Kort McCumber's Journal

The Olde Town Pickin’ Parlor

| November 23, 2007

On Tuesday night I joined host Jon Chandler and guest artists The Laws, at The Olde Town Pickin’ Parlor in Arvada. Jon Chandler, a Westminster-based singer/songwriter and award-winning author with four acclaimed CDs in release, hosts the songwriter series once a month there. It’s a great vibe. The Laws are Canadian husband-and-wife singer/songwriters. Their songs [...]

Her Teeth Was Stained, But Her Heart Was Pure

| November 17, 2007

That’s a real country music song title. It’s true, country music has some pretty funny lyrics and song titles, but, when someone sings a song containing the lyrics “I’d like to check you for ticks…” and wins two CMA awards, well, that’s just sad. The CMA award winners were chosen last week by industry professional [...]

Goodbye in Nashville

| November 8, 2007

The other day I overheard two friends saying goodbye to each other. You know you’re in Nashville when one says, “Say hi to the Mrs. for me….and ask her if she wants to sing that song in the key of C!” We’ve left Music City and have headed back home to Colorado, via a detour [...]

Americanarama

| November 3, 2007

We have been back in Nashville finishing our final gig of the tour at Windows on the Cumberland and attending this year’s Americana Music Festival and Conference. I was invited to be a part of a panel discussing artist development on Thursday. The panel participants were from a variety of media and music groups that [...]

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