Americana Music Festival notes
Posted: October 1st, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: album, festival, live, music, review | Tags: Americana, festival, Nashville | No Comments »|
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I’ve been to Nashville before, but representing The 15th Floor in Nashville during this festival (Sept 16-19) was like going to “good music Nirvana.” I proudly wore our motto, “Songs should make you feel something”, on my shirts and hat all that week; the songs did not disappoint. Chip Taylor: I met Chip in Toronto in the 90’s when he was promoting “The Living Room Tapes.” (In Toronto, he performed for about an hour in a hotel room to about 5 or 6 people, |
including Sherry and me.) One of his songs, “Angel of the Morning”, in various forms, has sold 13 million records! This trip, I heard him a couple of times, teamed up with his new young protégé/discovery, Kendall Carson. WOW! If you are a connoisseur of good songs, check out his new album, “Yonkers, NY”, coming out in October.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Yes, they are reincarnated, in a new/old configuration (very pure) with
