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Nashville Icons: A Brief History of The Ryman Auditorium and Tootsie's Orchid Lounge

The Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s set for their production of The Comedy of Errors features two buildings with a long history in Nashville: the Ryman Auditorium and Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge. read more

History of Country Music

The history of country music began with the first recordings in the 1920s of “old-time music” in the 1920s, which refers to folk recordings from the Appalachian Mountains in the rural, eastern United States characterized by the use of the acoustic guitar, fiddle, and banjo. read more

Local Reviews

Grabbing a blanket or lawn chair and heading to Centennial Park to watch one of Shakespeare’s original plays adapted into Music City’s style is a favorite past time for Nashville natives as well as tourists. read more