Muldrow Opry

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  Day four of our road trip to San Diego, stop 2.
  
  Arriving in Van Buren, Arkansas to visit my grandma for a few days, Sarah and I were sure to find ways to spend our time getting out instead of just sitting around and looking at dusty photo albums.
  
  As soon as we arrived at the cute little two bedroom condo that my grandma has lived in since the move from the farm, I opened the Southwest Times Record to find a listing of what to do over this cold weekend. What caught my eye was a long list of band notices. There were bands playing at churches, at bars, and a few Opry houses around the area. So I took a shot in the dark and that's how we found the Muldrow Opry in Muldrow, OK.
  
  This is a converted cinder-blocked and white washed retail space, situated next to a florist, and across from the corner gas station. Blink and you'll miss it, as the sign is handwritten and posted right by the highway marker.
  
  Music is advertised as being performed between 7 and 10 in the evening, and we showed around 7:30, fashionably late for us Yankees.  Expecting the band to just be starting, we found them already in full swing.
  
  We signed the register, bought some raffle tickets, and declined the food buffet of pulled pork and hot dogs with all the fixin's. A cup of coffee for grandma though, we took them up on that.
  
  The Muldrow Opry made our day, and I think made my grandma's year. She was near to singing along with every song, and her feet were tapping tapping to the beat. It wasn't long before she picked her favorite performer, the man who looked most like her late husband in the green shirt playing the slide guitar.
  
  We had to leave before the first raffle, and were saddened that we were giving up on the chance at some sweet prizes like: a two liter of A&W Root Beer, a hand knit teal hat, wood carved horse, a pair of gloves, some watercolor, and other grand prizes.
  
  Love the Opry!
  
  Tip: call ahead and they might let you sing your favorite bluegrass, gospel or classic country song... so long as they know the tune, and chances are, they do.

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  Posted on 02.14.10 Corey H.

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