Not only did we tour the Ryman while we were in Nashville, my friend scored us amazing tickets to the Grand Ole Opry Saturday night. The Opry has temporarily moved back to the Ryman due to the damage of its regular theatre due to the flooding in Nashville this spring.
I'll admit the audience did lean towards the gray-haired, but we all were in awe of the talent up on the stage, from the newcomers like Jaron and the Long Road to Love (I've blog about him here and here) to the old guard like Charlie Louvin and slightly more recent old guard, Ricky Skaggs. Charlie Louvin is currently battling pancreatic cancer, but you couldn't tell from his performance. He thanked his wife for coming and said it was the first time she'd accompanied him to a show in a long time. As he exited the stage he stopped to give her a hug and a kiss. I heard a few ahhs in the audience. Later that evening as we left, there he was, with his wife and son, standing just outside the auditorium visiting with the everyone as we left (and taking a smoke break.)
The show was incredible and is a must for anyone going to Nashville - even if you don't think you are a fan of this style of music. I've decided to leave you with a little Sam Bush, one of the performers that night. He is an amazing bluegrass musician, and since it isn't often that I get a chance to share bluegrass music here, I'm taking the opportunity as it comes (and as a bonus I'm throwing in a little Emmylou since I forgot to mention her yesterday in my list of heroes.)
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4 comments:
Sounds like you had a great time. And as a bonus... you got to feel like a baby next to the other concert-goers. :)
I bet even I would have liked that concert!
looks like you had an awesome time! I am jealous...love music in general and Nashville. Thanks again for the blog award, i am gonna pass it along soon!
What a great sounding concert.Understandably the audience leaned toward grey hair but still, the talent! I want to go to Nashville someday.
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