Tuesday Night Opry 10/31

With the exception of an Opry Country Christmas show later in the year, the Wednesday Night Opry is finished for 2023. The same holds true for Opry Country Classics. So, moving forward as we finish out the year, the only mid-week Opry show will be the Tuesday Night Opry. 

There are just two Opry members on the schedule for this week: Bill Anderson and Rhonda Vincent. While not Opry members, Steven Curtis Chapman and Jim Lauderdale, both of whom know their way around the Opry House, are also on the schedule. 

Comedian Brian Bates makes a return appearance. I have noticed that since Henry Cho and Gary Mule Deer have become Opry members, that we are seeing fewer appearances by many of the comedians that seemed to have been making semi-regular appearances since 2021. 

Dylan Schneider and Stephen Wilson Jr., fill out the schedule, as will bluegrass group East Nash Grass, who will be making their Opry debut.

Tuesday October 31
7:00: Rhonda Vincent, Jim Lauderdale, Stephen Wilson, Jr., East Nash Grass
Intermission
8:15: Bill Anderson, Brian Bates, Dylan Schneider, Steven Curtis Chapman

The band that would become East Nash Grass began to take shape by chance, as a weekly bluegrass night at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge. The gig leadership changed hands and players came and went over several years, and what started as a loose collection of pickers gradually solidified into a committed group of dedicated bandmates. They quickly became one of the top young bands in bluegrass music, whose members have been highly sought-after as side musicians for the genre’s top stars and hottest bands. Today, whether it’s bluegrass Monday at Dee’s, or the hallowed stage of the Ryman Auditorium, East Nash Grass brings swagger, staggering abilities, and high energy to every performance.

East Nash Grass has been making a name for themselves in the Nashville area.  Every member is an accomplished professional in their own right, and each would be a featured musician in any band. Currently the group consists of James Kee on guitar, Cory Walker on banjo, Harry Clark on mandolin, Gaven Largent on dobro, Maddie Denton on fiddle, and Jeff Picker. 

East Nash Grass can still be found every Monday night performing in that same east side bar.