Photos by Alysa Phillips, GazetteNet Intern

Toby Keith, on his 39th birthday, the feature act of the Country Barnstormin' Concert. Fans celebrated his birthday by presenting him with a cake and shooting off fireworks.

Nashville star Lee Roy Parnell shows off his guitar talent with an intricate solo. Listen to a song about his lost milk cow.

To the delight of the women in the crowd, Nashville star Rhett Akins struts across the stage, singing about love. Fans showered him with everything from long-stemmed roses to bikini tops.

Northampton's own country band, Flaps Down, the first band to perform, set the beat for the concert.

The local band The Lonesome Brothers, starring Ray Mason, helped warm up the audience with their own mix of country and local flavor..

Concert-goers Dwight and Debbie Scott from Ashfield sport their cowboy boots and hats. Debbie talks about her wait to attend the concert and her feelings about country music.