Drummer Ben Simpson, foreground, performs with Wild Country in backing up Chevel Shepherd on Saturday night at the Farmington Civic Center.
Chevel Shepherd performs Saturday night, backed up by the Bayfield band Wild Country.
In lieu of charging a fee for tickets, Shepherd asked her fans to bring donations for local food banks and animal shelters.
Chevel Shepherd, winner of The Voice, performs at her hometown concert on Jan. 26 at the Farmington Civic Center. Playing guitar in the background is Garrett Young of Bayfield.
Wild Country sets up on Saturday in preparation for the band's performance with Chevel Shepherd in Farmington.
The Bayfield band Wild Country had a brush with potential superstardom on Saturday.
The band backed Chevel Shepherd in her free thank you concert to the community at the Farmington Civic Center.
Shepherd was proclaimed champion of the TV performance competition "The Voice" in December. Band members are Ben Simpson, Ted Hockenbury, Shawn Hendricks, Tim Craig and Garrett Young. They were joined for this performance by Callie Young, Ryan McCurry and Alyssa Wolf. Free tickets for the show were distributed in a matter of minutes a few weeks before the performance.
