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Review: Jim Bianco’s ambitious “Cookie Cutter”
By Paul T. Mueller Here’s the recipe Jim Bianco used for his latest album, Cookie Cutter: Send out the same 69-question questionnaire to each of 17 people, collect the answers, and write songs based on...
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Review: Irene Kelley’s “Pennsylvania Coal”
By Ken Paulson This should be a very good week for Nashville singer-songwriter Irene Kelley. On Tuesday, Feb. 11, she’ll drop by to perform at Grimey’s record store in Nashville, followed by a full...
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Tin Pan South set for March 25-29 in Nashville
Tin Pan South, a wide-ranging and always rewarding songwriters festival, has just announced its 2014 line-up. The festival, which features both songwriting legends and upcoming writers, will run...
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Concert review: Sam Baker, Chip Dolan, Tim Lorsch
By Paul T. Mueller Sam Baker For a songwriter whose material tends toward the melancholy, Sam Baker gave quite an uplifting performance in Houston on March 19. The show was the second installment in...
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Best bets: 2014 Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival
By Ken Paulson Tin Pan South, the world-class songwriters festival based in Nashville, begins this Tuesday in Nashville, and as usual, the line-up of talent is rich and diverse. It’s a particularly...
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Tin Pan South: Classics revisited
Dickey Lee at Tin Pan South The show was labeled “Classics to Current,” and “classics” was not an overstatement. This Tin Pan South show at Douglas Corner in Nashville featured Alex Harvey, who wrote...
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Tin Pan South: Cleveland, Lloyd, Ragsdale and Coleman
Ashley Cleveland performs during Tin Pan South Ashley Cleveland, Bill Lloyd, Suzi Ragsdale and Dave Coleman were clearly enjoying themselves Friday night at Douglas Corner as part of the Tin Pan South...
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Concert review: Eliza Gilkyson at St. Mark’s in Houston
By Paul T. Mueller Eliza Gilkyson Austin-based singer-songwriter Eliza Gilkyson brought a light touch to sometimes dark material in her March 26 performance at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Houston....
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A little Poco at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville
By Ken Paulson It was a good week for Poco fans in the Nashville area. Richie Furay On Tuesday, Richie Furay joined Vince Gill and an emerging duo called Striking Matches as part of the new...
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Review: Chris Smither’s “Still on the Levee”
By Ken Paulson It’s going to be a good year for fans of Chris Smither, the veteran folk-blues artist from New Orleans. On July 22, his complete lyrics will be published in book form and in September, a...
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Early Nashville rock: Ronnie and the Daytonas
By Ken Paulson Much is made these days of Kings of Leon and Jack White living in Nashville, but rock has long thrived in Music City. The new Real Gone Music release of Ronny and the Daytonas’ The...
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Review: Gretchen Peters and Barry Walsh in Houston
Gretchen Peters and Barry Walsh By Paul T. Mueller At her Aug. 30 show in Houston, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Gretchen Peters seemed a bit surprised but very pleased to be playing to a...
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New and in harmony: Applewood Road
By Ken Paulson Every Americana Music Festival reveals an invigorating musical surprise or two, and ours came Thursday night at the Tin Roof in Nashville. In addition to the many festival showcases...
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Robert Ellis in concert at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
By Paul T. Mueller Robert Ellis We should have a new album from singer-songwriter Robert Ellis in a few months, and if the shows he’s playing in the meantime are any indication, that album should be...
View ArticlePaul McCartney: The Esquire interview
Paul McCartney Opens Up About Lennon, Yoko, and More https://t.co/yWrGsXSe1P via @Esquire — Americana Music News (@KenPaulson7) October 31, 2015 The post Paul McCartney: The Esquire interview appeared...
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Don Henry: Good cause, great artist in Murfreesboro
Americana Music News — There’s a scene in an episode of Nashville in which Deacon decides he’s going to perform his new material in Murfreesboro, TN so he can be sure that no one will see him. On Feb....
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Tin Pan South 2016 preview
By Ken Paulson Mac Davis and Bobby Braddock at Tin Pan South 2011 Tin Pan South, one of Nashville’s best -and most economical – music festivals begins Tuesday, April 9, the first of five nights of...
View ArticleOpening night at Tin Pan South
Country Legends Pack the Bluebird for Tin Pan South https://t.co/iNfXtSmDaq — American Songwriter (@AmerSongwriter) April 8, 2016 The post Opening night at Tin Pan South appeared first on Americana...
View ArticleSong Suffragettes at Tin Pan South
.@SongSuffragette take #TinPanSouth by storm @CommodoreGrille @toddcassetty https://t.co/kJ8MvnqEZl via @tennessean — Patrick Embry (@EmbryPat) April 7, 2016 The post Song Suffragettes at Tin Pan...
View ArticleCTM writers at Tin Pan South
.@catchthismusic writers shine at #TinPanSouth @marcushummon @ellamaebown @autrum25 @imscottstevens https://t.co/o4MwWCKDTv via @tennessean — Patrick Embry (@EmbryPat) April 9, 2016 The post CTM...
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