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BILL BLOG Wednesday May 15, 2025  Thursday morning and we’re already at the halfway point of May. And all of a sudden it’s summer as the high today in Nashville will be up near 90.   How hot is it?   I saw a funeral procession pull through a Dairy Queen.   YESTERDAY Tim Stafford and I hooked up online and wrote a new bluegrass song to add to our growing catalog. Always a pleasure writing with Tim, who’s a bluegrass teacher in college. Yes, you can major in bluegrass music if you attend Eastern Tennessee State University. (ETSU).      He’s also a terrific guitar player, with instrumental albums to prove it. He’s an author and wrote a book about Tony Rice , who many consider to be the greatest flat picker ever.     And on top of all that, he’s a member of the prestigious band “ Blue Highway ”. Yesterday I mentioned the Blue Highway Festival that is held in Stone Gap, Virginia each year. I thought the festi...

BILL BLOG Wednesday May 14, 2025   Wednesday…Hump Day…all day. A rare rain-free day is on tap here in Nashville with a high of 80.   YESTERDAY I spent a little more time whittling on a new song with songwriters Wil Nance and Irene Kelley out at Wil’s writing shack. Irene brought a wonderful song idea to the table last week and the three of us like it so much that we carved out some extra time to make sure we’ve got this one just right before we record a version of it next week, and then start pitching it to artists in homes it will find a home.   It’s got a very fun summertime feel to it, and Craig Fuller is a 4 th writer on this song. The same Craig Fuller who wrote the smash hit “ Amie ” and sang with Pure Prairie League.   He also spent some time singing with the great group Little Feat .   I can’t give it away, but we made Craig a writer on this song because we are borrowing something from him that will become o...

BILL BLOG Tuesday May 13, 2025  And a good Tuesday morning to all. Our weather forecast is like a broken record these days. More rain is on the way with a high of 73 in Nashville.   YESTERDAY My day came open for the most part when my writing session with the bluegrass duo Darin & Brooke Aldridge was cancelled…for a good reason. Brooke had forgotten they were going to be in the studio for three days recording new songs. I told her that was fine as long as ALL of those songs were songs we’ve written together.   She laughed too. We’ve written quite a few over the past year and a half, so I am hopeful that a song or two will make it on this new album they are working on. Time will tell.     NEW SHOW I’m going to be back, the world-famous Bluebird Café for a late-night songwriters round on Wednesday night June 25. It’s the late show…the 9 pm show that evening. I’ll be hosting songwriters Brian White, Wil Nance , and one other song...

BILL BLOG Monday May 12, 2025   Monday morning has rolled back around. Back to work. Here’s hoping you spoiled your Mom a little over Mother’s Day if you're lucky enough to still have your Mom in your life. East Tennessee, over near the Knoxville area, got rocked with a 4.1 earthquake over the weekend. Hopefully there will be no more of that come August when I’m over there for the Gatlinburg Songwriters Festival. I kind of prefer my stool not shaking when I’m singing.    Today the temperature will reach near 80 in Nashville, AND…more rain. It’s raining heavily as I’m starting this Blog today.   THE WEEKEND I caught a little baseball on Friday night and watched our Sounds beat the Norfolk Tide 4-0. Our starting pitcher was consistently throwing over 100 mph and struck out 11 batters in just 6 innings. In the minor leagues! I can’t imagine standing in the batter’s box and watching a 100-mph hardball coming at me. Much less trying to figur...