If you missed the Americana Honors & Awards back in September don’t worry because the Circle Network will be airing it in it’s entirety on Sunday, March 20 at 8/7c. The 20th annual awards show features performances from Americana’s biggest stars including Brandi Carlile, Jason Isbell, Allison Russell, Emmylou Harris …
Read More »Lisa Morales Teams Up With Rodney Crowell For “Flyin’ And Cryin’ “
A busy year is already underway for Lisa Morales, months after teaming up with Santana’s co-founder, Gregg Rolie, for the single “Freedom,” she returns on January 21st with “Flyin’ And Cryin’.” The new single finds her in a collaborative mood once again, trading verses with two-time Grammy Award-winner Rodney Crowell …
Read More »Film Festival Featuring Documentary About Gay Women In Country Music
Writer and director T.J. Parsell and producer Bill Brimm are introducing their latest documentary film Invisible at this year’s Nashville Film Festival on Tuesday, October 5 at 7 PM CT at Marathon Music Works. The documentary encompasses the stories of gay women in the southern music industries and the struggles they faced …
Read More »Opry To Partner With The Community Foundation To Raise Money For Flood Victims
The Grand Ole Opry is partnering with The Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee during this Saturday’s live Opry broadcast (August 28) to help raise money for those affected by the catastrophic flooding last weekend in Middle Tennessee. Donations can be made at www.cfmt.org/opry. The Opry’s hosts and performing artists will …
Read More »Shannon McNally Covers Kris Kristofferson
Shannon McNally has shared a new video from her new album, THE WAYLON SESSIONS. The Nashville-based artist takes on Kris Kristofferson’s “Help Me Make It Through the Night” with this vulnerable rendition that captures the original’s raw yearning for intimacy. “I never heard Waylon sing this one. I don’t think …
Read More »Shannon McNally’s “The Waylon Sessions” Drops Tomorrow
With her new album, The Waylon Sessions, Shannon McNally set out to revisit the songs and spirit of Waylon Jennings, a legend with whom she’s always had an ongoing fascination, but her collection of tunes ended up being not so much a tribute as it is a recontextualization; a nuanced, …
Read More »Americana Assoc. & Bluegrass Situation Announce Whiskey Sour Happy Hour
The Americana Music Association has partnered with The Bluegrass Situation, along with its co-founder, actor/comedian/musician Ed Helms, to present Whiskey Sour Happy Hour, a 21st-century online variety show to benefit MusiCares’ COVID-19 Relief Fund and Direct Relief, debuting on April 22 at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET. With …
Read More »Star-Studded Roger Miller Tribute Coming To The Opry
Blackbird Presents has announced a star-studded concert event at the historic Opry House. “King Of The Road: Celebrating The Music of Roger Miller” celebrates the songs of one of country music’s most beloved singer-songwriters widely known for his honky-tonk-influenced chart-topping hits. “King Of The Road: Celebrating The Music of Roger …
Read More »Listen: Steve Earle & The Dukes Sing With “Old Friends”
Steve Earle & The Dukes are set to return with GUY on March 29th, 2019. A return to New West Records, the 16-song set is comprised of songs written by one of his two primary songwriting mentors, the legendary Guy Clark. GUY appears ten years after his Grammy Award winning …
Read More »Guitar Hero Tommy Emmanuel Coming To The Ryman Auditorium
2020 Update: See Tommy Emmanuel at the Ryman Auditorium on Saturday, September 19, 2020. Buy TICKETS Here! Grammy-nominated guitarist, composer and performer, Tommy Emmanuel is gearing up for the release of his next album, Accomplice One—out January 19, 2018 on CGP Sounds and distributed by Thirty Tigers—along with a run of February headlining tour dates, …
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