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SONGS MOVE MOUNTAINS: SONGWRITER RETREAT AND CONCERT @ BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC

Nancy PoseyFebruary 25, 2023February 25, 2023

by Nancy PoseyFebruary 25, 2023February 25, 202301256

After more than thirty years of songwriting retreats at Woodsong Farm in Georgia, veteran songwriter and writing instructor Louisa Branscomb is bringing her unique model of songwriting instruction to Black Mountain, NC, with a spring retreat and concert, “Songs Move Mountains.” The retreat will take place Thursday March 30, 2023,......

CELEBRATING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF PETER COOPER: CMA THEATER

Nancy PoseyFebruary 25, 2023February 25, 2023

by Nancy PoseyFebruary 25, 2023February 25, 202302261

Nashville is a big city that sometimes feels like a small town—connections everywhere. Tonight, Music City paid tribute to one of those connectors. Peter Cooper, whose died last December at 52, could not be easily encapsulated. He was a journalist, singer-songwriter, and since 2014, senior director of the Country Music......

THE IMAGINARIES: TO APPEAR IN PULASKI

Nancy PoseyFebruary 8, 2023February 10, 2023

by Nancy PoseyFebruary 8, 2023February 10, 202301527

Maggie McClure and Shane Henry, the husband-and-wife duo performing as recording as The Imaginaries will appear Friday, February 10, at Venue 220 in Pulaski, TN. The pair joined forces after successful solo careers, recording their self-titled debut album at Portside Sound in Muscle Shoals. They released a new single “Things......

SPBGMA’S HIDDEN TREASURES @ MUSIC CITY SHERATON

Nancy PoseyJanuary 28, 2023February 3, 2023

by Nancy PoseyJanuary 28, 2023February 3, 202301562

The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America (SPBGMA) convened this past weekend at the Sheraton Music City, bringing together bluegrass legends, up-and-comers, and fans young and old. Highlights of the event include the band contests and the SPBGMA awards show on Saturday night. This year’s show featured......

HENHOUSE PROWLERS: ANALOG@THE HUTTON HOTEL

Nancy PoseyJanuary 20, 2023January 20, 2023

by Nancy PoseyJanuary 20, 2023January 20, 202301451

After they wrapped up recording of their upcoming album in Nashville this week and before heading home to Chicago, the Henhouse Prowlers took the Analog Stage at the Hutton Hotel on Tuesday night. Throughout the performance, the four members of the band circle the mic and one another, alternating lead......

Oxford American’s 2022 Music Issue: A Conversation with Editor Danielle A. Jackson

Nancy PoseyDecember 23, 2022December 23, 2022

by Nancy PoseyDecember 23, 2022December 23, 202201765

In a time when some people question the future of print journalism, Oxford American magazine has enjoyed a year-long celebration of the 30th anniversary. A perennial favorite of readers, the music issue hit the shelves this month with a focus on “Country Roots.” Editor Daniel A. Jackson knows not to......

Smokey Robinson: Motown Comes to Music City

Nancy PoseyDecember 17, 2022

by Nancy PoseyDecember 17, 202201836

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......

BECKY BULLER BAND@THE STATION INN

Nancy PoseyDecember 4, 2022December 4, 2022

by Nancy PoseyDecember 4, 2022December 4, 202202723

Station Inn was packed on Friday night for the launch of Becky Buller’s first full-length Christmas album The Perfect Gift. She admits it has been in the making for eight years, as she released two 45s released along the way. She was backed by the regular members of the Becky......

JACK SCHNEIDER RELEASES BEST BE ON MY WAY

Nancy PoseyNovember 29, 2022November 29, 2022

by Nancy PoseyNovember 29, 2022November 29, 202201905

The simplicity of the songs that found their way to Jack Schneider’s debut album Best Be on My Way may be deceptive. The factors that brought Schneider to this point in his music career have been years in the making. He admits his first advantage was having parents in the......

Guralnick and Escott Tell the Story of Sun Records and the Birth of Rock and Roll

Nancy PoseyNovember 22, 2022

by Nancy PoseyNovember 22, 202201558

The Birth of Rock ‘n’ Roll: The Illustrated Story of Sun Records & the 70 Records That Changed the World, released in celebration of the iconic record label’s 70th anniversary, promises to be one coffee table book that will not gather dust on the coffee table. The book was co-written......