Reality TV Stars ‘The Willis Clan’ Will Perform at Carnival

The Willis Clan–who are the stars of a new reality TV show airing on the TLC network Tuesdays at 10–will appear at the 100th anniversary Dewey Fire Co. Carnival in Hellertown in July, chairman David Heintzelman announced Tuesday.

According to their website:

The Willis Clan is a family of amazing musicians, dancers, athletes, writers and artists. Living near Nashville, Tenn., they merge their Irish roots with other music and dance genres to create a unique blend of the old and new.

Their are 12 children in the Willis family, all of whom have names that begin with the letter “J” (Jackson, Jessica, Jeremiah, Jennifer, Jedi, Jasmine, Juliette, Jamie, Joy Anna, Jaeger, Jada and Jeanette).

You can see them perform a version of The Sound of Music classic song “Do Re Mi” in a popular video posted on their YouTube channel.

According to the description for the video, which has racked up more than a quarter of a million views since it was uploaded in November 2013, NBC’s Today Show has called the Willis Clan a “modern-day Von Trapp family.”

Although they are currently starring in a TLC production, the Willises are the former stars of a reality TV show that aired on the Great American Country network. The group has also appeared on America’s Got Talent.

According to the flyer from the carnival committee, the Willis Clan will take to the Dimmick Park stage on Saturday, July 18, which is the same day that Bikefest–a motorcycle festival featuring an appearance by reality TV star Paul Teutel Sr., of Orange County Choppers fame–will be held.

Their 90-minute concert will be free but donations will be accepted, and the Willises will be selling their merchandise after the performance.

Residents of the Saucon Valley are encouraged to like the Facebook page for the carnival, in order to receive announcements and updates about all of the activities and events that are still being planned.