Something pretty special happened at the Grand Ole Opry when country star Mae Estes took the stage on Wednesday, August 26, one day after the tragic passing of legend Dolly Parton.
Estes paid tribute to queen of country, performing Parton’s 1971 hit ‘Coat of Many Colors.’ As she soulfully sang a rendition of the classic track, a butterfly flew onto the stage. The Opry shared a clip of the magical encounter on social media, showing Estes strumming her guitar and an arrow pointing to the special guest star (a.k.a. the butterfly) along with the caption, “You can’t make this up.”
In a brief explainer, the Opry continued, “The spirit of Dolly Parton is strong in the Opry House. Just ask Mae Estes! A butterfly appeared flying around stage during her tribute to Dolly with ‘Coat of Many Colors.’” When fans caught wind of the video, they jumped on Instagram to share their thoughts on whether this was a little secret message from Parton’s spirit.
View this post on Instagram“Chills!” wrote one commenter, adding their similar story, “My best friend passed away, and it’s been nonstop happily flying big black bumblebees from flower to flower, or one time thinking of her and zipping right up by my face in my patio. That was for sure a little zip of the beloved.”
Other Parton fans responded to the Opry, writing, “I believe these things happen for a reason…it’s def a message from the other side”, “I was thinking about Dolly as I was on my phone yesterday and I looked to put an emoji on a social media post and there was a blue butterfly right next to my top ones I always use. It made no sense, I have never used a butterfly before. Right here is another example…it’s spiritual,” and “I did not intend to cry like a baby this afternoon but here we are.”
But the comments didn’t stop there. Fans continued to share their love for Dolly and the belief that the butterfly was her message: “Of course this would happen. Dolly finally got her butterfly wings!” and “And inside, even more unusual, rare and special!”
As if a butterfly fluttering onto the Grand Ole Opry’s stage during Estes’ rendition of ‘Coat of Many Colors’ wasn’t special enough on its own, Parton’s fans know she had a strong connection to the winged insects. She adopted the butterfly symbol as her personal emblem, even including it as the “W” in the DollyWood sign’s logo.
Dolly Parton poses for a portrait at Dollywood on October 24, 1988 in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. (Photo by Ron Davis/Getty Images)Back in 2021, Parton spoke candidly about her lifelong fascination with butterflies, telling W Magazine, “I used to get in trouble with my mom, ‘cause they’d have to come and find me and I’d be chasing a butterfly from one bush to another.”
Parton went on to explain, “Butterflies don’t sting, they don’t bite, and they are so beautiful…And I just kind of related to them with my own personality. I claimed them as my little symbol.”
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