Looking at the lineup for the Tuesday Night Opry, I am very happy to see Grand Ole Opry member Mike Snider returning to the Opry. It has been a while since Mike has been on, over six months. His humor and string band music have been missed.
In addition to Mike, Opry members Riders In The Sky, Craig Morgan, Gary Mule Deer, Don Schlitz and Chris Janson are on the schedule. For Chris, it is another Tuesday night show.
The Band of Heathens will be making their Opry debuts and Point of Grace is back on the schedule. A few years back, the trio were on the Opry more than a few times and then they were basically gone from the schedule. Nice to see them back.
Tuesday May 2
7:00: Riders In The Sky, The Band of Heathens, Mike Snider, Craig Morgan
Intermission
8:15: Point of Grace, Gary Mule Deer, Don Schlitz, Chris Janson
The Band of Heathens are based out of Austin, Texas. The group was formed in the early 2000s, and recently came back to record their ninth album, Simple Things. “It was a return to embracing our influences, our natural instincts, the way we sound when we get on stage,” says guitarist-vocalist Gordy Quist. The new album is considered an extension of Remote Transmissions, the livestream series that Band of Heathens started soon after the pandemic shut down the world in 2020 (and which was documented in last year’s Remote Transmissions, Vol. 1 album). Unable to tour, the group convened every week for a year, playing covers of songs new and old, responding to a disorienting time by reconnecting with music they love. After 20 years of touring, the new album reflects the domestic solitude that came with the forced shut down of touring.
Opry Country Classics continues its spring run of shows, once again hosted by Larry Gatlin. The Spotlight Artist this week is Shenandoah.
Opry Country Classics, May 4
7:00
Host: Larry Gatlin
Spotlight Artist: Shenandoah
Also Appearing: The Gatlin Brothers, Don Schlitz, The Malpass Brothers, Twitty & Lynn
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