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MERLEFEST 2024: TGI FRIDAY

Nancy Posey
While Thursday’s sets mainly took place on the Watson Stage or Cabin Stage, by Friday, MerleFest performances were spread out across the Wilkes Community College Campus, requiring planning to get from one great show to the next. Festival-goers had the opportunity to discover some rising stars. Regional favorites The Harris......
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Opening Night–Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey at Bluegrass Hall of Fame

Nancy Posey
Chris Joslin, director of the Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame in Owensboro, KY, introduced the Sam Grisman Project to the stage for the first night of the “Jerry Garcia: A Bluegrass Journey,” noting that Sam “literally has this music in his DA.” Opening with “Thanks, Jerry,” Grisman and his band......
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MISSY RAINES AND ALLEGHENY RELEASE “HIGHLANDER”@ THE ANALOG

Nancy Posey
Fans of Missy Raines and Allegheny were in for a treat at the release for their new album Highlander, set for a February 9 release, on Tuesday night. The Analog Stage at the Hutton Hotel in Nashville was full of talent as the night began—and it kept getting fuller. The......
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JERRY MASTERS SHARES HIS SLICE OF MUSCLE SHOALS MUSIC HISTORY

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

Nancy Posey
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,......
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THE IMAGINARIES: TO APPEAR IN PULASKI

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

Nancy Posey
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......
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Singer-Songwriters’ Favorite Christmas Memories

Nancy Posey
The COVID-19 pandemic may have cast a shadow over the year, but these recording artists have taken time to revisit some favorite holiday memories.James Dupré “I have so many memories of home during the holidays, but one seems to stand out more than the others. Every Christmas, the children of......