Here is the line-up for the Tuesday Night Opry, June 29:
7:00: Jeannie Seely; Love and Theft; Stephanie Quayle; Dailey & Vincent
Intermission
8:15: Don Schlitz; Amythyst Kiah; Killer Beaz; Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
Nice to see three Grand Ole Opry members on the schedule and another appearance by one of the Opry's regular guest artists, Don Schlitz.
For Amythyst Kiah, this will be her Opry debut.
The Rounder Records debut from Amythyst Kiah, Wary + Strange marks the glorious collision of two vastly different worlds: the iconoclastic alt-rock that first sparked her musical passion, and the roots/old-time-music scene where she’s found breakout success in recent years, including recognition from Rolling Stone as “one of Americana’s great up-and-coming secrets.” Along with tapping into the vibrant musicality she honed in part through her studies in East Tennessee State University’s Bluegrass, Old Time, Country Music program, the Chattanooga-bred singer/songwriter expands on the uncompromising artistry she’s displayed as a member of Our Native Daughters—an all-women-of-color supergroup whose Kiah-penned standout “Black Myself” earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best American Roots Song and won Song of the Year at the Folk Alliance International Awards.
Don would make a fantastic member! As he did the other night though, I totally think he needs to remind folks that he wrote all those songs. Otherwise, people won't get it and think he's doing weird covers that don't even sound like the record!
ReplyDeleteI might be wrong, but when I went to the 'Opry website, I don't think I saw a single member of the Grand Old 'Opry scheduled for this Saturday night, July 3rd.
ReplyDeleteGuys, I'm scared that this is the beginning of the end of the 'Opry as we knew it. I'm afraid that it's about to become just a nice little very expensive music variety show.