Dixie Hicks
Band News and Reviews

The New Dixie Hicks Band!

The Dixie Hicks are proud to welcome New lead singer Robert Hall to the group. Robert brings with him years of experience playing Honky-Tonk country music and a voice built for country.   Between his excitement to play, and his fun outgoing nature,  we believe with him fronting the group, we will be able to achieve being the hottest country band in town.  We all are looking forward to playing for ya'll real soon.  Check out our calendar for upcoming dates!

Winstock !

The Dixie Hicks are thrilled to accept an invitation to play at the 2008 Winstock Country Music Festival in Winsted, MN  June 13 & 14!

The Winstock Festival is celebrating its 15th Anniversary this year.  Over its history Winstock has featured country legends like George Jones, Waylon Jennings, and Loretta Lynn as well as many of today's biggest country artists -- Martina McBride, Gretchen Wilson, Toby Keith, and Keith Urban just to name a few.

This year's headliners are Reba McEntire and Montgomery Gentry.  Other headline acts also include Sawyer Brown, Craig Morgan, Kellie Pickler, and Emerson Drive.

The Dixie Hicks will be performing two shows on:

Friday, June 13 at 5:45pm @ The Emerging Artists Stage.  

Saturday June 14 at 11:00am @ the Pre-Show Beer Tent Party kicking off the days Festivities.

Visit www.winstockfestival.com for more information. We hope to see you all there!

Dixie Hicks Welcome New Member

The Dixie Hicks have expanded with the addition of Lonnie Kraatz, a first-rate country player who adds steel guitar, dobro, and additional lead guitar fireworks to our sound!  Please come out and welcome Lonnie to the group!

Thank You Winsted for the Warm Homecoming!  (Dec 1)

The Dixie Hicks first appearance in Lauren's hometown of Winsted, MN was a great success!  Despite the season's first winter storm, country fans, friends, and family packed the Blue Note bar room December 1!   We are all excited about our return to the Blue Note on February 23 when we will be playing in the main ballroom. 

For an article about Lauren and the Dixie Hicks in the Winsted area newspaper go to http://www.herald-journal.com/archives/2007/stories/dixiehicks.html. 

Dalbo Dancers Delight! (Oct 13)

When we decided to play the Dalbo Town Hall Dance we weren't quite sure what to expect.  We knew the event had a strong reputation in the Isanti County area. The coordinator, Amy Sabrina, was very friendly and impressively organized; and the event and venue did sound like a funky place to play.

Still, Dalbo is an obscure village an hour out of town with an 1886 Town Hall building located on secondary gravel roads in the middle of farm fields.  It's ironic, but this country band was a bit concerned about what kind of turn-out there would be out in the country!

Our worries were quickly laid to rest.  Just before show time a steady stream of fans began to fill the Town Hall and from the first note played to the very last song of the night the dance floor was hoppin'!  The folks who attend these shows certainly prove that this event is accurately named!

So thank you to Amy and all those who attended or helped put on the show.  We'd love to play Dalbo again  and we encourage our fans to check out other bands there at future dances  (Go to amysabrina.com for more info).