NEWS

At a luncheon on August 15, The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame (NaSHOF) announced its 2024 inductees: David Bellamy (Veteran Songwriter/Artist), Al Anderson and Liz Rose (Contemporary Songwriters), Dan Penn and Victoria Shaw (Veteran Songwriters), with Brad Paisley (Contemporary Songwriter/Artist) being inducted next year as a member of the 2025 class because a scheduling conflict made him unable to attend this year’s ceremony. (more…)

CONCERT REVIEW—LONESTAR

Lonestar gave a crowd-participation concert at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls on July 25. Founding member Dean Sams is one of the best I’ve seen in talking to his audience. Of course, a smaller venue with people sitting below him in the orchestra pit makes possible a connection that can’t happen in a large arena.