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ALEX RUNIONS: TAKE IT OUT ON ME

Nancy PoseySep 7, 2020September 18, 20200

Some songs are worth waiting for. Canadian country music artist Alex Runions has years of experience writing his own songs, but his latest single “Take It out on Me” (written by Nashville songwriters John Ozier, John King, and Brad Tursi) came to him from a different direction. At the time,...

LILLIE SYRACUSE: COMING UP DIAMONDS

Nancy PoseyAug 21, 2020October 8, 20200

Lillie Syracuse defies the stereotype. The singer-songwriter from Pumpkintown, SC, didn’t come to Nashville with the dream of becoming the next Nashville country star. In fact, when she moved to Nashville with her family, she was on a path to pursue a career in retail and sales. “I actually did...

MANDY MCMILLAN: DREAM CATCHER

Nancy PoseyJul 29, 2020August 1, 20200

After living in Nashville for the past nine years, Canadian singer Mandy McMillan says she’s acquired a hybrid accent: “I say ‘eh’ and ‘y’all’ in the same sentence.” McMillan grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, where her mother says she started humming along with the radio before she could talk. Soon...

AMANDA KATE: TIME CD AS A TIME CAPSULE

Nancy PoseyJul 21, 2020July 21, 20200

In the song “Gypsy,” from her new CD Time, Amanda Kate suggests she could be at home anywhere: Can’t seem to land anywhere that I can call my home Cuz I get the itch the move no matter where I go Most of the time though, she feels right at home in...

LOST SAINTS RELEASE DEBUT SINGLE: WE DON’T FIGHT

Nancy PoseyJul 17, 2020July 17, 20200

What happens three people who love to harmonize gather around the piano to sing? Sometimes, it’s magic. That is certainly the story of Lost Saints, a trio with roots in the South who met in Nashville. Afton Addington, a Houston native, transferred from Lee University to Belmont seven years ago...

INTRODUCING AMY JACK

Nancy PoseyJul 14, 2020July 14, 20200

Amy Jack’s Oklahoma musical roots run deep. Her Scots-Irish great grandparents were among the early settlers who took part in the land run to Western Oklahoma before it was even a state. They brought with them the traditional Scottish and Irish music and instruments that influenced the earliest country music....

JULIE AND JOHN PENNELL: KEEP ON WALKIN’

Nancy PoseyJul 4, 2020July 6, 20200

By the time Julie and John Pennell met at an Ontario Bluegrass festival, they had both begun putting down deep roots in Bluegrass. John played with Vassar Clements and in the early years with Alison Krauss and Union Station. Growing up in North Bay, Ontario, Julie came from a big...

BAILEY HEFLEY: ENJOYING LIFE AT 20 SOMETHING

Nancy PoseyJun 26, 2020July 15, 20200

Before Bailey Hefley left Nashville in March for her family home near Little Rock, Arkansas, she spent two or three weeks recording a music video of “We Are the World” with a host of her contemporaries. Originally, the song by Lionel Ritchie and Michael Jackson became a major event in...

G4V: 21 GUITAR SALUTE

Nancy PoseyJun 23, 2020June 23, 20200

In recognition of June as PTSD Awareness Month, Guitars for Vets (G4V) will present a 21 Guitar Salute to honor veterans. The virtual fundraiser will be hosted by 97.3 The Game (Milwaukee, WI) live from 6 am – 6 pm on Saturday, June 26. Listeners outside of the listening area are...

AMERICANA MUSIC AWARDS CEREMONY TO BE HELD WITHOUT FESTIVAL THIS YEAR

Nancy PoseyJun 23, 2020June 23, 20200

Fans may have been disappointed, but certainly not surprised that the 19thannual AmericanaFest will not be held –at least not in its usual format — in 2020. Recent announcements of nominees for Americana Music Honors and Awards suggested that even plans for the September 16 ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium...