Gig Review - Nashville Sounds In The Round - Birmingham Symphony Hall May 2024

 

You guys have Ed Sheeran, why would you want to listen to me?

 

Despite flying in from America, playing guitar for Keith Urban, and being booked for a couple of festivals, Maggie Baugh retained that humble feeling that people in the UK wouldn’t know her music, having had a specific request in the interval.  John Wesley Satterfield quickly reminded her that “The internet is everywhere”

This kind of interaction is why we love songwriters rounds, and especially the regular Nashville Sounds InThe Round in Birmingham.  The latest show was a curtain raiser for Buckle and Boots this weekend, as it featured three American artists who will be playing at the Farm, alongside regular hosts Gasoline and Matches.

Joining Maggie on her first visit to the UK were Jeremy McComb, who is becoming a regular face over here, and John Wesley Satterfield, another UK debutante.  Maggie and John had also played Country InThe Afternoon at the weekend, while Jeremy – who will be co hosting the main stage at Buckle and Boots – has been on tour with Cody Pennington, opening with Gary Quinn.

A songwriters round is, by its very nature, an intimate style of show.  The artists tell us stories – about their songwriting inspiration, about their careers and often about their own lives.  As the show progresses the audience get to know the performers better, and as the artists get to know the audience better they start to loosen up more.  As this trio haven’t met each other very much before, you could see them get to know each other, and with Jeremy and John this led to more and more interaction and jokes, with them seeming like long lost twins by the end!  We were treated to more sensitive songs and stories than you might get on a full stage show, and also some hilarious conversations from the American contingent trying to navigate not only our currency “Your coins have an old lady on them” but also what we call our toilets.

All three guests were very entertaining as well as very talented  - and those seeing them again at the weekend are in for a real treat.

 

As for our hosts Sally and Steve, they also shared a very special story with us all.  They’ve got married!

 

Congratulations to Sally and Steve, and to the Americans – see you at Buckle and Boots!

Silverball Country attended Nashville Sounds in the Round as guests of Gasoline and Matches and B:Music

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