Congrats to the Fisk Jubilee Singers and Centennial Park

Visit the official Fisk Jubilee Singers website to learn more about these amazing folks.

Visit the Nashville parks website to learn more about the plans and history of Centennial Park.

Garrett Parris featured at the Magic Mustang Writer's Night

Check out my ol' friend Garrett Parris at Dan McGuiness on Wednesday, September 3. He and some other talented guys, who also write for Magic Mustang, will be singing and entertaining the masses and showcasing the skills.

Don't miss out on the fun and all the talent that will be on display. You'll thank me later...

Bluebird cafe calendar- August 10-16

August 10
6:30 Sunday Spotlight Delicious Blues Stew, no cover
8:00 Writers Night with special guest Paul Jefferson, no cover

August 11
6:00 Open Mic hosted by Barbara Cloyd, no cover
9:30 Mike Henderson Band with Willie Domann and Kevin McKendree, $7.00

August 12
6:00 In The Round Pam Belford, Barbara Cloyd, Chas Sanford, Kirsti Manna, Lorna Flowers, Rivers Rutherford, Dave Berg, Liz Rose, Chris Wallin, Arlos Smith and friends $30.00
– A Benefit for Gilda’s Club
9:00 In The Round with Rivers Rutherford, Liz Rose, Dave Berg, Thom Shepherd, Walt Aldridge, Brian White, Kacey Jones, Benita Hill, Chris Wallin, Jason Matthews and friends, $30.00
– A Benefit for Gilda’s Club

August 13
6:00 In The Round with Jarrod Doucet, Bill DiLuigi, Karin Paparelli and Melissa Bollea, no cover
9:00 In The Round with Tom Douglas, Marcus Hummon, Casey Beathard and Leslie Satcher, $10.00

August 14
6:00 In The Row with Larissa Bovetti, Kelly Archer, Jamie Prosser and Craig Monday, no cover
9:00 An Evening with Chuck Cannon and Tom Bukovac, $10.00

August 15
6:30 In The Round with Steve Leslie, Craig Waller, Michelle René and friend, no cover
9:30 In The Round with Travis Meadows, David Lee, Luke Laird and Ed Hill, $10.00

August 16
6:30 PanCan Awareness Night In The Row with Casey Kessel, Danielle Peck, Emily West, Kent Blazy, Christy Hoskins and friends, no cover
9:30 Russ Mason Opens for An Evening with Mark Germino, $12.00

3rd & Lindsley calendar August 6-9

August 6
George Ducas w/ Chuck Thomas – 6:30 pm
The Wooten Brothers – 9:30 pm

August 7
Livin The Music Benefit for the Lili Claire Foundation – 6:00 pm
Shelly Fairchild and The People w/ Laurianne Cates, fORMER, Andrew Adkins, Mercy Stevens, Steve Goodie, Wendy Newcomer, Kendall Morgan, Melissa Bollea, Garry Jackson, Kimberly King, Joel Alan Lehman, Steve Haggard, Josh Preston, RawKin Band, Maureen Murphey, Jennifer Kober, and Special Guests

August 8
Jonell Mosser – 7:00 pm
Tom Hambridge and The Rattlesnakes – 10:00 pm

August 9
Pat Buchanan – 7:00 pm
Joe Firstman, Patrick Davis, Tony Lucca, and Brian Wright – 10:00 pm

Bluebird Cafe calendar August 6-9

August 6
6:00
ASCAP Presents: In The Row with Alyssa Bonagura, Deanna Johnston, Shawn Rorie and Rick Orozco
no cover

9:00
An Evening with Joe Croker
$10.00

August 7
6:00
In The Row with Gary Gullbergh, Chip Martin, Ray Sisk and Susan Shann
no cover

9:00
An Evening with the Buddy Mondlock Trio with Mike Lindauer and Don Henry
$8.00

August 8
6:30
A "Chicks With Picks" Special Event In The Round with Roxie Randle, Sabrina, Kimber Cleveland and Lori Rowton
no cover

9:30
In The Round with Maia Sharp, Randy Sharp, Don Henry and Craig Carothers
$10.00

August 9
6:30
In The Round with Jim Parker, Brandy Clark, Casey Kessel and Walt Aldridge
no cover

9:30
In The Round with Danny Flowers, Gordon Kennedy, Bill Lloyd and Austin Cunningham
$10.00

Bluebird Cafe calendar July 6-12

July 6
6:30
Sunday Spotlight with Eryn Shewell
no cover

8:00
Writers Night with special guest Steven Dale Jones
no cover

July 7
6:00
Open Mic hosted by Barbara Cloyd
no cover
9:30
Mike Henderson Band with Willie Domann and Kevin McKendree
$7.00

July 8
6:00
Closed for a Private Event

9:00
In The Round with Smokin’ Grapes Music: Billy Yates, Wil Nance, Billy Ryan, David Kroll and the Broussards
$8.00

July 9
6:00
ASCAP Presents Washington Street Publishing: In The Round with Mercy Stevens, Scott Lindsey, Amy Holt, Moe Loughran, Lisa Palas and Robin Welty
no cover

9:00
In The Round with Molly Reed, Nicole Galyon, Keith Follese and Sam Tate
$8.00

July 10
6:00
In The Round with Dylan Altman, Eric Paslay, Matt Warren and Carey Ott
no cover

9:00
In The Round with Jamie Teachenor, Kevin Denney, Tim Johnson, and Kerry Kurt Phillips $10.00

July 11
6:30
In The Round with Matt Ramsey, Billy Dean Trevor Rosen and Clara Oman
no cover

9:30
In The Round with Angela Kaset, Marc Beeson, Allen Shamblin and Karen Rochelle
$12.00

July 12
6:30
In The Round with Lisa Hentrich, Chris Caminiti, AJ Masters and Chas Sanford
no cover

9:30
In the Round with Thom Schuyler, Fred Knobloch, Don Schlitz and Jelly Roll Johnson
$12.00

3rd & Lindsley calendar June 17-22

Tuesday, June 17
Band Of Heathens
7:00 pm

McClain w/ Natalie Prass
9:30 pm

Wednesday, June 18
The Rosedale Rhythm Revue CD Release
7:00 pm

The Wooten Brothers
9:30 pm

Thursday, June 19
The Players
Brent Mason, Michael Rhodes, John Hobbs, Paul Franklin, Eddie Bayers
7:00 pm

Adam Nitti
9:30 pm

Friday, June 20
MOOG Music Guitar Showcase
Kenny Vaughn and Funkwrench and Garaj Mahal
7:00 pm

The Midnight Riders
Allman Brothers Revue
10:00 pm

Saturday, June 21
Webb Wilder – 7:00 pm

John Hall, Radney Foster and Bill Lloyd, Bill Labounty, Todd Sharp, J.D. Souther, Victor Wooten and Friends
10:00 pm
$20 general admission at the door, doors open 9pm

Sunday, June 22
Justin Townes Earle w/ Joshua James and Lex Land
7:00 pm

Bluebird Cafe calendar June 17-21

Picture is from Bridge and Tunnel Club

June 17
9:00 pm
Beth Nielsen Chapman hosts PeaceJAM Benefit In The Round with Doyle and Debbie, Ernest Chapman and Damien Horne
$15.00 for regular seats and $25.00 for gold circle seats

June 18
6:00 pm
In The Row with Arlo Gilliam, James Grant, Shane Worley and Kenny Berry
no cover

9:00
An Evening with Don Henry, the other Don for more than $1.00,
$8.00

June 19
6:00
In The Round with Corley Roberts, Joe Truman, Susan Anders and Gary Talley
no cover

9:00 pm
In The Round with Tom Kimmel, Michael Lille, Michael Kelsh, George Marinelli
$8.00

June 20
6:30
In The Round with Barbara Cloyd, Kirsti Manna, Jeremy Spillman and Jon Robbin
no cover

9:30 pm
In The Round with Don Sampson, Wynn Varble and Jim “Moose” Brown
$10.00

June 21
6:30 pm
In The Row with Ron Hellard, Steve Goodie, Tim Panyard and JR Russell
no cover

9:30 pm
An Evening with Jonell Mosser and friends
$12.00

"Shooter" by Kimmystry/ Family Tree-O

"Forever" by Garrett Parris and Jennifer Stokes

At Horses, Roses and Juleps 2008

This Week at the Bluebird Cafe; January 13-19

Sunday Night
Sunday Spotlight with Amanda Hunt-Taylor
no cover
6:30 PM

Writers Night with special guest Nicole Witt
no cover
8:00 PM

Monday Night
Mike Henderson Band with Willie Domann, Kevin McKendree and Pat O?Connor
$7.00
9:30 PM

Tuesday Night
An Evening with Scott Sean White, Dave Robbins, Kelly Archer and Terri Jo Box
no cover
6:00 PM

God and Country Music with the New Agrarians, Kate Campbell, Tom Kimmel and Pierce Pettis: Julie Lee opens
$30.00
9:00 PM

Wednesday Night
An Evening with Dawna Bradford, Christine Aspen, V. Lasher and Krista DeTor
no cover
6:00 PM

God and Country Music with the New Agrarians, Kate Campbell, Tom Kimmel and Pierce Pettis: Julie Lee Opens
$30.00
9:00 PM

Thursday Night
In The Round with Nicole Witt, Lisa Carver, Walt Aldridge and Mark Narmore
no cover
6:00 PM

In The Round with Jim Photoglo, Hugh Prestwood, Victoria Shaw and Gary Burr, A Benefit for Alive Hospice
$12.00
9:00 PM

Friday Night
In The Round with Billy Crain, Kerry Kurt Phillips, Jaida Dreyer and Charlie Worsham
no cover
6:30 PM

In The Round with Dennis Matkosky, Greg Barnhill & friends
A Benefit for Alive Hospice
$12.00
9:30 PM

Saturday Night
In The Round with Ken Harrell, Erin Ashleigh, Rick Garoutte and Ben Daniel
no cover
6:30 PM

In The Round with Steve Seskin, Jason Matthews, Chris Wallin and Chuck Jones
A Benefit for Alive Hospice
$12.00
9:30 PM

Record Companies Sue Minnesota Woman Over Music Downloads

This may or may not change some of the record labels and how they do business in the future. Downloading has been a blessing and a nightmare for them since it began in the 1990's.
~C.S. Webbspun

Now read the story and decide which side you believe to be right...

The recording industry won a key fight Thursday against illegal music downloading when a federal jury found a Minnesota woman shared copyrighted music online and levied $220,000 in damages against her.

Record companies have filed some 26,000 lawsuits since 2003 over file-sharing, which has hurt sales because it allows people to get music for free instead of paying for recordings in stores.

This was the first such case to go to trial. Many other defendants have settled by paying the companies a few thousand dollars.The jury ordered Jammie Thomas, 30, to pay the six record companies that sued her $9,250 for each of 24 songs they focused on in the case. They had alleged she shared 1,702 songs in all.

Read the entire story in the Tennessean newspaper.