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Ten Out of Tenn Celebrates New Tour and Album at BMI

Friends, peers and industry executives gathered in BMI’s writer/publisher lobby Wednesday, July 9, to toast Ten Out of Tenn – an inspired coalition of ten Nashville-based pop/rock artists. In addition to embarking on a national tour kicking off July 19 at the Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, the ten compatriots have released Ten Out of Tenn, Vol. 2, featuring one contribution from each of the group’s members.


From News, posted 7.21.08

Good Folks in Memphis

BMI at 2008's Folk Alliance Conference The 2008 edition of the Folk Alliance Conference took up residency at the Marriott hotel in downtown Memphis February 20 through 25. BMI's showcase, held Thursday, February 21, featured a slew of clever troubadours, including Los Angeles' Bill Reveles, New York City's Natalia Zukerman, Brooklyn's Nels Andrews, Memphis's Giant Bear, Nashville's


From News, posted 3.31.08

Ford Turrell

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"Most of the time I'm simply attempting to describe a moment in time," says Nashville musician Ford Turrell, "a lot like, 'Saw her standing on her front lawn, just a twirling her baton...'" The quote from Springsteen's "Nebraska" doesn't elude me. Neither does Ford Turrell's interest in T.S. Eliot, so I look forward to a candid discussion about artistic process with a singer-songwriter capable of comparing his…


From MusicWorld, posted 2.04.08

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