Want to find out if your friends can really sing? Are you in desperate need of a cheap date? Ever wished you could be serenaded by that cute guy in Tau Phi? Well one show can solve all these problems.
Burton Wood, Maegan Sherzinger, and Carter Hamric
The 31st Annual Cowboy Show presented by Tau Phi is set for is Saturday, September 25 at 7 p.m. in Alumni Auditorium.
The show is hosted, performed, and produced by members of Tau Phi along with female vocalists representing the various women’s clubs on campus. There are also many performers who are not in social clubs, but all acts underwent an audition process.
This year’s show is directed by Burton Wood. Carter Hamric and Maegan Sherzinger are his assistant directors, and Tau Phi alumni Chandler Vester will be hosting the show.
Phi Sigma will be represented by six performers, Pi Delta by four, Delta Sigma by two, and Delta Xi one.
Junior English major from Memphis, Charli Shelby is a member of Phi Sigma who will be singing in Cowboy Show for the first time.
“I can’t wait for the the show,” Shelby said. “Burton, Maegan, and Carter have made the experience wonderful and exciting.”
Performers will be accompanied by a professional band lead by Pat Flynn, who has been a band member for Garth Brooks, Lee Ann Womack, Randy Travis, and many more. Pat has received many awards and honors, one being “Best Acoustic Guitarist” five years in a row by FRETS magazine. He has been the master musician of the show for over 13 years, and he is an Honorary Member of Tau Phi for his dedication to the show’s success.
Cowboy Show began as a Lipscomb homecoming tradition that took place on the steps of Alumni Auditorium. Over the years, it has evolved into the second largest student-run show on campus, the largest being Singarama. The show has sold out the past two years, and Tau Phi is hoping to make that three after this year’s performance.
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“Everyone should come to the show because it is a fun night of musical entertainment full of plenty of laughs and great singing,” said Wood, a Senior pre-med major from Nashville. “Plus Tau Phi will try to sing, but we really just end up making fools of ourselves. Who wouldn’t want to see that!?”
The show will incorporate recent country music hits along with some great classics. Carrie Underwood, Shania Twain, Jason Aldean, and The Eagles are just a few of the artists being covered at this year’s show. There are also rumors of a surprise act!
“We are so excited about this year’s show,” said Scherzinger, a senior math education major from Huntsville. “Anyone who comes to Cowboy Show will certainly be blown away by the talent we have here at Lipscomb, and all the performers have already put in so much time and hard work in to making the show a success.”
General admission tickets are $10 each and are available online, and Tau Phi will be selling tickets daily in the square.