There is nothing like making new fans. The Belleville Outfit have been doing just that for the last couple of years, bringing their retro, swing, gypsy awesomeness to Nashville this past week. They, along with all of the other New and Emerging Artist of the Year Nominees (The Band Of Heathens, Sarah Borges & The Broken Singles, and Justin Townes Earle, who won it) were all asked to play during the Americana Honors and Awards at the Ryman Auditorium this past Thursday.
This year's show was even more electric than usual; that's what happens when you get the Flatlanders, Raul Malo, Emmylou Harris, and John Fogerty in the same space...just to name a few, there were many more performers and presenters. John Prine was there too, and so was his long time manager and label head of Oh Boy Records, Mr. Al Bunetta. Al is a mover and shaker, and in this case I mean that literally, as he was dancing to the Belleville Outfit in the wings.
Now it's your turn to boogie…."It's A Good Day," Indeed!
-Jessie
