Butler County Fair hits the right notes

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Singer-songwriter Maddie Poppe, 18, of Clarksville, performs a heartfelt cover of Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee” at the Diamond Rio pre-show Friday, June 24 at the Butler County Fair, which received much cheering from the crowd. Karen Carstens, a vocal music coach at Iowa Falls-Alden, said, “I’m really impressed by her. She has a great variety of styles ... really talented ... her vocal range is huge.” Karen’s husband Duane Carstens added, “Her songs are true-life experience. It comes from the heart.” Karen said as a vocal music teacher, “This is the kind of thing you want to see your students get the opportunity to do.” (Maddie’s vocal instructor at Clarksville Community School was Jill Johnson. She did not take private coaching, her mom Tonya said.) 
 
More photos on page 15 of this week's papers.
 
(Mid-America Publishing photo by Mira Schmitt-Cash)

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