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Henry May
Sep 7, 2012
Hosted by Andy May
Presented by Swift River Music
September 22, 2012, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Concert 6-8 pm 
 
Venue:
Courtney's  (map)
4066 N. Mt. Juliet Rd.
Mt. Juliet, TN 37122

Henry has been playing and studying American blues guitar music for over fifty years, and has appeared with such blues legends as Muddy Waters, Houndog Taylor and Tracy Nelson.

After the workshop, treat yourself to dinner (all-you-can-eat catfish and baby back ribs!!) at Courtney's and a free informal show by Henry, with Andy backing him up, from 6-8 pm!

 
Read More and register online

 

Have a question? Call 615-316-9479 or email us

Andy Appearing at USN's Music Night!
Feb 18, 2012
Sunday, February 19 at 6pm


Andy will join an all-star lineup, including Trigger Hippy (among whose members are Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman and Grammy-nominated vocalist Joan Osborne) and hit songwriters Jay Knowles and Clay Mills for University School of Nashville's Music Night, Sunday, February 19. The music starts at 7:00.

For starters, this year's "Taste of Music Night" cocktail supper, included in the ticket price, features a smorgasbord of the best chefs and caterers in Nashville--including F. Scott's, Silo, Panache, Jamie Kay, Bang Candy Co., Bongo Java and others--topped off with wine provided by Lipman Brothers.

This will be a great evening, and with the recent blog about the event by Nashville Scene, tickets are going fast!

For more info and registration, click here.

Cost: $75 -Includes cocktail supper

Location: University School of Nashville (map)
Bravo! (Click photo to go to gallery.)
Andy May's MerleFest Youth Showcases Coming Up!
Feb 16, 2012
MerleFest
April 26-29, Wilkesboro, NC

Andy is once again looking forward to appearing at MerleFest this April. He will be performing, presenting the Youth Showcases, and doing community outreach for the festival.

This year there will be three Youth Showcases, all on the Little Picker's Stage

Friday 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Saturday 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

We'll have more on this year's festival in the next eNews, but for now, a heads-up to prospective Youth Showcase participants: Applications are due April 15!
Andy May offers "Roots of Bluegrass" workshop in Nashville
Feb 16, 2012
A University School of Nashville "Evening Class"
Thursday, Feb. 16, 6:30-8:30 pm

In Roots of Bluegrass, Andy narrates an audio journey through the archives of early recordings of American country music. He discusses the impact of technological advances on American music and traces the development and birth of bluegrass, providing recorded examples of the musical influences that Bill Monroe, "the Father of Blue Grass Music," brought together to create bluegrass, one of the truly American musical styles.

This class is part of USN's popular Evening Class series, and the registration fees go to support the school.

Register online: Click here (Go to "Section 100: Music, Literature & the Arts", then scroll down to class # 109.)

Cost: $35

Location: University School of Nashville (map)
Free Download! "Little Evangeline"
Dec 23, 2011
Happy Holidays 2011!

Please accept our gift of Andy & Lauren's song, "Little Evangeline," a song for the season from Andy's "Cafe' Americana" CD. The track was produced by Andy and features stellar musicians from Nashville and New York City.

Download

We hope you enjoy it.
We hope you'll share it with your friends!
We hope you have a joyful holiday and a fabulous New Year!

Note: This link will expire January 2, 2012.
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