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MERLEFEST 2024 ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINEUP

Nancy PoseyNov 14, 2023November 14, 20230

Organizers for MerleFest, the annual music festival held at Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, NC, announced to day the initial lineup for next year’s even, scheduled for April 25–28, 2024. Going into its 36th year, MerleFest was founded by the music legend Doc Watson as a tribute to his son,...

BECKY BULLER BAND @ THE STATION INN

Nancy PoseyNov 1, 2023November 2, 20230

More treats that tricks awaited music fans at Station Inn on Halloween Night as Becky Buller Band added a holiday mix to their set list, as well as a costume contest. With the band decked out as the Star Trek crew, Buller and the Band chose “to boldly go” to...

EAST NASH GRASS & YONDER MOUNTAIN @3RD & LINDSLEY

Nancy PoseyOct 28, 2023October 29, 20230

One of the advantages to attending live shows in Nashville is that opening acts and guests stars often generate as much excitement as the featured performers. It’s a win-win for the audience and for the performers. Friday night’s show at 3rd & Lindsley was just such an experience. People had...

YOU GOT GOLD: PRINE CELEBRATION@RYMAN AUDITORIUM

Nancy PoseyOct 11, 2023October 11, 20230

If last year’s You Got Gold celebration of the life and music of John Prine felt like a night at the Grammys, this year’s show felt like a family reunion. Fiona Whelan Prine, sporting crutches this year, welcomed the crowd on what would have been the late singer-songwriter’s 77th birthday....

WMOT’S AMERICANAFEST DAY STAGES@EASTSIDE BOWL

Nancy PoseySep 23, 2023September 25, 20230

WMOT Roots Radio returned to the Wash at Eastside Bowl for three days of Americana Music. For Americana music fans, the venue offered the opportunity to see five sets each day without having to leave the premises–all with food, bowling, and free parking. Wednesday featured American songster Don Flemons, bluesman...

AMERICANA MUSIC AWARD: RYMAN AUDITORIUM

Nancy PoseySep 23, 2023September 25, 20230

For people with a bad case of FOMO, Nashville’s annual AmericanaFest is enough to push them over the edge. With an official start on Tuesday, the annual festival and conference of the Americana Music Association (AMA) draws attendees from around the world—from musicians, songwriters, and producers, and engineers to publicists,...

SHELTON AND WILLIAMS: THE STATION INN

Nancy PoseySep 16, 20230

The saying “Two’s Company; three’s a crowd” may be true in some circumstances, but when long-time music and marriage partners Jeanette and Johnny Williams teamed up with Jay Shelton to form Shelton and Williams, three made a perfect combination. On Wednesday, September 13, the Danville, VA, trio was joined on...

PO’ RAMBLIN’ BOYS HOST A MONROE MANDOLIN CELEBRATION @ STATION INN

Nancy PoseyJul 11, 20230

C.J. Lewandowski, spokeman for the band and a self-proclaimed mandolin geek, went all the way to Greece to procure his Loar mandolin, dubbed Zeus, its serial number just two past Monroe’s. Before the band opened for the first set, musicians lined up across the stage holding twelve vintage instruments. The...

RICK FARIS: UNCOMMON SKY

Nancy PoseyJul 5, 2023July 6, 20230

Rick Faris’ third solo album Uncommon Sky, on the Dark Shadow Recording label, is marked by a wisdom that comes from being comfortable with where he is in his life and in his music career. The album opens with “Don’t Hold Back,” an unflinching nod to Faris’ faith, which finds...

SHAWN CAMP AND LISA STEWART@THE ANALOG

Nancy PoseyJun 29, 2023June 29, 20230

Shawn Camp and Lisa Stewart pulled out all the stops at their show on Wednesday at Nashville’s intimate venue, the Analog in the Hutton Hotel. The pair displayed their on-stage and songwriting chemistry, sharing leads as they performed his songs, her songs, and their songs. They opened with “Baby’s Gone...