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Thomas Cassell Releases “The Never-Ending Years”

Nancy PoseyOct 4, 2024October 4, 20240

Thomas Cassell’s mandolin skills have long garnered respect in the bluegrass world. He is regularly enlisted to play on stage and in the studio with the biggest names in music and with the rising stars. His third solo album The Never-Ending Years, released October 4 on Mountain Fever Records, provides...

Tribute to the Songs of 1974: AmericanaFest@Basement East

Nancy PoseySep 22, 2024January 11, 20260

Performer after perfomer opened with “How about this house band?” and no one considered it a cliché. Again this year, the Basement East hosts an annual favorite at the AmericanaFest, a celebration of the music of fifty years ago. Host Tim Jones and his team again put together their stellar...

Shoals Takeover @ The Blue Room

Nancy PoseySep 21, 2024January 11, 20260

The Blue Room hosted the Shoals Music Makers–Single Lock Takeover on Friday of AmericanaFest. The event gave a glimpse into the past and present of the Shoals music scene just two hours down the road from Music City. Hailing from Natchitoches and now living in Florence, Alabama, Caleb Elliott opened,...

Stella Prince and Friends: AmericanaFest@City Winery Lounge

Nancy PoseySep 18, 2024January 11, 20260

On the opening evening of AmericanaFest 2024, folk singer Stella Prince moderated an all-female panel of representatives of music industry roles—booking, songwriting, A&R, and, followed by performances by female artists. This was the second year Prince has participated in a session sponsored by Change the Conversation. The City Winery Lounge...

A Rookie’s Guide to AmericanaFest

Nancy PoseySep 14, 2024January 11, 20260

The Americana Music Association will the 24th annual AmericanaFest from September 17–21, with seminars and panels for music professionals, as well as performances spread all across Nashville. While most Nashvillians are fully aware when the CMA Fest comes to town each summer, AmericanaFest may be one of Music City’s best...

PO’ RAMBLIN’ BOYS LAUNCH NEW CD @ GRIMEY’S OF NASHVILLE

Nancy PoseyAug 27, 2024September 3, 20240

The Po’Ramblin’ Boys had plenty to celebrate on Friday, August 16. The high-powered bluegrass band marked ten years together with the launch of their latest album Wanderers Like Me at Grimey’s in Nashville, followed by a performance on the Grand Ole Opry stage. Fiddler Laura Oshaw’s birthday that day just...

Stephen and Jana Mougin: Bluegrass Mondays at Dee’s

Nancy PoseyAug 7, 2024September 23, 20240

Bluegrass Mondays at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge have become a favorite weekly event for music lovers—and musicians—in the Nashville areas. After a six-year residency, East Nash Grass has taken a break while touring, with other local musicians filling the slot. On Monday this week, Jana and Stephen Mougin took to...

RICK FARIS BAND: STATION INN

Nancy PoseyJul 13, 20240

The Rick Faris Band played Nashville’s iconic Station Inn stage on Friday, July 12, to a lively crowd of locals and out-of-towners, staunch bluegrass fans, and even some bachelorettes.Jed Clark opened the evening on guitar, showcasing his finger-picking style and original lyrics. Rick Faris has spent his life apprenticing for...

Alan Walker’s A LITTLE TOO LATE: Right on Time

Nancy PoseyJul 1, 2024July 1, 20240

On his latest album A Little Too Late, Alan Walker, singer-songwriter and former front man for The Brilliant Mistakes, channels the music that shaped his own musical journey. He acknowledges the profound impact of hearing the Beatles Let It Be for the first time through the walls of his childhood...

RED MOUNTAIN BOYS @ THE STATION INN

Nancy PoseyJun 16, 20242

It takes more than matching red Western shirts and cowboy hats to make a band. Red Mountain Boys showed the audience at the Station Inn on Friday that they have more—much more. The Colorado-based bluegrass band played to a packed house, with light, friendly banter between their all-original songs. Their...