The Grand Ole Toppry

Topp Twins National Tour 2014 The Grand Ole Topp\'ry, a new show paying homage to country music greats, and celebrating original Kiwi country music and comedy. Well-loved New Zealand entertainers Lynda and Jools Topp are back on the road in October 2014 with a new show paying homage to country music greats, and celebrating original Kiwi country music. Reminiscent of Nashville\'s Grand Ole Opry, the Topps\' hilarious characters, the Ginghams, will host the show just as the Minnie Pearls did back in Nashville in the 1930s. Audiences can expect the best in country music from rockabilly to bluegrass, comedy and gospel, and even a visitation by Country Music Hall of Famers channeled in by the Topp Twins\' characters. The Grand Ole Topp\'ry will feature the Topp Twins with award-winning country artist Tami Neilson, alongside other special guests including the all-girl Johnny Cash band, The Johnnys. The 13-centre tour begins in Invercargill on Wednesday 1 October before heading to Dunedin, Oamaru, Timaru, Ashburton, Christchurch, Napier, Hamilton, Auckland, New Plymouth, Wanganui, Wellington and Palmerston North. Lynda Topp says that just as Nashville\'s Grand Ole Opry has changed over the years, like the Topp Twins, it has remained a cultural institution. \"We wish to pay respect to the legends of country music who have gone before us and also acknowledge the next generation of musicians who have, like us, been inspired, by past greats,\" she says. \"Our take on the Grand Ole Opry (Topp\'ry) will celebrate country music\'s diversity and will be a night of rollicking good fun, foot-stomping music to live by, and connection to something larger than ourselves.\"