"Girls with Guitars" Dec 3rd at Bost Harley Davidson

Girls with Guitars” – December 3, 2011

NASHVILLE, TN – The NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage at Bost Harley-Davidson , the first Saturday of every month from 10:00AM-2:00PM, is hosting a great themed event on December 3rd, featuring “Girls with Guitars.” This showcase will feature the talented ladies of songwriting who have graced the NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage this past year. They play, they sing, they write lyrics that reach us in different ways, and you will most certainly want to come out and enjoy this performance. These are all acoustic sets of original music and are free and open to the public. So, grab your friends and come on out! Each of these songwriters have gone through an online submission process to audition, which ensures the quality of talent for these events, as opposed to your average “open mic” stage. NashvilleEar.com encourages every writer to pursue their passion, but they also understand that hosting a quality event will encourage more venues to open their doors for great original music.
Bost Harley-Davidson will also be offering free coffee and donuts (while they last) on this day, and they will also have in-store specials you won’t want to miss. It IS the Christmas season…and if your dreams is owning a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, they are offering a great $1000 Bost Gift Card with the purchase of a New Big Twin! You can use the card for parts, accessories, motorclothes…the possibilities are endless! So, come out and shop their inventory and hear some great songwriters as well.
Bost Harley-Davidson, 4600 Delaware Avenue, Nashville, TN 37209 ~ www.bosthd.com

Be sure and check out NashvilleEar.com and look at all the goodies they’ve got for budding, independent songwriters!

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
BOST HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF NASHVILLE
10:00 AM-2:00 PM – SONGWRITER STAGE











ALICIA SMITH
KATHY VON
KRYSTA YOUNGS
RENEE WAHL
KIRSTIE LOVELADY
DIANA KELLEY
RACHEL MORGAN PERRY
ANNE E. DECHANT
JANET HATTABAUGH
ILA MAE AVITIA
THE DARLINS
LEE ANNA CULP

Also Featuring International Guest: Australian Songwriter, NIKKI JENSEN

Great show on Nov 5th at Bost Harley Davidson

NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage held at Bost Harley Davidson Saturday Nov 5th 2011

Here are the performers:

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 10:00 AM – 3:00 (Extended Show) PM
BOST HARLEY-DAVIDSON OF NASHVILLE
10:00-10:20 AM – BEN NEUMANN


10:20-10:40 AM – SCOTT LESLIE


10:40-11:00 AM – AMANDA NAGURNEY


11:00-11:20 AM – MITCH EMMONS


11:20-11:40 AM – KAYLA MARIE


11:40 AM-12:00 PM – CALICO


12:00-12:20 PM – JOEL KACHEL


12:20-12:40 PM – JEREMY CURTIS


12:40-1:00 PM – JOSH PANTANA


1:00-1:20 PM – Harlan Pease

1:20-2:20 PM – GERALD SMITH


1:20-2:20 PM – JENNIFER BRANTLEY


1:20-2:20 PM – STAN WEBB


2:20-3:00 PM – BRITTANY BLAIRE


2:20-3:00 PM – JIM HUISH

Cody Walden is a true lyric wordsmith from Georgia.

Cody is one of thoes guys who moved to Nashville to become a songwriter... well this guy has a better than average shot at songwriting for a living. Go listen to how it supposed to be done. Cody writes smooth lyrics that tell a story and paint a picture in your mind. I try to tell songwriters to do what Cody does already. Great songs each and every one. He has one about his Father called "Please Dont Call My Dad". One excellent piece of work. Give it a listen if you have a few minutes to enjoy songwriting at its best. Oh yeah he is one great finger picking guitar player also.... Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZlznZckNn4&feature=related

Sam & Luke blows away the Fontanel Restaurant crowd

Rarely do I see performers 20 and 17 years old and even more rare is two brothers who are truly entertainers. These brothers Sam and Luke are on a trip to stardom. You will hear these guys again I am sure. Enjoy some seriously good guitar picking and singing by Sam & Luke.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGwZKer2hHI

Best song from the October 19th 2011 Fontanel show

I have started to pick one song from each show that had the best lyrics and told the best story from each of our Songwriter Stages. We had several that were good this week, but this one brought back memories of my childhood. "Please Dont Tell My Dad" is performed by Cody Walden from south Georgia. Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hegpei4zPM

Still Shots from the NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage at the Fontanel Oct 12th 2011

Still Shots from the Oct 12th NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage at the Fontanel. We had three people from Australia visiting at the same night... One from Mexico and some regular Americans . The pictures consist of Lisa Sanders, Caitlin Harnett, CJ Solar, Arti Portilla, Lachlan Bryan, Harry Hookey and Jeremy Dean.

Background acoustic guitar music for the video is by Joseph Sullinger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrCrz24Qlow

The "spirit of Phobe Snow" Lives in Lisa Sanders and plays at the Fontanel

Last week on Oct 12th we had Lisa Sanders play at the Fontanel. Lisa is from San Diego California and bounces between Nashville, New York and San Diego, Each visit to Nashville  is a wonderful event for us. I like to say Lisa is the reincarneted spirit of Phobe Snow... She is that good. Listen to her last 20 min set and enjoy some really great original songs by Lisa Sanders.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfPDqeTtPrU

 

The Spirit of Janis Joplin lives again in Crystal Chandler

Rarely do I see a songwriter who sings from the heart like Crystal Chandler. She sings from the heart each song. A powerful vocal display on every song is a treasure to see and hear. I thought I saw the reincarnation of Janis Joplin while watching her entire set. Dont miss this performance at Bost Harley Davidson from Oct 1st.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-wM1HnN4Ko

Jim Huish kicking it hard at the Fontanel

Jim Huish was in rare form Wednesday evening at the Fontanel. His playing and singing was fantastic. Wearing out his guitar and hopping on his twisted knee he tore the stage up with great songs one after another. Enjoy a fantastic 20 min set of Jim's music from Sept 7th 2011.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu-VN3sy42s

David Crossman plays classical guitar and wow's the crowd

David Crossman was an eye opening performer on the show Saturday at Bost Harley Davidson. His music was quite different than what I thought I would hear from our auditon process. I was pleasently surprised with his performance and his music. Great job David... Enjoy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MMVY3oEHieo

Stan Webb & Diana Kelly playing the Fontanel for the NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage

Stan Webb played at our Fontanel venue last Wednesday evening and as usual he brought his "A" game. He also brought Diana Kelly another award winning songwriter to share the stage with him. We have both sets video taped and online for your enjoyment>

Stan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5IELxIC9kg

Diana: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1EoHnwlM_E

Songwriter Giant performes for the NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage

Gerald Smith is a giant in the Nashville songwriter world. He was nice enough to drop by the NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage on 8-10-11. Gerald did several of his songs that were recorded by George Jones, Lorrie Morgan and Collen Raye.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41PzY9c9lLk

Steve Clayton Guitar Picks

We at NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage endorse the finest guitar picks in the world. Steve Clayton makes fine custom printed guitar picks that are the best in the world. The artwork on each pick is a work of art. I have gotten several hundred from him and every single one was printed clear and of the best quality I can find. I suggest if you are looking for a good quality guitar pick Steve Clayton Inc is the best you will find.

I have given away hundreds of them to the guitar players who have been on my NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage. Each and every person gets a big smile on their face when I hand them our custom printed guitar pick and say "

This is a lucky pick for you, now play up a storm on the Songwriter Stage" It works everytime!

I like this company so much I have added their site to my website as the place to find the best picks around. Give them a try.

http://www.steveclayton.com/

Harlan Pease singing at the NashivlleEar.com Songwriter Stage

Harlan Pease and Jeremy Dean wrote and new song "I Didn't Know Love". Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_SZFz9JuY8

Roxie Randle at the Fontanel

Roxie Randle was fantastic at our last Fontanel show. I just thought I would add her performance for your viewing pleasure:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GvNY8wzonM

United Way 2nd Annual "Live United Song Contest"

The NashvilleEar.com supports the 2nd annual United Way Song Contest:

United Way is hosting its 2nd annual “LIVE UNITED Song Contest”. The organization is looking for songs about hope, teamwork, restoration, community impact and overcoming adversity.

Up to ten finalists will perform their songs live at The Listening Room on June 21st for a panel of judges including: hit songwriter Cary Barlowe (Lady Antebellum, tobyMac, Taylor Swift), Beth Brightwell (95.5 WSM), Marty Slayton Jordan (George Strait Backup Vocalist, United Way Advocate), and Dan Keen (Belmont University Instructor of Music Business, Former VP at ASCAP).

The winner’s song will be used in an upcoming UNITED WAY DAY OF ACTION video, which will be featured on unitedwaynashville.org and emailed to thousands of United Way partners across the city. The winner will also win a prize package from WSM fm valued at over $150. All proceeds from the contest and performance go to purchase school supplies for at-risk kids in Nashville.

Songs will be accepted until June 10. Details on the contest at http://www.unitedwaynashville.org/songcontest

Doak Turner Songwriter Bash #98

We want to encourage all our NashvilleEar.com Songwriter stage artists and friends to make an appearance and help us support our buddy Doak Turner at this event.

Bring your guitar, some songs and some food to share with other songwriters...

From 3 to 8pm Sunday Songwriter Bash located at 701 Brook Hollow Road Nashville Tn 37205

check out Doak at www.doakmusic.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcphHsXh2Kk

Crowding 50 plays at the Fontanel for the NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage.

This song is fantastic.."While I'm Still Sober".

Tim Laroche plays for the NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage

Tim Laroche came in to play our Songwriter Stage show and sang a few very well written songs. Here are two of his best "She's Got My Truck" and another one called "No Way Jose". Tim has the ability to take lifes little lessons and put them into a song that makes you smile. We are going to have Tim back becasuse he is so good.

Crowding 50 will play on our March 30th show

Crowding 50 will be playing our show March 30th at the Fontanel (6pm to 8pm) and again on April 2nd at the Bost Harley Davidson showroom (10am to 2pm). They are a trio of fantastic songwriters and performers. Go check out the music on their website http://www.crowding50.com/ and drop by the Fontanel for some good music tonight and pickup your motorcycle for the summer at Bost Harley Davidson on Saturday!

Brit Stokes singing "If The Buzz Fits Wear It"

This is my favorite song by Brit Stokes played at the Fontanel a week or two ago.

Give it a listen:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7MdHa_q65I

This was played for the NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage show.

Show at the Fontanel Wed Mar 9th was fantastic

The Wed night show at the Fontanel was fantastic. We had Brit Stokes and two of his buddies. Justin Zimmern on lead guitar with a classic Martin guitar and one of the best bass players in Nashville Jerry Lee Lombs. They played for just under an hour, kicking out some of the best songs I have heard in quite a while. We also had Renee Wahl, Mike Mitchell and Alica Smith all contribuiting good music to the nights festivities. Here is a link to one of Brit Stokes songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaq5NlPzRzM

Killer show at the NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage Mar 5th 2011

Many good shows this week. I have all the videos uploaded to our youtube channel.
Located at www.youtube.com/nashvilleear

Drop by and catch the show!

Tonight is the night for the first Nashville Songwriter Stage show at the Fontanel

Tonight is our first live show at the Fontanel . We will have several fantastic songwriters, Brit Stokes, Jim and Brittany, David Monfore and the group The Vibe Dials. Going to be a great show from 6 to 8pm a the Farmhouse Restaurant located at the Fontanel Mansion grounds in White House Tn.

Crowding 50 will play on our April 2nd show

I am very happy to announce that the super fine group Crowding 50 have agreed to play at our Bost Harley Davidson show on April 2nd. These three guys are some of the best players and songwriters I have seen in a long time. One plays a standup bass another one plays a killer guitar and is a great singer and one is a fantastic harp player.

This April show just keeps getting better and better. There are a few places on the internet to enjoy Crowding 50 music but after our show there will be many more videos out there for us to enjoy. Dont miss this show.

new website design

We have had a re-design of our Nashville Ear website. Nice improvement if I must say myself.

We are starting our shows at the Fontanel and thought a new professional website would be part of the upgrade. Our resources page is full of thinkgs that will help any songwriter. Give our new site a new look :)

http://www.nashvilleear.com/ take a look :)

Steve

Best of the Best 2011

NashvilleEar.com is proud to announce this years Best of the Best winner. Jeremy Dean has proven his songwriting abilities many times in the past year. Each song Jeremy Dean writes has a great hook and each song will stir emotion in the listener. Jeremy Dean will be a household name in a few short years because of his better than average songwriting skills. He also produces other songwriters and encourages their abilities. Jeremy is a well rounded songwriter who has many really great songs. We are happy to announce Jeremy Dean our Best of the Best for 2011.

Go here to listen to some of his great songs mixed by the way, in his own studio:

http://www.nashvilleear.com/best3.html