Musicians Team For Benefits At Ryman

Craig Wiseman has tapped Dave Barnes and Dallas Davidson for his 7th annual Stars For Second Harvest benefit on Tues., Oct. 18 at the Ryman Auditorium. Acclaimed songwriter Wiseman leads the fundraiser for Second Harvest Food Bank of of Middle Tennessee every year, and is expected to add more performers to the 2011 line up.
In the last six years, the initiative has raised $389,000 to supply 1,556,000 meals.
Event tickets go on sale today (8/19) for $35 at ticketmaster.com. For preferred VIP seating please contact the Second Harvest Food Bank at (615) 329-3491.
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Also coming up at the Ryman is the Let Us In: Women and Cancer Fund Benefit that will be hosted by actor/musician Jeff Daniels with performances by Sarah Darling, Steel Magnolia, SHeDAISY, Jordyn Shellhart, Phil Vassar and Chuck Wicks. The show will be Mon., Nov. 7.
The evening’s house band will include Chad Cromwell, Russ Pahl, Kenny Greenberg, Eli Beaird, Mike Rojas and Jeff Smith.
Because the fund was established in memory of Linda McCartney, each artist will perform a Paul McCartney song in addition to their own songs. The day after the concert, the recorded songs will be released to retail and digital outlets, and the entire show will be available on DVD.