Americanarama
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 are regularly involved with the development process for artists and bands in the Americana genre of music. It was a great learning experience for me and I appreciate all the feedback and advice from folks so knowledgeable in the field. The conference was smaller than I anticipated, but jam-packed with all kinds of opportunities for networking with other people who love this genre as much as I do. Although it embraces musical traditions including country, roots-rock, bluegrass, folk, rockabilly, singer-songwriter, etc…, it seems Americana is still young and, thankfully, undefined. I hope the name continues to retain its slightly ambiguous earthiness. Later that night we got to check out the Americana Honors and Awards Show at The Ryman. I love that auditorium. It was a night of inspiring music with Joe Ely, Nancy Griffin, EmmyLou, Darrell Scott, Lyle Lovett and Todd Snider, to name a few. Overall, a very fulfilling trip!
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