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MERLEFEST 2022 OPENS APRIL 28

Nancy PoseyApril 28, 2022April 28, 2022

by Nancy PoseyApril 28, 2022April 28, 202201634

The army of individuals who make each MerleFest possible usually have a full year to bring together all the artists, volunteers, and vendors that create the magic that brings music fans from all over the country. This year, after postponing the 2021 festival until fall, the turnover time was cut......

SHEYDA: WOAH!

Nancy PoseyApril 22, 2022April 27, 2022

by Nancy PoseyApril 22, 2022April 27, 202201887

Nashville Pop singer-songwriter Sheyda releases her new track, “Woah” today, Friday, April 22. Sheyda co-wrote with Stephony Smith, who has penned hit singles for Nashville heavyweights including The Chicks, Shania Twain, Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire, and Trisha Yearwood, and Jodi Marr, who has written songs performed by fellow female powerhouses......

PILGRIMAGE MUSIC AND CULTURAL FESTIVAL LINEUP ANNOUNCED.

Nancy PoseyApril 21, 2022May 4, 2022

by Nancy PoseyApril 21, 2022May 4, 202202299

Tickets are on sale for 2022 Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival in Franklin, Tennessee, set for September 24-25. The promoters announced another star-studded lineup fans have come to expect from the festival. Headliners include Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, Jon Batiste, and the Avett Brothers. Other acts from across genres include......

THE CACTUS BLOSSOMS: 3rd & Lindsley

Nancy PoseyApril 4, 2022April 4, 2022

by Nancy PoseyApril 4, 2022April 4, 202202226

The comparison of The Cactus Blossoms to The Everly Brothers may be a little too easy. Brothers Jack Torrey and Page Burkum certainly share the blood harmony, and their songs often have a timeless quality that would play in any decade. The Minneapolis-based moves easily between folk, indie rock, and......

SHEYDA: ANALOG IN NASHVILLE

Nancy PoseyMarch 19, 2022March 22, 2022

by Nancy PoseyMarch 19, 2022March 22, 202201879

Nashville-based singer-songwriter Sheyda opened at Hutton Hotel’s Analog Friday night for what she called her “first real show,” and though she admitted she had jitters, her strong vocal performance didn’t give it away. She opened with her first single release “The Dragon,” a song dealing with addiction, helping someone who’s......

TEDESCHI TRUCKS BAND: NASHVILLE’S RYMAN AUDITORIUM

Nancy PoseyFebruary 25, 2022February 25, 2022

by Nancy PoseyFebruary 25, 2022February 25, 202202546

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......

Rick Faris: THE NEXT MOUNTAIN

Nancy PoseyFebruary 16, 2022February 23, 2022

by Nancy PoseyFebruary 16, 2022February 23, 202202692

When Rick Faris released his first solo album Breaking in Lonesome in November 2019, he was enjoying playing his own music. He had written all but one of the songs on the album, which was taking off. In January, he gave notice to Greg Cahill of Special Consensus after playing......

MEGAN KNIGHT: MY DRAMA

Nancy PoseyFebruary 4, 2022February 8, 2022

by Nancy PoseyFebruary 4, 2022February 8, 202203280

Megan Knight may seem young to be an old pro, but at twenty-four, the Williamsport, New Jersey native has been in the music business since she was thirteen. She found her way to Muscle Shoals unexpectedly after playing a backyard benefit party. Someone there mentioned having a friend in Alabama......

Chris Castino and Chicken Wire Empire: Fresh Pickles

Nancy PoseyJanuary 2, 2022

by Nancy PoseyJanuary 2, 202202414

Fresh Pickles, Chris Castino’s upcoming release with Chicken Wire Empire, is less a departure from his career with the jam band The Big Wu than a return to his earlier influences. Castino admits that when he started writing songs, he was new to bluegrass. He credits his heightened interest to......

EMILY CLAIR: STRIPPED

Nancy PoseyDecember 23, 2021

by Nancy PoseyDecember 23, 202102450

Canadian country singer-songwriter Emily Clair says she is planning on a simple Christmas this year. From Nacanee, Ontario, she is watching the response to her debut EP Stripped. Like so many recording artists, Emily had to change plans when the pandemic hit. She planned for an EP with some new......