Now that October is upon us, the Grand Ole Opry is back down to just the Tuesday Night Opry and Opry Country Classics as far as mid-week shows.
Tuesday Night Opry, October 2
7:00: John Conlee; The Sisterhood
7:30: T. Graham Brown; Dailey & Vincent
Intermission
8:15: Striking Matches; Stephanie Urbina Jones
8:45: Rascal Flatts
Yes, I had to look up Stephanie Urbina Jones, who is making her Opry debut on Tuesday night.
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Stephanie Urbina Jones learned long ago that her career is not entirely under her control. So many seemingly serendipitous moments have turned into dream-fulfilling opportunities, she's convinced that God, fate, karma/or other cosmic forces have been nudging her along. But the San Antonio natives is still amazed whenever an apparently random event sets off a chain of tumbling dominoes like the one that resulted in "Tularosa" the album she released September 28 on Casa Del Rio Records/Soundly Music.
An inspired marriage of country classics and mariachi rhythms named for a place where it was recorded, Tularosa honors Urbina Jones' music icons, a string of legends from Dolly, Patsy, Willie and Merle to Johnny and June, and the Mexican heritage that feeds her sound and soul came together after she decided she wanted to add some spice to a radio-sponsored gig she was about to play in New Mexico.
Included on her new album are such country classics as "Walking After Midnight," "Ring of Fire," "You Ain't Woman Enough," "Rose Garden," "Is Anybody Going to San Antone," and "Cold, Cold Heart." Urbina Jones said, "The moment we started playing, we knew we were onto something. It was hugely collaborative and spontaneous. We made music that translates culture, heart, and soul, joining two worlds that have so much in common to celebrate."
Sounds like an interesting mix of sound and I am looking forward to hearing her on Tuesday night.
As far as Opry Country Classics on Thursday October 4, it looks like this:
Host: Larry Gatlin
Spotlight Artist: Craig Morgan
Also Appearing: The Gatlin Brothers, Jimmy Fortune, Mickey Guyton, Waylon Payne
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