Supporting Firefly Garden By Emily J Ramey Written for Merry Ellen Kirk Merry Ellen Kirk is a poet. Perhaps “songwriter” is a more commonly used term, but it’s also too commonplace for Merry Ellen’s glittering narratives, songs that spring up wildly from her subconscious and bloom into vibrant, lilting melodies. Her sparkling piano refrains sweep and spill into [...]
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Merry Ellen Kirk Bio
Posted in Local Nashville, Publicity Pieces, tagged aaron krause, bio, blinding light, candy, clair de lune, emily j ramey, firefly garden, folk, invisible war, merry ellen kirk, nashville, piano, pop, singer-songwriter, the shakespeares on 10 November 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Marie Hines’ “Worth the Fight” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Local Nashville, tagged debut, emily j ramey, eric kinny, lovestung, marie hines, nashville, over you, piano, pop, singer-songwriter, string quartet, worth the fight, wrapped up in love on 12 December 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Marie Hines “Worth the Fight” December 2010; Independent By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel It’s an extraordinary occurrence when you think about it – finding words that say what you truly feel, melodies that express the very ebb of your thoughts. These sorts of discoveries are [...]
Mumford & Sons Review
Posted in Favorites, Show Reviews, tagged American Music Channel, ben lovett, cadillac sky, country winston, emily j ramey, king charles, little lion man, live, marcus mumford, mumford and sons, nashville, old crow medicine show, roll away your stone, show review, sigh no more, ted dwane, wagon wheel, war memorial on 9 November 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Devils with Strings: Mumford & Sons at War Memorial” By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel It seems like the majority of the English-speaking world could at least tap a foot along to “Little Lion Man” these days. Beyond that, I’d be willing to wager that the [...]
Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Local Nashville, tagged album review, big machine records, country, dear john, emily j ramey, fearless, haunted, mean, mine, nashville, platinum, pop, songwriter, sparks fly, speak now, taylor swift, the story of us on 30 October 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Taylor Swift “Speak Now” October 2010; Big Machine Records By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel I’ve been one of those people who have dug their heels in and resisted Taylor Swift like the plague. I avoid her for the same reason I avoid those silly e-readers… [...]
Herbie Hancock Review
Posted in Show Reviews, tagged American Music Channel, Bob Dylan, bob marley, emily j ramey, herbie hancock, joe cocker, John Lennon, kristina train, live show, miles davis, nashville, ryman, sam cooke, the imagine project, the ryman auditorium on 29 August 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“Herbie Takes The Ryman” By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel Herbie Hancock is magnificent. As a young pianist growing up, I knew him as a pioneer. The man played for years in Miles Davis’ quintet and was one of the first jazz musicians to infuse synthesizers [...]
Dierks Bentley’s “Up on the Ridge” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, tagged album review, alison krauss, bluegrass, capitol records, chris thile, country, dierks bentley, down in the mine, draw me a map, emily j ramey, feel that fire, jamey johnson, kris kristofferson, miranda lambert, modern day drifter, nashville, rovin' gambler, the del mccoury band, the punch brothers, u2, up on the ridge on 27 June 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dierks Bentley “Up on the Ridge” June 2010; Capitol Records By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel In a music world where the radio single is still king, and a side step into another genre is as dangerous as a side step near the edge of a [...]
The Dead Weather’s “Sea of Cowards” Review
Posted in Album Reviews, Local Nashville, tagged album review, alison mosshart, blue blood blues, blues rock, dean fertita, die by the drop, emily j ramey, horehound, hustle and cuss, jack lawrence, jack white, nashville, queens of the stone age, sea of cowards, the dead weather, the kills, the raconteurs, the white stripes, third man records on 15 May 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Dead Weather “Sea of Cowards” May 2010; Third Man Records By Emily J Ramey Click Here to See the Published Version on American Music Channel The Dead Weather is something of an accidental band, blooming into life not as a pretty flower might bloom, but perhaps a mushroom explosion from an atomic bomb, or [...]
