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Day 1 of MerleFest 2023: Music, Memories, and Mud

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by Nancy Posey0558
Festival-goers kept a wary eye on Ray’s Weather, western North Carolina’s favorite meteorology site with special MerleFest daily–and hourly–forecast. With rain inevitable, music lovers stocked up on ponchos, boots, and tarps and headed to Wilkesboro for the 35th MerleFest. This year was particularly meaningful, marking what would have been Doc......

MerleFest 2023: A Rookie’s Guide

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by Nancy Posey0818
With just hours until the show goes on at MerleFest, a few tips for how to enjoy the festival may be in order. This year will mark what would have been Doc Watson’s 100th birthday, so attendees can expect highlights of his life and career. The festival, held on the......

BILLY ALLEN & THE POLLIES BEGIN BLACK NOISE TOUR IN NASHVILLE

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by Nancy Posey02372
The Pollies will play The Basement in Nashville on Thursday, April 13, opening for Boys Club for Girls. The Shoals-based band recently celebrated their tenth anniversary with a packed house at The Lava Room in Florence, Alabama. Jay Burgess, lead singer and guitarist, has been the constant as the band......

JERRY MASTERS SHARES HIS SLICE OF MUSCLE SHOALS MUSIC HISTORY

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by Nancy Posey02823
Ten years have passed since the debut of Muscle Shoals, the documentary that introduced the rest of the world to the music that came out of North Alabama. That film could have—perhaps should have—served as a series pilot. Some of the stories that remained untold are just as rich. On......

PilgrimageFest Returns to Frankin

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by Nancy Posey0497
The organizers of the 2023 Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival have announced this year’s performers and opened ticket sales. The festival, set for September 23-24, returns to at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm in Franklin TN. The festival regularly draws headliners from a range or genres, as well as a......

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

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by Nancy Posey0552
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

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by Nancy Posey0888
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

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by Nancy Posey0567
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

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by Nancy Posey0559
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

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by Nancy Posey0635
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......