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AMERICANA MUSIC AWARD: RYMAN AUDITORIUM

Nancy PoseySeptember 23, 2023September 25, 2023

by Nancy PoseySeptember 23, 2023September 25, 202301394

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 PoseySeptember 16, 2023

by Nancy PoseySeptember 16, 202301788

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 PoseyJuly 11, 2023

by Nancy PoseyJuly 11, 202302211

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 PoseyJuly 5, 2023July 6, 2023

by Nancy PoseyJuly 5, 2023July 6, 202302353

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 PoseyJune 29, 2023June 29, 2023

by Nancy PoseyJune 29, 2023June 29, 202302470

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......

RUNAWAY ANGEL IS BACK WITH “BEACH PLEASE”

Nancy PoseyJune 3, 2023June 4, 2023

by Nancy PoseyJune 3, 2023June 4, 202303030

Persistence brought the members of Canadian country trio Runaway Angel together initially in 2013, and a decade later, after major life changes, persistence kept brought them back together. Newly signed with Reve records, they have a new single “Beach Please” released just in time for summer listening. Cadence Grace and......

HENHOUSE PROWLERS RELEASE “LEAD AND IRON”

Nancy PoseyMay 27, 2023May 29, 2023

by Nancy PoseyMay 27, 2023May 29, 202302611

Sometimes a songwriter would rather a song not be timely. Such is the case with the Henhouse Prowlers’ single “Lead and Iron” released this week. Jake Howard, the band’s mandolin player, wrote the song at the end of last summer—after Uvalde but before the recent Covenant School shootings. The song......

LOGAN HALSTEAD: DARK BLACK COAL

Nancy PoseyMay 11, 2023July 20, 2023

by Nancy PoseyMay 11, 2023July 20, 202303537

Speaking just before the release of his debut album Dark Black Coal, Logan Halstead said he considers himself “just a kid that got lucky.” The 19-year-old, who was born in Kentucky and grew up in West Virginia, recognizes plenty of irony in his career path. “I guess you could say......

DAY 4 OF MERLEFEST 2023:

Nancy PoseyMay 9, 2023January 11, 2026

by Nancy PoseyMay 9, 2023January 11, 202601559

Sunday morning at MerleFest each year begins with a Sunday morning devotional, this year led by Jeff Little Trio featuring gospel songs of Doc Watson, and Laura Boosinger offered a set of shape-note singing. Festival-goers got another chance to see the Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, Mike Compton and Joe Newberry, and......

DAY 3 OF MERLEFEST 2023: BLUE SKIES

Nancy PoseyMay 7, 2023January 11, 2026

by Nancy PoseyMay 7, 2023January 11, 202601755

Festival-goers still needed the rain boots to navigate the mud, but the sun came out on Saturday. The annual tradition, the Waybacks’ Hillside Album Hour, means that people start staking out spots early in the day in preparation for the the California band’s cover of a classic album each year,......