March 11, 2015
Nashville, TN.
Review and Photos by Butch Worrell of
One Heart Photo
Emi Sunshine has had quite a year. Her
first appearance at the Ryman for Marty Stuart's Late Night Jam, her
Grand Ole Opry Debut, and this last week saw her first appearance at
Nashville's iconic Station Inn followed by a music industry showcase
at BMI.
If bluegrass music has a “home” in
Nashville it would have to be the Station Inn. You really have not
“made it” til you have played there. Well Emi played there last
Friday and was a huge success. It was two sets of pure Sunshine, Emi
singing her heart out with the “Rain” doing it's usual great job
of backing her up. A special moment was when she covered Jerry Garcia
of the Grateful Dead's “Sugaree”. This brought her a standing
ovation. Another highpoint was her own song, “Johnny, June, and
Jesus”.
Then the next Tuesday she played and
was recognized at a special Music Industry showcase for BMI. When
invited to do this you are indeed on the rise in the music business.
Founded in 1939, BMI is the largest music rights organization and
represents more than 650,000 songwriters, composers, and publishers. She was introduced by Clay Bradley, Assistant Vice President over songwriter/publisher relations. Playing for the movers and shakers did not faze Emi at all. In
fact they were totally won over by her singing, songwriting skills,
and that stage presence reminiscent of June Carter Cash. Afterward
during the meet and greet she once again displayed the presence of an
experienced artist while mingling with the crowd.
No comments:
Post a Comment