Here are some groups of songwriters/performers you should look for while in Nashville. Winfields Lockett, EverAfter, Janet Hattabaugh and AJ Schubert. All excellent performers who play in local clubs all the time. They are all playing at the Pavilion Coffee House Sat Feb 8th at 7:00pm

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.