For anyone who doesn’t know Wendy Jans, she’s an incredibly talented singer and songwriter here in Nashville, and she’s one of the first people Karsten and I met in town six and a half years ago. She’s done vocals on
Pimpin’ our talented friends
Excerpt from a cool review of our friend Levi Weaver‘s 10/21 show at Alphabet Lounge over at the CMJ Staff Blog: Weaver is one of those artists you need to see live to appreciate Very true. But you should still
RIP Danny Dill, co-writer of “Long Black Veil”
Danny Dill has passed away. Mr. Dill wrote “Long Black Veil” with Marijohn Wilkin, a that song has been recorded by Lefty Frizzell, Johnny Cash, Jerry Garcia and a slew of others. His “Detroit City,” written with Mel Tillis, became
What makes a song demo work in Nashville?
The Nashville Feed has a great entry today about the “science” of cutting a killer demo, but the write-up goes on to demonstrate that it’s really anything but science. Several anecdotes from hit songwriters and producers nail the dilemma: music
The death of a child is always “tragic,” I guess
I started to use the term “tragic” in the subject of this post, but then realized it seemed redundant to describe a child’s death that way. Found on Shaun Groves’ blog, but he’s quoting the Tennessean: One of contemporary Christian
Wondering what to do for Valentine’s Day? (In the Nashville area, that is)
I bet there are a lot of posts out there that offer suggestions for how to spend your chilly February 14th, and ordinarily mine would be “stay snuggled up in bed” but since my mom is going to be in
Joe plays while Rhonda & her dad dance
Joe plays while Rhonda & her dad dance Originally uploaded by Kate O’ A Nashville songwriter twist on the father-daughter dance when the groom plays and sings the music. Truly a beautiful experience.
Picked a fine time to leave me
I keep forgetting to mention that the guy who’s painting the tippy-top of the front porch (which I’m thrilled Karsten isn’t going to do himself) is the son of the guy who wrote (co-wrote?) “Lucille.” Now, come on. How Nashvegas
I love songwriter demos of hit songs
I realized this morning that I have a copy of the Marcus Hummon demo version of “Bless the Broken Road.” It’s lovely. If I could legally share it with you all, I would do so quite happily. But for now,
Celebrity sightings: What famous people have you seen?
Went out to Noshville for lunch with coworkers J & K and my Boss. Much talk of the celebrities they’ve spotted there in previous visits; my hopes were up for at least a minor sighting. But no. I must be