Americana Music Association Honors and Awards
Sep19

Americana Music Association Honors and Awards

Read our coverage of the 2013 Americana Honors and Awards   It was a cloudy day in Nashville – a bit breezy and sometimes humid. The search for a great coffee hit another dead-end – we followed this up with a little shopping on Broadway – Ernest Tubb’s Record Shop has some impressive items (and they have two in-stores this week for me to try to fit in) – then an amble past the Ryman Auditorium gift...

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Nashville Skyline
Sep18

Nashville Skyline

Read about our music travels to Nashville TN in 2013 A lot to talk about. A full day. Last night Trish joined us, arriving from Melbourne late in the day, so the group was complete. Today we decided that most of us would drive to Opry Mills shopping centre – better to do this before Americanafest gets under way and the going gets a little hectic. The centre is about 6 miles out and is adjacent to The Grand Ole Opry and the...

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Cheater’s Game – Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis
Aug22

Cheater’s Game – Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis

Read our review Cheater’s Game by Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison Spotlight on The Americana Music Festival and Conference # 6 For me this album is an important piece in the puzzle that is the Americana Music Festival Awards 2013.  The only nominees whose music I hadn’t heard (nor even heretofore being aware of the pair). Nevertheless, it is a fact that Bruce Robison and Kelly released an album last year called...

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