French Family Band In Concert
Saturday, July 1, 2023, 7pm
Walker Bend, Royse City, TX
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Fresh off their Grand Ole Opry debut and followup appearance, the French Family Band is becoming a favorite of traditional country music fans across America and beyond. The family made a big leap to pack up and move from Australia to Nashville…just in time for COVID shutdowns. With few options to play publicly, Camille, Stuie and their kids began hosting Facebook Live concerts every Saturday night from their living room. Fans from across the globe began tuning in and Nashville A-list artists took note as well. As the world “started spinning again,” the French Family found themselves with a huge base of fans excited to watch their journey to the Grand Ole Opry and beyond. Join us for their FIRST visit and concert in TEXAS!
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Weather Update…Perfect!
Right now our forecast is showing a HIGH in the 90’s for Saturday! The show and tent is on the shady side of a grove of trees and it should be a perfect evening. Bring your chairs (or a blanket if you prefer the lawn), then we’ll all move to the lawn for the fireworks display around 9pm. Invite your friends, family or country music fans to join us and we’ll see you Saturday!
The Grand Ole Opry Debut
“Their debut was just electric in the room and the crowd offered a long standing ovation in appreciation of their beautiful vocals, tight harmonies and outstanding playing.”
I spent most of my life and career in music, but there was something unique and special about Camille and Stuie from the first time I inadvertently stumbled across them online (and half a world away!) Click to see a bit of that story….
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Event Details
To cover the cost of the event, a non-refundable ticket is required for each person 6 years and up and a wristband will be required for entry. Wristbands, along with details for parking, entry, and other event information can be picked up on the day of the event at Swany’s Shaved Ice at the corner of Highway 276 and 151 Sabine Creek Road. (Please enter Swany’s from 276 and exit onto Sabine Creek Road). You can just drive through, or stop in for a bit to also enjoy a shaved ice while you’re there!
The show will be under a large tent – rain or shine. Bring your own chairs and be friendly (i.e. – slide in close) with those around you. Coolers or other items that take space should be kept outside the tent to accommodate others.
Please note – This is a family-friendly and alcohol-free event. Because we are a working farm with livestock, no pets are allowed, no exceptions. Please supervise children closely at all times. Flowers should be blooming and beautiful! The gates will open at 6pm, concert starts at 7pm. A wonderful community fireworks show is hosted next door and will begin at 9pm to wrap up the evening.
We welcome you to our home and look forward to an awesome evening of fellowship, beautiful music, and great fireworks!
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(From Eddie) I was on leadership staff as a worship leader and communications director at Lake Pointe Church in Rockwall from 1999-2011. In 2003, hearing it was my lifelong dream, our pastor gave his blessing for us to also build and lead Sabine Creek Ranch, a camp and retreat center on the outskirts of town.
One year, Nick Hill, a teenager who served on the media team at Lake Pointe and who was interested in pyrotechnics, asked if he could come do a fireworks show at the camp as a community outreach event. We gave him a little money to buy some consumer fireworks, but he showed up with a rented box truck, had also bought extra fireworks himself, put the show to music and video, brought projectors and sound, and did an AMAZING show from our outdoor horse arena!
About 200 people attended that first Independence Day celebration, and it continued to gain in popularity and grow every year. 400, 800, 1000…one year we had about 1,500 people from the community show up with lawn chairs and blankets to enjoy Nick’s awesome show! We finally started charging for parking, just to help control the numbers of people who were pouring in for the enjoyable event. Nick’s family and girlfriend (now wife) Rachael also pitched in to help each year.
Nick still works in church media, but he also has Pyrolite productions and regularly does fireworks shows for weddings and other events in our area. Nick and Rachael’s daughter is even helping out now…the years have flown by!
We sold Sabine Creek Ranch just before COVID (whew!), but the church that bought it has kept the tradition alive and Nick and Rachael are still showing up to put on a great show each year. These days we enjoy having friends over to watch the show next door from our backyard.
This year we’re thrilled to have the French Family Band and many others – family, friends, and music fans – out to our place for an awesome evening of music under the tent and great fellowship. Visit, get to know some new friends, and enjoy a really beautiful fireworks display just after sunset!
Swany’s is a new drive-through coffee (and shaved ice in the summer) business on the corner of Highway 276 and Sabine Creek Road in Rockwall County. (Actual address is 151 Sabine Creek Road, Royse City, TX, but you enter at the Walker Bend sign on Highway 276). With an awesome location and outstanding recipes, people are coming from near and far to enjoy a cool treat on hot summer days. The business is named after Eddie’s dad…a unique name for sure!
To help with logistics, those attending the French Family Band concert will pick up their wrist bands and get further directions at Swany’s. Gates for the show won’t open until 6pm, so you can get out to enjoy a treat there before coming down to park, or just go through their drive through to get your wrist band and info sheet.
Please note – Sabine Creek Road will be busy with the community fireworks show next door that day. Please don’t park on or block the road before entering the concert area. We will direct you to parking on our property once gates open.
