Americana Conference Wrap Up
I’m baaaack. So if you’ve been keeping up with my tweets, or just reading the news, you know the 10th Annual Americana Association Conference and Festival in Nashville last week was quite a shin-dig. I…
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The Charlie Daniels Band To Perform Christmas For Kids Benefit Concert
The Charlie Daniels Band will perform at the Mother Church of Country Music – Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium – for the 12th Christmas For Kids benefit concert with Montgomery Gentry, Phil Vassar, Rodney Atkins, and Heidi…
Unknown Hinson Readies Halloween Live Release
Some things just go together..rice and beans…woman and trouble and, Unkown Hinson and Halloween! The self-proclaimed “king of country-western troubadours” will release his new live album “Unknown Hinson Live and Undead” on Halloween. Copies of…
Nashville Fan Fare
I (justifiably) bitch a lot about Music City and tier ongoing campaign to strangle any beauty and creativity out of country music, but one tradition I do like is the idea of the annual Fan…
Great American Record Store Day in Nashville
If you find yourself in Nashville this week head over to the Mercy Lounge where the Americana Music Association, Grimeys Records and the Nashville Scene salute Great American Record Store Day with a series of…
“It Burns When I Pee” – Episode 10 with Joe Buck
For some Christmas is not a snowy, candy-coated wonderland. Some folks find themselves on Christmas eve. sitting and staring at some lame stop-animation reindeer, topping off a 5 ft PBR can Christmas tree and putting…
Mike Farris – “Green Green Grass of Home”
Mike Ferris’ performance of “Green, Green Grass of Home” from the Porter Wagoner tribute at Tennessee State Museum in Nashville. Shout out to Fratrain’s Weblog for making me aware of this. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4fy6JEeKMg[/youtube]
Guitar Town Bound
I’ll be posting sporadically over the next few days as I attend the Americana music Conference in Nashville. I’m looking forward to seeing old friends, meeting new ones, catching some great music spending time with…
Country legend Porter Wagoner Hospitalized with Lung Cancer
Porter Wagoner was admitted to a Nashville-area hospital last Monday and diagnosed with lung cancer. On Tuesday, his family released a statement that he was hospitalized and under observation. On Thursday, the family released another…
Townes Van Zandt To Be Presented with AMA President’s Award
Texas singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt will be remembered with the President’s Award by the Americana Music Association during their annual awards show on Nov. 1 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The award will be…