tuck's music journal

I write about local music stuff in West Virginia and nearby Ohio. I post lots of information about the Greens and musical benefit events I organize for my non profit organization. Americana music focused.

Sunday, October 09, 2011

off to NASHville to the Americana Music Association festival this week

I will be traveling to Nashville Thursday to see the Americana Music Association awards event Thursday evening at the Ryman, and three days of lots of showcases around town, and some other special events. We went last year, and really enjoyed it, and will have that advantage of seeing how things work for this year. Really looking forward to it; I'll give some reports from the road.

Todd Snider at Stuart's

Thursday I traveled to Nelsonville to see Todd Snider at Stuart's Opera House. He is a frequent visitor to Nelsonville these last few years; a mutual admiration society!!! Todd was in fine form and seems to thrive on the enthusiastic crowd reaction; he takes a lot of requests when he is there! He finished up his encore with Mr. Bojangles and Fish and Whistle on the piano. A good fix for my musical addiction; seeing Todd is always a big lift!!!

John Prine Tribute last night

We held our 9th annual John Prine tribute as a benefit for Children's Home Society of WV last night at 6 Pence Pub in Parkersburg. We had 5 great acts of music with people playing sets of John Prine songs. Randolph Ramsey started us off, with a solid, diverse set of songs, getting everybody in the spirit. Matt Kirkland and Tom Gibson came up next, and likewise, had a nice diverse set list, broadening the audience's appreciation of John Prine's great body of work. Todd Heslep was next; one of the original Tribute show performers, he has a deep, deep set of John Prine tunes. Jonny Nutter gave a typically spirited set, to great audience acclaim. Jonny brings a good audience with him! Carly Stephens and Austin Alexander performed next, and they were fantastic with harmonies and guitar work. Todd Heslep finished up the night with a second set with songs he didn't work in the first time! There were some fun contests and story sharing about John Prine's impact on people. All in all a great evening!

Saturday, October 01, 2011

adelphia shows last night in Marietta

Enjoyed a good, long evening of music last night in Marietta Ohio, at the Adelphia. First a song writer round robin with Todd Burge, Larry Groce, and Jess Kaufman, and then some groups- Sasha Collette and Magnolia, and Duke Junior and the Smoky Boots. Lots of good songs and music!!!