Parton plays cupid

Dolly Parton is reported to have put on a “fantastic show” at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Sunday, nearly 35 years after she first performed there. In her first tour for a decade she peforms a 22-song set made up of the memorable country hits that made her a superstar, and some of the more recent music that has revitalised her career. At one point she announced that one of her backing singers Shaunna Larkin was dating one of her band, Randy Kohrs. Kohrs then moved to centre of the stage, dropped to his knees and popped the question to 19-year-old Shaunna. She said yes. Parton then quipped, “I hope she’s older than she looks or you may be spending your wedding in jail!”