Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
On this date ...
1987: The 37th Floyd Jamboree had kicked off its annual three-day celebration.
“For 362 days of the year, Floyd is a quiet little community tucked in between Melrose and Portales, consisting of mostly hard-working farmers and ranchers,” Joe Kusek wrote for the Clovis News-Journal.
“But for three days every spring, Floyd becomes the center of the musical universe for the Eastern Plains of New Mexico. It becomes a showcase for some of the sweetest singing and playing this side of the state.
“From farmers’ wives to preachers’ daughters, from accountants to college students, singers and musicians descend on Floyd to play in the annual Floyd Jamboree.”
The coronavirus sidelined the Jamboree in 2020 and it’s still on hold. Linda Miller Brown, one of the Jamboree’s organizers, said the Lions Club is considering a return possibly later this year but no plans are definite.
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