Southern Halo Encourages Music's Next Generation
Nashville, TN (November 26, 2018) - Sister trio Southern Halo is encouraging music's next generation with outreach that includes recent dates on the "High School Nation Tour" and the "Backstage Pass Series", an educational endeavor targeting grade schoolers, at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi.
These young women are committed to ensuring that all students have access to the knowledge that they, and others like them, have learned through challenging work and the occasional misadventure. The Backstage Pass Series offered at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi targets kids grades three and up - and offers students the opportunity to explore a variety of music careers, hear artists' stories first-hand, and meet industry professionals. This allows for a more realistic understanding of the level of talent, commitment, and perseverance it takes to succeed in the music business.
These young women are committed to ensuring that all students have access to the knowledge that they, and others like them, have learned through challenging work and the occasional misadventure. The Backstage Pass Series offered at GRAMMY Museum Mississippi targets kids grades three and up - and offers students the opportunity to explore a variety of music careers, hear artists' stories first-hand, and meet industry professionals. This allows for a more realistic understanding of the level of talent, commitment, and perseverance it takes to succeed in the music business.
A blast from the past: Chris Young
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Although he’s appeared on both national television and radio several times, Young says his most memorable television appearance was (where else?) on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. As a national finalist in the Country Showdown at age fifteen, he stepped onto the famous circle of stage from the Ryman and up to the microphone to sing the first song he ever wrote. At that moment, he says, he knew in his heart he would become a country singer/songwriter.
NEW from William Michael Morgan *** NEW from Little Big Town
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Songs from Lyon County
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By: Connie Breeden, Sr. Editor
I can remember a time at my grandmother’s house when all I heard was the sweet sound of mandolins, banjos, fiddles, guitars while growing up in Virginia. She would put a record on her old record player or turn the dial on the radio to bluegrass and would be in the kitchen cooking up something special, usually it would be homemade chocolate syrup and buttered toast. Yummy!
The album has such a charm and uniqueness, the grounded roots of Kentucky shine through on this album. All the songs were written by Dennis Duff and he has six guest artists that include Paul Brewster (Ricky Skaggs band), Josh Shilling (Mountain Heart), Bradley Walker (Gaither Music), Holly Pitney (Mo Pitney band), and Darin and Brooke Aldridge (Mountain Home Music).
I can remember a time at my grandmother’s house when all I heard was the sweet sound of mandolins, banjos, fiddles, guitars while growing up in Virginia. She would put a record on her old record player or turn the dial on the radio to bluegrass and would be in the kitchen cooking up something special, usually it would be homemade chocolate syrup and buttered toast. Yummy!
The album has such a charm and uniqueness, the grounded roots of Kentucky shine through on this album. All the songs were written by Dennis Duff and he has six guest artists that include Paul Brewster (Ricky Skaggs band), Josh Shilling (Mountain Heart), Bradley Walker (Gaither Music), Holly Pitney (Mo Pitney band), and Darin and Brooke Aldridge (Mountain Home Music).
john Arthur martinez - San Antonio Woman
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By: Cheryl Harvey Hill, Sr. Staff Journalist
In his newest album john Arthur martinez (affectionately referred to as jAm by his fans) sets our lives to music and comes up with a most unique and soothing musical cocktail that effortlessly keeps us entertained over fourteen tracks. He has certainly mastered the art of songwriting and is one of the most articulate lyricists in any genre of music. He wrote five of the songs on this album by himself and co-wrote on eight others.
Not surprisingly, all of the songs on the album are lyrically strong, making it impossible to select a favorite and throughout the album you can detect what may have inspired a song by listening closely to the lyrics. Most country artists stay pretty close to whatever the current trend may be, but not jAm, he's a leader, not a follower, and you never know what will inspire him to write the next song. Creative is his middle name. Get the album, you won't be disappointed.
In his newest album john Arthur martinez (affectionately referred to as jAm by his fans) sets our lives to music and comes up with a most unique and soothing musical cocktail that effortlessly keeps us entertained over fourteen tracks. He has certainly mastered the art of songwriting and is one of the most articulate lyricists in any genre of music. He wrote five of the songs on this album by himself and co-wrote on eight others.
Not surprisingly, all of the songs on the album are lyrically strong, making it impossible to select a favorite and throughout the album you can detect what may have inspired a song by listening closely to the lyrics. Most country artists stay pretty close to whatever the current trend may be, but not jAm, he's a leader, not a follower, and you never know what will inspire him to write the next song. Creative is his middle name. Get the album, you won't be disappointed.
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