DBT #447 Mile of Music 2026 +
Ok we tried seeing the first two days of the Mile instead of Fri/Sat, or Sat/Sun like in the past. We have found if we get a hotel room at the Hilton (rare and pricey), we're within walking distance of five or six listening rooms. We're old and don't do standing and mosh pits unless we really have to. Our ultimate fest line up that we saw was very interesting and I would say these six artists were definitely our highlights of Day 1 (Sarah Peacock, Crystal Bowersox, Shannon McNally) and 2 (Flamy Grant, Susan Werner, The Rough & Tumble). The surprise new voices to us were Chris Pierce and Ruby Mac. Here's to the music we missed and wanted to see in this in this vast festival of venues and musicians. My first two videos posted were really a treat to hear. The Lawrence Chamber Ensemble took two of Ruby Mac's songs and created an orchestration without a guitar. Ruby in a post said it was like her "Pop songs got Bridgertonfied" Funny; she w...
