WSM AM Radio, Buddy Miller, Nashville is great!
18 Aug
Tania and I played this morning on historic WSM radio, home of the Grand Old Opry Radio show. They are broadcasting from the original home again these days, because the flood took out the new building. It felt like a short walk thru the history of Country Music. WSM is the reason Nashville ended up as the Business center of country music.
Last night, Buddy Miller performed another installment of his three part series/artist in Residence at The Country Music Hall Of Fame, and my friend Darrell Scott invited me to come down..here’s a shot of the band. Buddy Miller, Darrell Scott, Patty Griffin, Regina and Ann McCrary and Byron House and Brian Owens.
Tonight we play a benefit concert at the Loveless Barn for the Nature Conservancy. What an honor to be part of such a great group of artists, activists and industry folks who care about each other and the world and are working to improve it! Living in Nashville can be wonderful, and today is one of those days!
Mary, I absolutely love your voice! You were great yesterday! Keep it up! You’re one of my favourite artists!
The notion of community is such an important one.
Musicians can create whilst alone and then come together to share and learn and create new works. This benefits the musician or artist, the music community and the larger community such as the beneficiaries of the Loveless Barn for the Nature Conservancy [what an ironic name].
Our communities, whatever shape they take, or wherever they are on our planet can learn much from the example of these gifted and generous artists.