Having paid homage to Dolly, today we hit the interstate to continue our Thelma and Louise trip and music and tv pilgrimage and head for Nashville. We have heard lots of Blue Grass music in the Smoky’s and now head for the home of country music. We arrived early and head for the Grand Old Opry. We discover however that you are never far from a mall in the States and pop into the adjoining Opry Mills Mall for some retail therapy. Then on to the big one, the Grand Old Opry herself. This is where it all started and all country performers have stood on this stage and sung their hearts out – as did we! We took the tour where you go backstage and see all the dressing rooms etc – it was fascinating to learn all the history. But joy of joys, you can stand right there on the stage where all the performers stand and look right out at the audience seating. We just had to do a quick practice (quietly...) of “Crazy” whilst the rest of the tour group where listening to the guide. So we have sung where the country music greats have – from Dolly to Patsy Kline to Johnny Cash and hundreds more. What an experience. You can see a pic of us in our sophisticated costumes attached.....
We are getting a little nervous this evening as we are laying down our track in the Nashville recording studio tomorrow morning so we decide we need to head to the downtown music area to get more of a feel for country music to help prepare ourselves. Broadway is the old Victorian area we headed for where we had a not very good dinner sitting on the roof of a bar and some very good drinks sitting in some bars later listening to live country music.
We also resisted shopping for cowboy/girl boots and the offer of buy one pair get two free.....
Nashville downtown is unexpectedly small, how do Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman survive here? We had a great night and now psyched up and ready to record tomorrow.
We are getting a little nervous this evening as we are laying down our track in the Nashville recording studio tomorrow morning so we decide we need to head to the downtown music area to get more of a feel for country music to help prepare ourselves. Broadway is the old Victorian area we headed for where we had a not very good dinner sitting on the roof of a bar and some very good drinks sitting in some bars later listening to live country music.
We also resisted shopping for cowboy/girl boots and the offer of buy one pair get two free.....
Nashville downtown is unexpectedly small, how do Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman survive here? We had a great night and now psyched up and ready to record tomorrow.
