The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) revealed the lineup for this year’s virtual Tin Pan South Songwriters Festival on Oct. 19–24. The five-day event will feature more than 20 pre-recorded performances from 70-plus singer/songwriters, including Josh Osborne, Lori McKenna, Shane McAnally, Carly Pearce, Liz Rose, Jimmie Allen, John Paul White, Trevor Rosen, Matthew Ramsey, Ernest,…
Texas country mainstay Wade Bowen will release his first holiday album, Twelve Twenty-Five, on Nov. 8. The 13-song offering features a number of holiday classics, including “O Holy Night” and “Silent Night,” as well as renditions of Wham!’s “Last Christmas” and Maria Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas,” which you can listen to below. Wade…
Casey Donahew is trending . . . and it’s not just because of his new album, One Light Town, which dropped on July 26. The proud son of Texas has come to the aid of teachers in his home state—and beyond—with his involvement in a viral charity campaign (#ClearTheList) that helps educators raise money to…
Wade Bowen is as good a person you’ll find anywhere. However, from fighting vocal chord issues which required surgery, to a tragic loss in his personal & professional life, 2018 was a tough year for our friend from Waco, Texas. He chronicles what he refers to as a year from hell in a new documentary…
Wade Bowen scored one of the best albums of 2018 with the release of Solid Ground, an 11-song offering that was produced by Keith Gattis. The gritty collection of tunes—Wade co-wrote 10—serves as a love letter to his home state of Texas by incorporating many of his musical influences, everyone from Guy Clark to ZZ…
Wade Bowen scored one of the best albums of 2018 with the release of Solid Ground, an 11-song offering that was produced by Keith Gattis. The gritty collection of tunes—Wade co-wrote 10—serves as a love letter to his home state of Texas by incorporating many of his musical influences, everyone from Guy Clark to ZZ…
The folks at Wide Open Country have put together a list of 15 of the most iconic Texas/Red Dirt acts in history. From Creager to CCR (For those of us in Texas there’s only one CCR), it’s a pretty impressive list. The full rundown: 15. Charlie Robison 14. Jamie Lin Wilson 13. Kelly Willis 12. Cross…
NCD hosted more than 80 podcasts in 2017, including featuring a handful of guests who are the proud sons of Texas: Aaron Watson, Pat Green, Josh Abbott, Granger Smith and Wade Bowen. In addition to sharing their unique Lone Star State perspectives, the singer/songwriters talked about making their new albums, spreading their distinctive brand of…
Jim Casey talks with Wade Bowen about: his 2002 debut album, Try Not to Listen his musical upbringing as a kid in Waco, Texas getting serious about music as an 18-year-old discovering his soulful voice starting his first band, West 84, while at Texas Tech earning a Public Relations degree from Texas Tech working at…
Kip Moore, Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen will join forces for four dates in December for the Tall Tales and the Truth Tour. The singer/songwriters will take the stage together each night for a special acoustic performance. “This is something Randy and I have been cooking up for a while,” says Kip. “We’ve always had…
Getting our kids to read in the summer can sometimes be challenging but there are lots of teacher approved ideas and incentive programs available to keep them on track! They can earn game tokens from our Friends at Chuck E Cheese who has tons of rewards ideas for being a good student and a good…