Rayne’s Muzic Fest — The Music Is Underway in Missouri Valley

ENTERTAINMENT NEWS WATCH — Timberlane Entertainment LLC

MISSOURI VALLEY, IOWA — September 4, 2026 — The tables are set, musicians are gathering, instruments are coming out of their cases, and Timberlane Entertainment LLC is on location at Rayne’s Muzic Fest in Missouri Valley, Iowa.

The opening day was supposed to be fairly simple: arrive, get settled and establish the Timberlane booth. Archive material and films were brought out for visitors, and after the long trip there was finally an opportunity to slow down and enjoy being back among friends.

But at a music festival, plans have a way of changing as soon as somebody picks up an instrument.

FROM THE RV TO THE FESTIVAL STAGE

Part of the evening was spent visiting with friends connected with the Jacob Austin Band. Inside the trailer, phones came out, songs were discussed and voices started coming together.

Later, everyone headed back into the festival building to help with sound check. That’s where a little Beatles music entered the picture.

A casual run-through of “Hey Jude” began taking shape around the microphones. It wasn’t intended to be a major production. It was simply musicians and friends having some fun together.

But could it become something more? Could a Beatles tribute actually make its way onto the platform at Rayne’s Muzic Fest this weekend? Only time will tell.

RECONNECTING WITH MR. KING

The festival has also provided an opportunity for Timberlane to reconnect with Mr. King, a musician and behind-the-scenes figure with connections to Nashville musicians, artists and songwriters.

Timberlane first sat down with Mr. King for an interview during an earlier visit to the Big Chimney RV Resort along the Rio Grande. That original conversation has not yet been released. It remains among Timberlane’s recorded interview material and is planned for a future presentation.

Now, hundreds of miles from that first meeting, the two have crossed paths again in Missouri Valley. Another interview with Mr. King is planned during Rayne’s Muzic Fest, giving Timberlane an opportunity to continue a conversation that began along the Rio Grande.

FAMILIAR FACES FROM THE ROAD

There are other reunions happening as well. Many of the musicians and friends Timberlane encountered and interviewed during Brent and Teresa’s Pickin’ on the Porch have made their way to Missouri Valley. Teresa is among the people Timberlane hopes to sit down with for another interview during the festival.

These encounters are becoming an important part of Timberlane Entertainment’s growing archive. A conversation recorded in one state may continue months later somewhere else. A musician first encountered on a porch may later appear on a festival stage. That is part of the story Timberlane is working to preserve.

THE SOUND OF AMERICAN ROOTS MUSIC

Across the festival grounds, the photographs tell their own story. There are guitars and banjos, fiddle and upright bass. There is harmonica and mountain dulcimer. There are musicians gathered around microphones and others simply sitting together talking about songs.

It is the kind of environment where music doesn’t necessarily begin when a scheduled performance starts. Sometimes it begins in an RV. Sometimes it begins during sound check. Sometimes someone simply starts playing—and everyone else joins in.

A PERSONAL MOMENT OF FAITH

The opening day also brought a more personal moment for Al Timberlane. While participating in the music, Timberlane shared his Christian testimony. He felt God leading him to speak, and he followed that prompting.

For Timberlane Entertainment, preserving American roots music also means preserving the human stories surrounding it—the friendships, faith, experiences and memories that give the songs their meaning.

HELPING RAYNE’S MUZIC FEST GROW

Timberlane Entertainment will continue producing social-media coverage, interviews, photographs and video from Missouri Valley throughout the festival. Part of that work is intended to help introduce Rayne’s Muzic Fest to people who may never have experienced it before and to encourage support for the work required to keep the festival going.

Putting together an event like this takes considerable time, energy and resources. The hope is that more people will discover what is happening here, attend the festival and generously support Rayne and the music, musicians and community the festival represents.

The larger dream is to see Rayne’s Muzic Fest continue growing as a free festival capable of reaching audiences from across the United States.

BUILDING THE TIMBERLANE ARCHIVE

The trip is also another milestone in Timberlane Entertainment’s expanding preservation work. Material from previous Rayne’s Muzic Fest coverage is being shared at the Timberlane booth, along with other film and archive projects.

Timberlane is also introducing people to developing film work, including Sir Lancelot and the Mountain of Doom and Legend: War and Peace.

For years, this work—travel, filming, recording, preservation and production—has largely been financed privately. Timberlane Entertainment is now beginning to seek support for the continued development of its archive and the internet site being created to make portions of that history accessible to future audiences.

It represents a new chapter for the company. And perhaps that is what makes this weekend particularly meaningful. An archive isn’t created only by looking backward. It is created by recognizing history while it is still happening.

A conversation in a trailer. A musician carrying a dulcimer across the room. A group gathering around a microphone. An interview started along the Rio Grande and continued months later in Iowa. And maybe—even if only for fun—a room full of friends singing a Beatles song together.

RAYNE’S MUZIC FEST IS UNDERWAY

The booth is open. The cameras are rolling. The music has started. Now it is time to shine.

Entertainment News Watch — Timberlane Entertainment LLC