1 Couple, 2 Canadians, and Cash & Carter

I strive to be clever with my blog titles and this title sounds like a food recipe, which demonstrates that Donna Britt's recipes are having a subliminal effect on me. In last week’s blog I wrote about the AmericanaFest® being in Nashville. It was a week full of concerts and parties with an Honors and …

AmericanaFest®, JP Harris, and Chanel Johansson

I wrote about Kacey Musgraves in last week’s blog titled Blaze... the Movie and Trails (one made and one started) because she has clearly blazed a trail that is both impressive and memorable. I thought it was fitting to include her recent interview with Billboard Magazine where she discusses the current state of female artists in Country Music …

Blaze… the Movie and Trails (one made and one started)

Trying to choose subject matters each week that takes a look at the past, present, and future of Americana and Country music is something I have struggled with a few times, but not this week. I had been anxiously waiting to see the movie Blaze, which is directed and co-written by Ethan Hawke and Sybil …

Hiatt Rhymes with Wyatt

The idea for this blog came to me weeks ago. I asked Jaime Wyatt to contribute and she generously agreed to do so. You may remember her from my blog titled: Past, Present, and Future... as in Kris Kristofferson, Shooter Jennings, and Jaime Wyatt. In that blog I wrote that I couldn’t wait to see …

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. for the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin… R.I.P.

The passing of Aretha Franklin on Thursday, August 16th caused the world to pause and reflect on the life and talents of a woman, who besides being the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is in every sense of the word an icon. I decided the best way to respect …

Revolutions, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and a Meat ‘n’ Three

After finishing my blog this past Wednesday, I met one of my oldest and best friends for lunch at Swett’s, which is a popular “meat ‘n’ three” in Nashville. Swett’s has been serving southern food cafeteria style since 1954 and is the place to go for good ol’ southern homestyle cookin’... and I do mean …

“It’s Now or Never”

It’s been five weeks since I relocated to Nashville. In some ways it seems like it’s only been a week or two and in other ways it seems I’ve already been here a very long time. It’s funny how time affects us. In the last couple of weeks the idea of this blog becoming a …

“Songwriting… It’s All About the Song, Song, and Song”

It hit me when I saw that Lori McKenna released her new album, The Tree on Friday, July 20th. I immediately downloaded it and played it straight through three or four times. She first grabbed my attention in 2004 with her song Stealing Kisses, which was recorded a couple years later by Faith Hill. Lori’s …

New Moon and Whiskey with Honey

This blog has changed my life in ways I could have never predicted. I’ve heard from friends I haven’t spoken to in over thirty years. One was a woman who held a very special place in my heart, let’s call her Dr. W, who I had told a friend only a few weeks ago that …

A July 4th Leftover and Taking the Week Off

After posting my blog on July 4th, I was reminded by a family member of a Playlist I made for a family barbecue on July 4, 2015, which was the first week of Apple Music’s launch.  I searched my iPhone and found it.  Here it is: Playlist for July 4, 2015: 1. An American Trilogy  …