For love of country and music

Hansell man wins award for patriotic album
 
     Terry Juhl has spent most of his life avoiding the spotlight, but that will change next month during the National Old Time Music Festival in LeMars.
     There, the Hansell man will receive the Rural Roots Music Commission’s “Patriotic CD of the Year” award. The album features multiple tracks written and performed by Juhl, who is heavily involved in the local music scene with his band Two Juhls and Gem.
     “I was totally surprised when I found out,” he said. “I had no idea they had even received the CD.”
     Fellow band member Dawn Groszkruger mailed a copy of Juhl’s album, “Spirit of America,” to the Rural Roots Music Commission earlier this year. She kept the nomination secret and patiently awaited a reply. Eventually, Juhl informed her about the news this spring when the band was traveling to a gig.
     Read the full article in the August 19 edition of the Hampton Chronicle.