There were few tears but plenty of laughter and good fellowship at the 20th annual Townes Van Zandt wake, held Jan. 1 at the Old Quarter Acoustic Café in Galveston, Texas.
Category: Songwriters TV
Review: “Dreamer” celebrates Kent Finlay
James Kent Finlay was the owner of Cheatham Street Warehouse, a small music venue in San Marcos, Texas, that helped launch the careers of many Texas musicians – including, among others, George Strait, Todd Snider, Slaid Cleaves and James McMurtry.
In concert: Kelley Mickwee
Austin-based singer-songwriter Kelley Mickwee brought a kind of career retrospective to the Fulshear House Concerts series on April 30.
Review: Mary Gauthier, Gretchen Peters and Eliza Gilkyson
The tour is billed as “Three Women and the Truth,” and that’s, well, the truth. There is a whole lot of truth in the songs of Mary Gauthier, Gretchen Peters and Eliza Gilkyson,
Celebration of songwriting at Tin Pan South
Buzz Cason, Dickey Lee and Wayland Holyfield have had hits spanning five decades, fueled by inspiration, happenstance and creativity.
CTM writers at Tin Pan South
.@catchthismusic writers shine at #TinPanSouth @marcushummon @ellamaebown @autrum25 @imscottstevens https://t.co/o4MwWCKDTv via @tennessean — Patrick Embry (@EmbryPat) April 9, 2016
Song Suffragettes at Tin Pan South
.@SongSuffragette take #TinPanSouth by storm @CommodoreGrille @toddcassetty https://t.co/kJ8MvnqEZl via @tennessean — Patrick Embry (@EmbryPat) April 7, 2016
Opening night at Tin Pan South
Coverage of opening night of Tin Pan South from American Songwriter
Tin Pan South 2016 preview
Tin Pan South, one of Nashville’s best -and most economical – music festivals begins Tuesday, April 9, the first of five nights of songwriter showcases.
Don Henry: Good cause, great artist in Murfreesboro
On Feb. 18, Grammy-winning songwriter Don Henry will defy that stereotype with a show at 6:30 p.m. at MTSU’s Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro.
Paul McCartney: The Esquire interview
Paul McCartney: The Esquire interview
Robert Ellis in concert at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck
At his October 8 gig at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck in Houston, Robert Ellis showcased five new tunes – a quarter of the 20-song set – and all sounded worthy of what he calls his best album yet
New and in harmony: Applewood Road
Applewood Road, a new trio made up of Amy Speace, Emily Barker and Amber Rubart, perform at the Americana Music Festival.
Review: Gretchen Peters and Barry Walsh in Houston
Gretchen Peters and Barry Walsh, her husband and musical partner, rewarded the crowd at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck with an excellent performance that drew heavily from her most recent album, Blackbirds, but also included older material, a few covers and even a solo turn by Walsh.
Early Nashville rock: Ronnie and the Daytonas
The new Real Gone Music release of Ronny and the Daytonas’ The Complete Recordings reminds us of the Top 10 success of this Nashville band 51 years ago. Their debut single “GTO” echoed the Beach Boys’ car songs, but had a vitality all its own.
Review: Chris Smither’s “Still on the Levee”
By Ken Paulson It’s going to be a good year for fans of Chris Smither, the veteran folk-blues artist from New Orleans. On July 22, his complete lyrics will be published in book form and in September, a tribute CD called Link of Chain is scheduled for release. Most intriguing though is Still on the Levee: A 50 Year Retrospective,…
A little Poco at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville
Poco members Richie Furay and Rusty Young appear during the same week at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville.
Concert review: Eliza Gilkyson at St. Mark’s in Houston
Austin-based singer-songwriter Eliza Gilkyson brought a light touch to sometimes dark material in her March 26 performance at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Houston.
Tin Pan South: Cleveland, Lloyd, Ragsdale and Coleman
Ashley Cleveland, Bill Lloyd, Suzi Ragsdale and Dave Coleman were clearly enjoying themselves Friday night at Douglas Corner as part of the Tin Pan South songwriters festival in Nashville.
Tin Pan South: Classics revisited
The show was labeled “Classics to Current,” and “classics” was not an overstatement. This Tin Pan South show at Douglas Corner in Nashville featured Alex Harvey, who wrote “Delta Dawn” and “Reuben James”, “Buzz Cason, whose “Soldier of Love” was recorded by the Beatles in their BBC sessions, Dickey Lee of “Patches” fame and Austin Cunningham.