“We run the gamut from the sublime to the ridiculous,” says Davidson. The show’s second half features a country-fried collection of holiday favorites including ‘Sleigh Ride,’ ‘White Christmas,’ ‘I’ll be Home for Christmas,’ ‘Santa Baby,’ ‘Santa Claus Is Coming to Town,’ ‘Blue Christmas,’ ‘Winter Wonderland,’ ‘Jingle Bells’ and ‘Silent Night.’ The performance will also feature classic Christmas spoofs like ‘Grandma Got Runover by a Reindeer’ and ‘I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.’ “Heather Shore has played the role of Edna May for the last four years, and she is just amazing.” “It’s a cute, funny story Matt wrote in 2006,” says Davidson. As their alter egos Billy Bob, Billy Joe and Billy Billee, the 3 Redneck Tenors set off to help Edna May rekindle the magic of the season. The first half of the special tells the original story of Edna May who lost her Christmas spirit after her “cusband” – her cousin and husband – dies in a tragic wood-chipping accident. Everything that has transpired is all by happenstance.”ĭescribed as ‘ Duck Dynasty meets Carnegie Hall,’ the 3 Redneck Tenors will perform its Christmas Spec-Tac-Yule-Ar featuring special guest Heather Shore December 10 th at the Thrasher-Horne Center for the Performing Arts ( ). “It was never supposed to be anything beyond a one-night thing,” says Davidson, the group’s only baritone, who refers to himself as a “tenor without the high notes.” “An agent was in the audience, and he said, ‘I could put you in 35 cities right now.’ Here we are 12 years later. All three members have extensive experience in opera, choral and solo performance, and they are funny to boot.
Modeled after the operatic trio the Three Tenors, 3 Redneck Tenors is the perfect marriage of humor, audience participation, and the brilliant vocal stylings of founder Matt Lord with Blake Davidson and Jonathan Fruge. Tickets: What began as a performance to benefit a children’s theatre has now evolved into a successful collaboration of comedy and music. Venue: Thrasher-Horne Center for the Performing Arts Event: 3 Redneck Tenors’ Christmas Spec-Tac-Yule-Ar