Joel Shewmake has been chosen as the "Best of the Best" for the year 2013 on NashvilleEar.com. Joel played on several songwriter stage events and every time Joel brought excellent songs along with a great well rehearsed performance of his original songs. Several of which have been recorded by noted stars in the Country music world. http://www.nashvilleear.com/html/best.html This annual honor is given to the songwriter we believe has shown us an outstanding quality in their approach to songwriting. Our Best of the Best is a recognition of lyrical strength and the perseverance necessary toward becoming a great songwriter. We are happy to honor this excellent songwriter with our "Best of the Best" award for the year 2013.

NashvilleEar is branching out into new territory

The NashvilleEar has started to do a few different things. I am working with 6Minor Films to build a movie about Nashville songwriters. These are songwriters who are not native to the area. Each songwriter left their homes and towns and family to move to Nashville to become a professional songwriter. Each has a story of success and getting beat down. The different conceptions on the songwriter community were unreal good. If you ever wanted to be a songwriter in Nashville this is a movie you need to see. It is titled "Road to Music City". It will be released in the spring of 2014. Another fun thing I have been doing is working with a bluegrass band. Reno & Harrell are one of the best bluegrass bands in the country. Their first CD "Reno Bound" came out at #15 on the "Bluegrass Today" charts. I am managing and booking them for bluegrass festivals in 2014. You can see their music and videos here: www.RenoandHarrell.com

This is Bex Marshall, the finest blues guitarist and singer I have ever run across. I had the pleasure of meeting her at a bonfire one evening in Nashville.She is a very nice lady and very charismatic in her personal interactions. Here is an interview with her for Elwood BluesMobile radio show. She plays a few songs and talks a bit about herself. Very interesting. Here is the interview..

Black Diamonds by Reno & Harrell

Here is Reno & Harrell playing "Watchin Nascar".

The Reno & Harrell band played to a standing only crowd at the Station Inn. One of Nashville's bluegrass friendly clubs that host bluegrass greats on a regular basis. Reno & Harrell blew the doors off the stage by running old standards along with new songs that will be on their new CD being released Sept 1st. Go here to watch a video clip of the nights bluegrass sounds.

This 25 min songwriter video story was sent to me by email. Mike Purcell was asking what I thought of his songwriter project. I have posted this because he explains his songwriting process in extreme detail. Something not many people have spent the time explaining. Many of my members on the NashvilleEar.com social networking site ask me this question about how to get started and where do the lyrics actually come from. Ric talks about his feelings and how he writes his songs. Pretty darn interesting Here it is: http://youtu.be/Xedi9d1A4y0

Bex Marshall and the "House of Mercy"

I just recently ran into a fella in London England named Barry Marshall. He runs the Snake Pit sound studio in the UK. His lovely wife is Bex Marshall. She is one of the best female blues guitarist and songwriter/singers I have ever met... enjoy the title song on her new CD "House of Mercy"

http://youtu.be/o_9lWKjA1Eo

Your Side Of The Bed - Little Big Town cover by 2Steel Girls

Here are the 2Steel girls and the 2Steel Boys singing a family set.
I just love this song!
Enjoy!

Brit Stokes, Justin Zimmern & Jerry Lee Combs singing "If the Buzz Fits ...

Here is my buddy Brit Stokes. He is one of the hardest working songwriter/performers who play in downtown Nashville darn near every day... Enjoy "If The Buzz Fits". They played this at our Fontanel venue.

Bill Warrington singing "Where's There A Will" at the Fontanel

"Where's There A Will There's A Relative"
Excellently written song by Bill Warrington and Gerald Smith.

I met Bill Warrington at the Fontanel while we were running the NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage.
Bill was a really nice gentleman and is one of Nashville's veteran songwriters. Bill wrote this song with co-writer Gerald Smith.
It just so happens that it is true when a relative dies everyone shows up to see whats left. It ain't right but it is true. This song is one of the funny songs that tell a good story and has a good ending. You will like this one.

Don McNatt playing at Bost Harley Davidson for the NashvilleEar.com Song...

Here is Steven Whitson a performer you will be seeing in the future as a star performer! Steven is a tour guide at the Fontanel and has found a way to play to the folks going through the Fontanel. He is talented and just a darn good person.. Enjoy some great songs he did for the Songwriter Stage at Bost Harley Davidson back when they were still selling bikes in Nashville. http://youtu.be/6lZio3rSdvA

Here is one of the best guitar players who have ever graced the Songwriter Stage. Buck Brown is as good a songwriter as he is a guitar player. His professional delivery of "Devil's Dance" is a fantastic rendition of a guitar classic along with telling a killer story. All this played with a great passion that Buck seems to infuse into every song. Enjoy a great song with some great guitar licks. http://youtu.be/eJr39otolPk

A couple of weeks ago was Jeremy Deans birthday bash at the Pavilion Coffee House. Several people got up and did a few songs. Becca Cummins from Alabama made the trip and did a few songs with Jeremy. Towards the end of the evening Lisa Fuller got up and blew the room away with her acapella version of "Crazy" written by Willie Nelson and performed by the famous Patsy Cline. Listen to this and share... it is simply AMAZING!!! Crazy by Lisa Fuller

Brittany Blaire Anderson was fantastic at the Bluebird Cafe Sunday evening. Here is a clip from the Bluebird Cafe that shows her talent and personality.. Click here to see her 1st Bluebird appearance.

I spent Saturday afternoon at Doc's Artist Network filming his "Pickin in the Corner" event held at Antique Archaeology. The Cumberland Collective were playing some excellent songs. Here is "Money & Women" for you. Enjoy! http://youtu.be/waapaHRFJJs

We had an excellent evening once again at the Pavilion Coffee House. The Songwriter Feature Series hosted by Jeremy Dean had a stellar lineup of talent on last Saturday evening. Buck Brown who is one of the best guitar players I have ever met played his signature song "Loretta". Here is a video of that performance.. Enjoy!

Buck Brown playing "Loretta"

Here is an original song by Sabrina and Tony playing at Antique Archaeology in Nashville. http://youtu.be/hHaZjfQhNW0

Sabrina at Antique Archaeology in Nashville

I spent Saturday watching Sabrina and Tony playing at the Antique Archaeology "Pickin in the Corner" stage in Downtown Nashville. Sabrina is a joy to watch. Tony is right with her playing his base. They show a close connection as the music will show. Excellent vocals and excellent base lines to make for an enjoyable event for sure. Here is Sabrina singing an "old classic".Both Sabrina and Tony have a good time playing and singing this song for you. http://youtu.be/aFO9gwTprqo

Pavilion Coffee House Music Venue

Here is a good video of Janet Hattabaugh and Jeremy Dean performing a duet that they co-wrote recently. They performed their new song at the Pavilion Coffee House. This is an excellent song played in a very nice coffee shop setup for music as the main focus of the coffee house. Janet and Jeremy harmonize to make the vocals really special. You will like this one.

Click Here to see their performance..

I captured a pretty good video of Trapper Haskins and the Bitter-Swill Band at Antique Archaeology in Nashville . Here is the video... They are very talented and very entertaining. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAP5UGkdapc&feature=share&list=UUNhiLd4IaO0YPnok5nSverA

I am going to video at the Pavilion Coffee House Sat the 9th of Feb. Jeremy Dean, Jim Huish and Daniel Swartz will be harmonizing that evening. Great coffee and good munchies... I will have the video online in a day or two. Here is a good article on the Pavilion Coffee House and the Songwriter Feature Series hosted by Jeremy Dean.

Nashville Ear Productions TV show

Nashville Ear Productions is going forward on creating a TV show. This show will be syndicated and sold to people who have interest in songwriting in Nashville. The focus of the show is about songwriters from out of state who have made the move to Nashville to chase the songwriting dream. Brittany Blaire Andersen has agreed to host the show. Denny Martin studios is donating the studio for the shows to be filmed. We have 12 songwriters on the beginning schedule who are interested in telling their stories. Look for the first show the spring of 2013.

Buck Brown "Guitar Excellence"

Here is another good video of a great performer.. Buck Brown. If you want to see a true professional songwriter playing fantastic guitar licks and singing an original song.. Here is your chance. Buck playing "Ready to Play" at Bost Harley Davidson a few months ago.. http://youtu.be/E3sddUIJ200

Harry Hookey has a new song "Audrey's Song" along with a nice video. Harry played for the NashvilleEar.com Songwriter stage at the Fontanel with fellow Australian Bryan Lachland while in Nashville last year. We wish all the best for this talented Australian.

Here is link to his new Video and song "Audrey's Song". http://youtu.be/7tDAHJQT7B4

Bost Harley Davidson is closing its doors today. As a tribute to Mike and Bobbie Bost I have put together a few pictures from the NashvilleEar.com Songwriter Stage taken at Bost Harley Davidson over the past few years. Bost was nice enough to let me host my songwriter stage at their venue from Oct 2010 to Oct 2012. Their support of Nashville songwriters has been impressive. They opened their doors and hearts to hundreds of songwriters over the past few years. They bought doughnuts and coffee for each show. A special thanks to Jeremy Dean for helping me get this whole thing off the ground. The Nashville Ear will continue to support songwriters with videos of their original songs in the future. Thanks Bost Harley Davidson you will be missed. http://youtu.be/vJWo1CHvuBs