A hidden gem of weekly, unpredictable entertainment
“If you’re looking for a choreographed show, you won’t find it here. It’s different every time,” says Perry Robertson, one of the many volunteers who keep the Oldfield Opry running strong. Sitting along Highway 125, this hidden gem in northeast Christian County draws a crowd every Saturday night for honest and unfiltered downhome music and banter—a fun evening of pickin’ and grinnin’.
Weekly entertainment spans bluegrass to country rock, gospel to rock-a-billy. Folks come for the music but stay for the community. Like many, longtime volunteer Peggy Grimes doesn’t hesitate to share why she stayed for over 45 years, “It’s the people. They are my friends.” Over the years, Peggy has made new friends from California to China, Maine to Switzerland…