Brooke Simpson returned Home to close 1st year performing concerts

Details: Randy Wrenn; News; 15 December 2018; 3717

Halifax County Native Brooke Simpson who performed her first live concert post "The Voice" in her home state of North Carolina back in February closed out her first year performing on the road Friday night back in her home state of North Carolina.

Simpson returned to her home State of North Carolina Friday night and performed to hundreds of Fans, friends and family at the Dunn Center in Rocky Mount.

The Hollister native who earned the third place finish last December on season thirteen of NBC's "The Voice" contest has spent the past ten months traveling the United State performing and even crossing the border into Canada to perform. She and her husband Ray packed a Uhaul and moved from South Florida to LA Califonia since her first concert.

Simpson also has made several local events back home since December 1st, she was Grand Marshall for the Halifax County Town of Littleton Christmas Parade as well as Nash County City of Rocky Mount Christmas Parade and performed "Oh Holy Night in Raliegh for the WRAL Tower Lighting event.

Simpson stated post concert, "I am so Happy to be HOME, especially so near Christmas, since I accually wont be in Holister on Christmas day." She added, "Other than my family and the small town of Hollister, I miss the food from home. We dont have a Bojangles in Califonia nor is there my favorite food Collard Greens, though my Mom has taught me how to cook Collard Greens now."

During Friday nights show Simpson sang with her Husband Ray, her brother Mike and recentlly sang on stage in New York with her Mother so she stated hopefully next year she will be able to sing with her sister and her father.

Photos by Randy Wrenn