Chuck Whiting’s Arts Diary: 9-14-22
“I’ve grown up in a church and Gospel music was a big thing - and Bluegrass - but I just think of that music my buddies and I listened to growing up in the hills. It was as meshed together as what people now call Americana.” — Tyler Childers (Americana Music Fest is my favorite event of the year, and Concord Records (i.e. Rounder Records) truly knows how to throw a party. Music industry pros and others gathered at the Optimist in Germantown (north Nashville) Tuesday night for delicious seafood appetizers, desserts, and of course, live music. The atmosphere and hospitality were splendid, and the live music outstanding. Roster acts taking the stage included but were not limited to Caroline Spence, Bonney James, Bella White, and Logan Ledger. Special thanks to Concord’s crew and the Optimist’s waiting staff for being the perfect hosts. A full day of festivities (interviews and live music) are in store for us on Wednesday before the big annual awards show at the Ryman Auditorium on Wednesday night. Nashville is indeed Music City this week in a big way. For those of you who haven’t heard Americana music, it’s defined as an “amalgam of American music formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the musical ethos of the United States, specifically those sounds that are emerged from the Southern U.S. such as folk, gospel, blues, country, jazz, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and bluegrass.” It’s a refreshing and real life expression through songwriting and musical performance that stirs me to my bones. I’ll try to post a clip of a live performance in one of my posts. Have a great Wednesday everyone!) #ChuckWhiting #ChucksDiary #Americana #AmericanaMusicFest #AmericanFest #Music #LiveMusic #AmericanMusic #Concord #ConcordRecords #RounderRecords #CarolineSpence #BoneyJames #BellaWhite #LoganLedger #Optimist #OptimistRestaurant #Germantown #NorthNashville #Nashville #MusicCity #Festivals #Art #Arts #MusicCityArts 9-14-22
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