big to small it doesn’t matter; as long as I get to share my music with the world I’ll be satisfied.” So if you haven’t seen Kinsey Sadler yet, go catch her performance this Saturday night at the Kansas Wheat Festival. 

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