Stacy Beam

Sweet little Bentley Jane

So far this year, Bentley, our five month old daughter attended her first horse show, I’ve learned a lot about plumbing, and the horse shows keep on coming!

Even though it is one of the most exhausting times I can recall, I am in creative overdrive! I have so many talented friends around me, I’m constantly challenged to keep stepping it up. I’m incorperating more songs, experimenting with new sound effects, and doing my best to stay on top of the insane amount of technology that is so available.

You tube has taken a huge place as a source of information in my life! I may be the last one on earth to discover this, but there are instructional videos on EVERY thing you can imagine there. (that’s where I learned plumbing, among many other things) The work of sifting out the bad from the good is already done for you.  Just type in a topic, for instance “how to install a new on off valve,” see how many thumbs up’s a particular video has received; and go with the one people agree on. So simple!

Then there’s Pandora. For any body who likes commercial free music around the clock, seriously, any variety you can imagine, it’s there. It is fantastic.  Again, I know  I may be behind, but that’s all relative.  There’s a free version and one for about $40 a year that excludes commercials.  I think it is the best $40 bucks any music lover could spend.

Amanda and I have attended Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, I’ve recently finished reading Thou Shall Prosper by Rabbi Daniel Lapin (the best book about finance and philosophy I have ever read) and we survived the major tornado outbreak in Alabama.If what doesn’t kill you really makes you stronger, I hope those things get factored in when I finally muster up the courage to go back to my Crossfit gym.

I’m heading out with my good buddy Mark Farrar to the Bonnie Blue Horse Show soon and I’m just trying to keep it real.

ps. I have taken a long hiatus from my blog, and I apologize if anyone has missed it.  I’m considering consolidating this site with my http:/stacybeam@blogspot.com blog, but I need help! If anyone has info about how to switch over my twenty something sweet and wonderful followers to a different blog, I’d appreciate some input!

“This is a compilation of fifteen of my favorite ‘swing tunes,’ some I’ve grown up hearing at horse shows, and some that I think will become new classics for the horse show ring.”

Stacy Beam plays organ/keyboard all over the nation, entertaining at horse shows, churches and industrial events.  Twenty-eleven will mark his third year to play for the prestigious, hundred year-old American Royal Saddle Horse Show in Kansas City, where he leads the Missouri Brass Quintet for five action packed nights.

On Sunday mornings, he enjoys playing organ with the renowned Christ Church praise band and choir in Nashville when he isn’t touring. In addition, he’s played on the nationally syndicated Christian radio show, “Live From the Lambs,” broadcast from Times Square, and at many of the top piano and cabaret rooms in New York City.  He’s also been a regular featured singer/songwriter at the famous Bluebird Café in Nashville. His range of talent has allowed him to perform in shows at Dollywood, and as the pianist for the Curb recording artist, gospel vocal trio, No Other Name.

Stacy his wife, Amanda, daughter, Bentley, and dog, Ginny live in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Follow Stacy on Twitter at @swbeam.

We had the glorious opportunity to welcome our daughter, Bentley Jane Beam, into the world on November 22nd, 2010.  She is healthy, beautiful, and ready for her first show!

Sadly, we said goodbye to her great grandmother, my Mammaw, Nita Ann Bentley January 12th of this year.  She gave me the priceless gift of unconditional love and support; and, although we grieve her loss desperately, Amanda and I have her namesake who wakes up each morning with a smile to remind us of all that is worth living for.

It is a whole new world.

I just got back from the UPHA Chapter 14 Spring Premier Horse Show in Massachusetts, and it was a blast.  Amazing parties every night, tons of horses, time with my good buddies, officials, Mark Farrar, Bill Whitley and Stacey Wright, and to top it off, they raised a lot of money for breast cancer in a huge Pink Ribbon, Ride For the Cure class.

Show manager, Kent Moeller sets the bar way high for all the shows to follow.  This is only my second year there, but I already feel like an old friend.

So, I thought this would be the perfect place to try something new.  This year, everywhere I play, I am telling people about Holt International.  They are a Christian Aid Organization that offers care and support to endangered and needy children all over the world.

Basically, if you choose to do so, you can support a particular child for thirty dollars a month.  If you do, you will receive updates on that child’s progress, photos, and information about how they are being helped.

I really believe in what they do.  They’ve been doing it for over fifty years; and over eighty percent of every dollar you give goes toward helping a child receive food, shelter, medical attention, and attentive care.

You can talk to me at a show, email me from the contact page, or you can find out more about them here.

I am adding new shows all the time, and I look forward to seeing you soon!