Day 5 - #roadtrip 2013 - Memphis to Nashville!

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Thankfully the drive from Memphis to Nashville was relatively short, only 4 hours instead of our usual 8.  This allowed us plenty of time to enjoy Memphis, while also enjoying the evening in Nashville.  I’m so thankful to Alison Brown at Compass Records for giving us great advice on how to spend our one night in town.  (And she gave us some authentic bluegrass CDs too – we felt legit.)  She said we were lucky because every Wednesday there’s a show called Music City Roots, which is also featured on the radio (which I came to learn was a very similar format to the Grand Ole Opry, more on that later).  She told us they feature really talented local artists that perform typical Nashville styles – from country, to bluegrass, and even blues, soul, & rock.  The event also features great food from the Loveless Café.  Great music AND food?  Um, yes please. 

 TWEET: For those near the net, check out @musiccityroots for live, authentic music outta Nashville.  The artists featured that night were: Charlie Parr, The Danberrys, JohnnySwim (one of our favs!  Bruno Mars better watch is back for Abner Ramirez! TWEET: I love becoming a new fan... Go 'head @johnnyswim @musiccityroots), Alanna Royale (TWEET: I love the unexpected funk. @alannaroyale @musiccityroots), & the McCrary Sisters.  It was a rip roaring good time.  Peep the video:

 We felt quite satisfied with our one night Nashville experience.  TWEET: Nashville gets a check +, we will meet again.  We were so inspired in fact, we had to round it out by watching “Walk the Line” that evening.