Category: County Music
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Right On, Idols!
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via WRAL.com: “It’s tough for us because we’re both from small towns from nowhere around L.A. We just try to stay true to ourselves, stay in our boots – that’s what I like to tell myself – and stay grounded,” McCreery said. Ok, I know, two American Idol posts in…
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I’m Still Here… I’m Just “in a Southern State of Mind”
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Sorry for disappearing on everyone! I spend so much time on my computer and online for work+work that I’m spending less and less of my personal time anywhere near either these days. I’m looking for a little more normalcy these days though, so hopefully I’ll be back to some enjoyable…
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Country for Kids Concert on Thursday Night!
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Thursday night… be there! Only $25.00 – proceeds to visit this amazing place: http://www.ncchildrenshospital.org/ Buy tickets online at http://www.dpacnc.com/default.asp?dpac=19&objId=371. Details: Country for Kids concert at DPAC to benefit N.C. Children’s Hospital Curtis Media Group announced the addition of a charity concert, dubbed ’Country for Kids,” to the ninth annual N.C.…
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2010 NC State Fair in Review
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Went a total of four times this year – all four were fantastic, per the usual. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncsulilwolf/sets/72157625109184059/ Tuesday: The boys wanted to go for dinner. Saw a cow utterly object (nice play on words, right?) to practicing in the show circle any longer by hopping over the fence and running…
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More Ways to Support Letters for Lyrics
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In June I told you about Letters for Lyrics from Zac Brown Band and Dodge, which was a campaign I loved in its original format then. But my friend Amber sent me a tweet today letting me know about a new component they’ve added to this campaign and I love…
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Talk Southern to Me: Peach On, Dolly!
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The title of this here blog is “Growing Up Southern…”, so I assume I don’t have to preface this post with a little ditty on Dolly, right? @Dolly_Parton: “Love is something sent from HEAVEN to worry the HELL out of you!” 🙂 – Dolly And just in case you need…
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Currrolina Saturday Night
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The words are actually “Carolina Saturday night”, but Sunny Ledfurd sings it with a drawl. Sunny has been a fixture in the NC bar rocker scene for quite sometime (especially in Charlotte, but also in Raleigh at City Limits Saloon) and I am SO glad to hear him on XM…
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“Letters for Lyrics”
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I’ll be sending a handful of letters. How about you? Kudos to the Zac Brown Band boys for their support. Check out the full video of “Free” which includes a longer look at their USO visit.
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Pumped!
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Renee and I are working on our game plan for tonight and it definitely includes City Limits Saloon for the Brantley Gilbert (sorry, it’s a MySpace link) show. Brantley is one of those artists that I have the pleasure of hearing on XM Radio, but if you’re stuck listening to…
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Local Country Music Events to benefit Nashville Relief Efforts
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Two posts in one day? Looks like somebody (this girl right here) is back on the bloggin’ wagon! Just a quickie for country music fans who’d like to do something to help our country neighbors in Nashville, courtesy of local country radio station 94.7 WQDR: Stop by tonight (Thursday) 8p-10p…