I think I may have missed the most amazing thing ever. From what I'm reading on Twitter, Martina completely blew everybody away last night. I'd like to read some posts from people who were there. Also keeping fingers crossed for footage!
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I have been blessed
And I feel like I've found my way
I thank God for all I've been given
At the end of every day
Martina's performance was absolutely phenomenal. The crowd loved her and was very responsive. It looked like Martina was having a great time too. The applause after Broken Wing was amazing. People respond to it so much, and they love hearing her hit the big notes. The applause after her set was soooooooo loud. I'm pretty sure she's gotten the most applause at the festival so far, and it's going to be extremely hard for someone to top that. Almost everyone in my section was talking about how amazing she was after the show.
Here's the set list:
Ride
This One's For the Girls
Wrong Baby Wrong
Love's the Only House/Blessed
Anyway
A Broken Wing
Independence Day
Your comments are echoed here:
http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2010/06/13/cma-festival-martina-mcbride-rascal-flatts-others-rule-lp-field-on-day-3/
"It doesn’t matter who takes home the trophies on award show night — country music fans are still in love with Martina McBride.
An always-charismatic McBride kicked off her show-stopping LP Field performance with “Shine,” the title track from her current CD. She got the crowd on its feet waving their arms in the air with second song “This One’s for the Girls” and she kept them there for her whole set.
“Thank you so much, you all have been good to me,” she said before introducing her current single “Wrong Baby Wrong.”
She followed up with “Love’s the Only House” (and played the harmonica solo herself), a tear-jerking “Anyway,” and “Broken Wing” which had fans singing from the first word and garnered the loudest and longest crowd applause of the last two nights.
“That would be the loudest thing I’ve ever heard,” McBride said. “I wish you guys could know how that makes me feel and there’s really no way I can explain. I dreamed of doing this ever since I was a little girl. Any of you guys out here dreaming of doing this, I’m living proof dreams really do come true. And this is where it all happens. I’m glad it worked for me because aside from making a really good margarita there isn’t much else I do well. But I do make a damn good margarita.”
She closed her set with a rousing performance of “Independence Day,” which got the crowd singing along at top volume.
Fans continued to stand and applaud long after she left the stage."
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Blessed is the believer who knows love is our Redeemer
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this makes me want to stay for Fan feast next yr ..........nice meeting new friends ......
M
Your comments are echoed here:
http://blogs.tennessean.com/tunein/2010/06/13/cma-festival-martina-mcbride-rascal-flatts-others-rule-lp-field-on-day-3/
"It doesnâ??t matter who takes home the trophies on award show night â?? country music fans are still in love with Martina McBride.
Thanks for posting..Its great to see Martina get the attention she deserves from the Country music media she deserves. It is fun to follow Martina because you can really tell that she just loves to be on stage (and make Margarita's)
After seeing a few tweets from Martina fans, I did a real time search for Martina. What I was reading gave me goosebumps. It's one thing to read raves from the fans, but an entirely different thing to read absolutely unanimous praise. I was re-tweeting like crazy!
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I have been blessed
And I feel like I've found my way
I thank God for all I've been given
At the end of every day
Since Martina and Kenny are now under the same management co. as well as the SONY label- I wonder if we could see Martina at some of Kennys big stadium shows..She definitely proved she can sing and win over the the crowd after the reviews from last night. (then again we already knew that - the media has been too busy following around another couple of #&%$( singers to realize it)
Buffalo NY has one of the biggest stadiums in the NFL....
It's great to hear that Martina did so well! We all know she's wonderful, now hopefully many more people know after that night!
I just love this quote from that Tennessean article.
I’m glad it worked for me because aside from making a really good margarita there isn’t much else I do well. But I do make a damn good margarita.”
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Peaches in the summertime, apples in the fall
If I can’t have you all the time, I won’t have none at all
It was really amazing, Storme Warren said after the show, that he had been to the last 18 CMA Fests and had not heard and ovation like that. At the auction the next day, he also said the same thing. I heard first hand from friends in the top deck, that is was shaking it was so loud.
John
Thanks for posting that article Tom. It's SO great to see that Martina is getting the recognition/ attention that she truly deserves!
I was there. It was absolutely amazing!!! Martina definitely was the best performer there! I love how she was so touched by the response she got after "Broken Wing."
I just love how they always call "Ride", "Shine". Don't they know they're different??
You can chase a dream
That seems so out of reach
And you know it might not ever come your way
Dream it anyway!
My dream is to one day meet my hero and rolemodel...
Martina!
Martina as long as I remember gets a huge ovation at the CMA Fest LP field performance. I always hear at every CMA fest from people around me how awesome she sings. This year not only did it seem louder but also longer than other years for her. I have been going to CMA fest/ Fan fair since 1992(minus 1996,2000,2004). I can not think of anyone who gets such an ovation on such a constant basis.
Mike :)
Yes, Martina's performance was brilliant and I thought her rendition of Broken Wing that night was one of the best she's ever done- and we all know how well she does this song! I thought the same thing, that the applause for her was the loudest- not only of the night, but for the whole festival. So happy to see that others who aren't necessarily "fans" are giving her credit and spreading her praises.
flutterbybeefree
I was also at LP Field saturday night and all I can say is WOW! This lady in front of me was telling me that she had never seen Martina live and was considering getting tickets to a show back home. She also said that this show would help her decide whether or not to go. After Ride she was hooked and after A Broken Wing the show back home was definitely going to happen. I was in the second deck and it was shaking from the applause. That performance really was a special moment that I will remember for a long, long time. YOU ROCK MARTINA!
Canada loves Martina just the way that she is
makes me want to attend next year.........I been to Nashville a lot but never the CMA event at the LP field
maybe I will try to go next year
please i sure hope she wouldn't go on tour with kenny and his stadium show..
don't get me wrong i like kenny but i hate stadium shows way too many drunks...
i like martina shows , you can actually take a little kid, and not worry
about the stuff they might seeif they attend a kenny stadium show
Unfortunately we couldn't make it this year so it's great to hear Martina is getting rave reviews. I gotta believe John probably deserves some of the credit too. His sound always better than everyone elses....and that makes a big difference. Yea Team McBride!!
The full moon is calling
The fever is high
And the wicked wind whispers and moans
You've got your demons
And you've got desires
But I got a few of my own......
