Mixing a little of the old with the new, Grammy award-winning country music artist Travis Tritt delivered on his promise Saturday night to party in Minnesota during his concert at the Freeborn County Fair.

Singing more than 20 songs over a span of two hours, Tritt, along with his six-man band, wowed an almost full-house crowd of country lovers with one after another of many of his own songs, along with the work of some other musicians as well.

Though Tritt’s concert started about 30 minutes late, his audience didn’t seem to mind. They clapped and whistled to encourage him to come out.

Once he began with his crew, most people enjoyed the concert from their seats, while a few occasionally stood. A couple people also held signs.

Dressed in a long-sleeved black and red striped shirt with tight black leather pants, Tritt didn’t let the hot, humid weather slow him down.

Performing hit songs from several different albums, including “Down the Road I Go,” “The Essentials” and most recently “The Storm,” to name a few, Tritt showed he wasn’t afraid to let his guard down by practicing his dance moves and putting passion into his show.

He told the crowd they were going to hear songs they had never heard him sing before, and he encouraged people to sing and dance.

He sang songs for the ladies, such as “Rub Off on Me,” but also performed songs for the men, such as the instrumental piece “Pickin’ At It,” which he dedicated to his mother and mosquitoes.

Tritt said he’s an avid outdoorsman who’s been hunting and fishing since he was a young boy. He would often leave early in the morning and be gone all day, as long as he was home by dark, he noted. Many of those nights he would come home scratching his arms, thanks to mosquitoes.

He’s said he’s found they are a nuisance to every hunter or fisher, but they’re even worse in Minnesota.

While Tritt took time to play upbeat, faster music, he also took time to sing some of his softer, slower hits, too.

He sang No. 1 hit “Foolish Pride,” and “Anymore” from a chair at the front of the stage, taking the time to talk in-between the songs. He shared the ups and downs of his own personal life — along with some of his more humorous moments, too.

Other songs he performed included “Looking out for No. 1,” “When Something is Wrong with my Baby,” and the song that he said got it all started for him, “Country Club.”

Other highlights included a performance of “It’s a Great Day to Be Alive,” “Mamas Don’t Let Their Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” and “Take it Easy,” originally sung by the Eagles.

After more than 15 songs, Tritt, left the stage, only to be brought back by a crowd hungry for more.

Tritt, who began writing his own music and playing his guitar while still in school, has brought more than 30 singles on the U.S. Billboard charts, starting with his release of “Country Club” in 1989.

He has sold more than 25 million albums and earned two Grammies and three Country Music Awards over the course of his storied career.

His most recent album, “The Storm,” was released in 2007.