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ALEX RUNIONS: TAKE IT OUT ON ME

Nancy Posey
Some songs are worth waiting for. Canadian country music artist Alex Runions has years of experience writing his own songs, but his latest single “Take It out on Me” (written by Nashville songwriters John Ozier, John King, and Brad Tursi) came to him from a different direction. At the time,......

LILLIE SYRACUSE: COMING UP DIAMONDS

Nancy Posey
Lillie Syracuse defies the stereotype. The singer-songwriter from Pumpkintown, SC, didn’t come to Nashville with the dream of becoming the next Nashville country star. In fact, when she moved to Nashville with her family, she was on a path to pursue a career in retail and sales.  “I actually did......

MANDY MCMILLAN: DREAM CATCHER

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After living in Nashville for the past nine years, Canadian singer Mandy McMillan says she’s acquired a hybrid accent: “I say ‘eh’ and ‘y’all’ in the same sentence.” McMillan grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, where her mother says she started humming along with the radio before she could talk. Soon......

LOST SAINTS RELEASE DEBUT SINGLE: WE DON’T FIGHT

Nancy Posey
What happens three people who love to harmonize gather around the piano to sing? Sometimes, it’s magic. That is certainly the story of Lost Saints, a trio with roots in the South who met in Nashville. Afton Addington, a Houston native, transferred from Lee University to Belmont seven years ago......

INTRODUCING AMY JACK

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Amy Jack’s Oklahoma musical roots run deep. Her Scots-Irish great grandparents were among the early settlers who took part in the land run to Western Oklahoma before it was even a state. They brought with them the traditional Scottish and Irish music and instruments that influenced the earliest country music.......

AMERICANA MUSIC AWARDS CEREMONY TO BE HELD WITHOUT FESTIVAL THIS YEAR

Nancy Posey
Fans may have been disappointed, but certainly not surprised that the 19thannual AmericanaFest will not be held –at least not in its usual format — in 2020. Recent announcements of nominees for Americana Music Honors and Awards suggested that even plans for the September 16 ceremony at the Ryman Auditorium......