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Had a blast serving as a judge for the Sing Your Heart Out competition at the Williamson County Fair yesterday afternoon. If you thought...

Tennessee Heritage means different things to different people. Exploring what heritage means to me as a second generation TN songwriter.

On the Town: An Evening of Heritage, Community and Music at The Franklin Theatre supporting Williamson County Heritage Foundation Jun 30

The past two days have been lovely, spending time with friends (old and new) and my fellow survivors. Today I performed in Downtown...

“Our family is cursed in Arkansas,” my Mamaw Manis once stated frankly. Her white shock of hair, hazel eyes blazing countenance matched...

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, April 1, 2023 Motivational speaker and Christian minister Bobby Williams launched a TV show this year...

FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION BEST AMERICANA ALBUM APPALACHIA KID BY AMANDA COLLEEN WILLIAMS "There aren't many songs able to give...

When you’re really busy, it can feel like you don’t have time to do anything else, let alone plan. But when you are at your busiest,...

How to handle the heat and humidity in the summertime great outdoors has always been a challenge for some of us. As a child growing up in...

This afternoon I had the honor of picking up a signed copy of this House Joint Resolution honoring my dad, Kim Williams from Tennessee...

Thanks to our friends Tom Phillips and Rich Phillips of Sunday Morning with Chattanooga Tom and Hope 93.3 FM in Dalton, Georgia for being...

On March 12, 2022 at the Georgia World Congress Center, Ambassador Andrew Young, the first African American Ambassador to the United...

Originally published Jan 20, 2022 | Updated Jan 20, 2024 I remember it well – the Eve of Saint Agnes – January 20th – the day when young...

Appalachia is pronounced Apple-atcha in the rural southern part of the region, and App-a-lay-sha in the northern most and less rural...

Pop up show announcement Key West Story of Love Get your tickets at The Key West Theater website. Show is Tuesday, December 7 6:30 pm -...

This week we're down in Key West performing at the world famous Hog's Breath Saloon. If you're in town, come and hang out with us between...

Today was a fun day of tracking in the recording studio with friend and long time client Pete Garfinkel. Pete is celebrating his first...

Some of my fondest memories are of holidays spent at my Mamaws’ Thanksgiving tables. Living in East Tennessee Appalachia we had a fine...

No, not the classic rocker Steve Miller, but Steve Miller Country, cattle farmer, retired banker, and outlaw country singer songwriter...

Sometimes you need to learn a new dance - Not one from tradition or one that is popular with other people - But the one that has been...