A Quarter Of A Century Old

Amy Curlan is the owner of one of the most popular music venues here in Nashville, the Bluebird Cafe. Compared to most institutions in Nashville the Bluebird Cafe is still a baby, but it still is celebrating it's 25th birthday. The celebration is going to kick off in New York with a birthday show featuring: Thom Schuyler, Fred Knobloch, Tony Arata, and Jelly Roll Johnson. The birthday show will start a twelve city tour called Bluebird on the Road. The Bluebird has put some huge names on the map. Garth Brooks comes to mind, and so does Kathy Mattea(the first one to ever be discovered from the Bluebird). Even though Sunday is the official day of the anniversary, the celebration will actually kick off on Monday with Dierks Bentley and Don Schlitz on Tuesday. Jay Patten, Pam Tillis, T. Graham Brown, Hal Ketchum, Jimmy Hall, Jay Patten Band, Jonell Mosser, will perform at 9:00 on Wednesday. Kathy Mattea will bookend the week's long celebration. One big reason why the Bluebird is so popular is it's intimate setting. The feeling that you get from the Bluebird is almost like it's just you and the songwriter. Even though 25 years is a great accomplishment, the Bluebird will be around for 25 more.
FYI The Blue Bird Cafe is only an Andrew Jones' throw away from our offices. Well, maybe a little longer than that, it is a quarter of a mile.