We went to Nashville last week for AmericanaFest, and I didn’t knit a stitch! But there was a lot of great music, from many new-to-me artists, and a few that I did know.
We saw Brandy Clark in the round with several other artists. This was the one singer I really wanted to see. I love her songs; she can really turn a phrase! Her song “Dear Insecurity” won the AmericanaFest Song of the Year award the night before we heard her sing it here. So close!
Old Crow Medicine Show did a pop-up at Robert’s Western World; we found out about it a few hours before. There was quite a line when we arrived, and DH was sure we’d never get in. I told him we’d stand in that line til they told us no! We got in, and eventually ended up right in front. And I got a free beer (PBR, but whatever), a cowboy boot-shaped beer cozy, and a show poster. Made out like a bandit!
My new favorites: Paul Thorn, Tami Neilson, Steve Poltz, Melissa Carper, Sunny Sweeney, Grayson Capps. Go find them all on Instagram! Now to listen to more music; I generally work in silence but it’s time to change things up.
Stopped for a soda on a hot walk, and there was a John Prine booth. Of course, Nashville, of course.
The area near 5th and Broadway has gotten a lot nicer. There’s a new National Museum of African American Music, which was excellent. And the Assembly Food Hall (in the same building, right across from the Ryman Auditorium) offers a lot of dining choices at reasonable prices, a big plus.
This was the tastiest ice cream I’ve had in a long time!
Back to my knitting! I’m teaching two classes this weekend, Sheepy Steeky Coasters at Hook and Needle in Vancouver, Washington, and Brioche Pastiche at For Yarn’s Sake in Beaverton, Oregon. Both are sold out. Happy knitting season!
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