I spent most of yesterday sitting in the field behind  Unicoi Elementary School in Unicoi, Tenn. The event was the annual Wayne Scott Strawberry Festival. There were lots of strawberries, bands or dance groups on the stage all day, and games for the kids. I was there are a volunteer for our local Relay For [...]

I love being introduced to our newer artists. Again this time, the introduction came from Andrew Griffin at Red Dirt Report. And the artist is Jamie Richards. When I received the review from Andrew, I went to his MySpace page and listened to some of his music. I liked what I heard. But, I’m not [...]

I have always liked Dwight Yoakam. Actually,  I’ve always liked country music, and Dwight Yoakam is part of the reason why. I can’t really think about country music without songs like “A Thousand Miles From Nowhere,” “Act Naturally,” and “Little Sister” coming to mind. But these days, Dwight might find himself singing just a little [...]

I got an email yesterday from Andrew Griffin. Andrew is editor of Red Dirt Report. He sent me his review of Lady Antebellum’s new album “Need You Now.” I love this group, and I thought it would be nice to share his review with you. Andrew includes a link to a review he did of [...]

I think I now know why people like John Rich decide to buy a bar … and people like me don’t. It could have something to do with the price of the place John is said to have purchased in downtown Nashville. Depending on which report you read, the price of the building is somewhere [...]