First year at Winfield. This schedule is subject to change. Well, that s exactly what happened, and they have been busy playing music ever since. Made up of Rick and Terry Bentley and their son Levi Dennis, they now call themselves Ruby s Begonia. The name is from memories of Terry s mother and her flower garden.
Terry plays the bass and splits duties singing the lead.
Rick carries the other half of the singing and plays the guitar, as well as playing the banjo on several selections. Levi plays the fiddle and helps out on guitar when Rick moves over to the banjo. Some Walnut Valley Festival veterans may recall Rick from his victory in the 1980 National Banjo Championship or his appearances with the Sons of the Boutineers. Rick is also very well known on the campground scene for his all night jams that always draw a huge crowd. Levi has played fiddle all over the country.