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Music Spotlight: Allie Colleen

May 26, 2024 at 04:19 pm by Bethany Bowman

Allie Colleen has been around music her entire life. She began writing poetry at age eight and got serious about learning guitar by age 14. Combining these two hobbies, she.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Matt Oakley

May 20, 2024 at 02:11 pm by Bethany Bowman

Matt Oakley grew up around all kinds of music. His dad was a DJ in the military in Germany. He recalled, “We always had those little boomboxes going and those old.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Zach Top

May 13, 2024 at 03:49 pm by Bethany Bowman

Anybody who follows me or my column knows that I have a type. Traditional country music stirs my soul. When I find someone young who can do the same thing, I do my best to t.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Skip Ewing

May 03, 2024 at 10:52 am by Bethany Bowman

Donald Ralph "Skip" Ewing is a musician’s musician. To say that his singing and songwriting are brilliant is an understatement. And he can play almost any stringed ins.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Nicolette & The Nobodies

Apr 23, 2024 at 11:58 am by Bethany Bowman

I’ll confess. Sometimes I get so many emails I can’t read them all. The downside to that is I am sure I have missed several great artists. But thankfully, I did.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Presley Tennant

Apr 19, 2024 at 04:30 am by Bethany Bowman

One thing I have learned about TV singing shows is that the finalists are nearly always as good (if not better) as the actual winner. So, I try to interview as many country.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Lindy Boone

Apr 16, 2024 at 06:05 pm by Bethany Bowman

Lindy Boone, daughter of Pat Boone and sister to Debby, Cherry, and Laurey Boone has been singing all her life. They attended a church that didn’t use musical instrumen.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Flat River Band

Mar 07, 2024 at 02:32 pm by Bethany Bowman

Flat River Band consists of three brothers Andy, Chad, and Dennijo Sitze, who grew up in a multi-generational family band. Performing alongside their parents and grandparents,.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Bettin’ On The Mule

Feb 26, 2024 at 12:26 pm by Bethany Bowman

Anyone who follows my blog knows I like a good hometown rockin’ country band. When I first heard Bettin’ On the Mule, (BOTM) from Rockmart, Georgia, I instantly lo.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Due West

Feb 23, 2024 at 07:00 am by Bethany Bowman

Due West is a trio of country musicians who met at a house party in 2004. Tim Gates, Matt Lopez, and Brad Hull are from the western U.S., but like many aspiring artists, the.... Read More

Clint Black Announces 2024 World Tour Celebrating 35 Years of ‘Killin’ Time’

Feb 19, 2024 at 04:02 pm by Bethany Bowman

Following three sold-out shows at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Clint Black is going on tour to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the award-winning album, Killin’.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Josh Abbott Band

Feb 05, 2024 at 11:10 am by Bethany Bowman

One of the bands I have been wanting to feature for a while is the Josh Abbott Band. With multiple hit songs having multi-million streams, they are hugely popular in th.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Josh Abbott Band

Feb 05, 2024 at 11:10 am by Bethany Bowman

One of the bands I have been wanting to feature for a while is the Josh Abbott Band. With multiple hit songs having multi-million streams, they are hugely popular in th.... Read More

I often run across veterans while writing about country music. And while only a few veterans also become performing musicians, there is something about having served that makes their music ri

Feb 02, 2024 at 06:00 am by Bethany Bowman

I often run across veterans while writing about country music. And while only a few veterans also become performing musicians, there is something about having served that ma.... Read More

Music Spotlight: Jake & Shelby

Jan 28, 2024 at 06:48 pm by Bethany Bowman

A duo that kept showing up in my Instagram feed was a couple of kids, known as Jake & Shelby. Jake Lawson and Shelby Haim are teenagers from Hendersonville, Tennessee. K.... Read More