Category: Nashville music

Marty Stuart

Review: Marty Stuart’s “Psychedelic Jam-Bo-Ree” takes a musical trip to the ’60s

By Ken Paulson – You know you’re in for a particularly spirited evening at the Country Music Hall of Fame when Marty Stuart and the Fabulous Superlatives tackle the Surfaris’ classic “Wipeout”  and drummer Harry Stinson plays a solo on his face.   That was just one example of a night full of surprising and highly entertaining performances on the second…

Mandy Barnett

Show #38 Mandy Barnett and her “Strange Conversation”

We recently enjoyed a not-so-strange chat with the engaging Mandy Barnett about her new album Strange Conversation. The setting was WMOT’s 895 Fest on the fields of the Hop Spring Beer Park, a distinctly different venue than her upcoming “Nashville Songbook” concert at Feinstein’s/54 Below on Broadway on August 13. But that’s no surprise. Mandy Barnett’s career has always been…