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On David Olney and Anana Kaye's ‘Whispers and Sighs,’ Optimism Finds a Quiet Way In

On David Olney and Anana Kaye's ‘Whispers and Sighs,’ Optimism Finds a Quiet Way In

Hours before David Olney passed away onstage in January 2020, he listened for the first time to the final mix of Whispers and Sighs, his forthcoming album with emerging artist Anana Kaye. His response? “Fuck, yeah! This is good!” That night, he would take the stage, stop midsong, say, “I’
Skip Anderson 17 Mar 2021
The Dawn of EmiSunshine

The Dawn of EmiSunshine

Marty Stuart knows who EmiSunshine is. So do those who have clicked the YouTube video of her singing “Folsom Prison Blues,” last March in Knoxville’s Market Square 1,681,526 times and counting. But, in the greater world of country music, EmiSunshine, a spritely 10-year-old girl from Madisonville, TN,
Skip Anderson 12 Mar 2015
I want to be Sergio Webb

I want to be Sergio Webb

I want to be Sergio Webb. I want roll up my world like a sleeping bag for a night, and step into the life of one of Nashville’s great guitar-toting sidemen. I want to be Sergio Webb. I want to be unassuming in a flat-brimmed cowboy hat and a
Skip Anderson 14 Jan 2015

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