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East Nash Grass and AJ Lee and Blue Summit@ Bluegrass Nights at the Ryman

Nancy PoseyJul 18, 2025July 18, 20250

AJ Lee and Blue Summit and East Nash Grass shared billing and the stage for the Ryman Auditorium’s 2025 Bluegrass Nights, sponsored by Springhill Farms. The bands will be touring together in the fall. Enjoying their Ryman debut, AJ Lee and Blue Summit opened with a set that showcased the...

Sammy Rae & The Friends Bring ‘Something For Everybody’ to the Ryman Auditorium – April 19, 2025

MCMM STAFFMar 11, 20250

Nashville, get ready—Sammy Rae & The Friends are bringing their high-energy, genre-blending magic to the Ryman Auditorium on April 19, 2025, as part of their Something For Everybody tour. If you’ve never experienced this band live, now is your chance to be part of something truly special. A...

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Closes Farewell Tour at The Mother Church

Nancy PoseyNov 9, 2024November 10, 20240

By the time most bands have been touring more than 50 years, their concerts are more like tributes shows with sometimes only one token original member. Not so for Nitty Gritty Dirty Band, who just closed out “All the Good Times: The Farewell Tour” with two shows at Nashville’s historic...

A Rookie’s Guide to AmericanaFest

Nancy PoseySep 14, 20240

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...

ROBERT EARL KEEN @ THE RYMAN

Nancy PoseyJun 4, 20240

Robert Earl Keen certainly knows how to read his audiences and to consider his fan base. In advance of the digital relaunch of his Western Chill album, the REK band appeared at the Ryman Auditorium, which he called “the Taj Majal, Mount Rushmore, and Westminster Abbey of Country Music.” Oklahoman...

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....

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,...

Smokey Robinson: Motown Comes to Music City

Nancy PoseyDec 17, 20220

When Smokey Robinson made his Ryman Auditorium debut on Friday night, December 16, some ticket holders may have wondered if he could still put on a show. They needn’t have worried. At 82 years old, Robinson still has the vocal chops and the stage presence to capture an audience. With...

NITTY GRITTY DIRT BAND @ RYMAN AUDITORIUM

Nancy PoseySep 18, 2022September 23, 20220

Whether members of the audience at Nashville’s iconic Roman Auditorium came to hear Nitty Gritty Dirt Band play from their extensive lineup of hits or Bob Dylan tunes from their most recent album, Dirt Does Dylan, no one left the Mother Church disappointed on Friday night of Americana Music Festival....

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND: NASHVILLE’S RYMAN AUDITORIUM

Nancy PoseyFeb 25, 2022February 25, 20220

By the time the Tedeschi Trucks Band cranked up “Joyful Noise” Tuesday night at the first show of their Ryman residency, the audience knew that was a perfect description of the experience. Husband and wife Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks know how to fill a stage. With dual drummers Tyler...