DISClaimer: Kip Moore, King Calaway Lead New Releases

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Country music is shaking off the winter doldrums.

The tempo tunes here seem designed to chase away those gray skies. So a hearty thanks to Hunter Hayes, Blackberry Smoke, Alexis Ebert and our Disc of the Day prize winner, Kip Moore.

Interestingly, all three of the DisCovery Award contenders are groups. Farewell Angelina, Rebel Union and our winners, King Calaway, all have audio enchantment in their arsenals.

KING CALAWAY/World For Two
Writers: Ross Copperman/James Abrahart/Josh Osborne; Producers: none listed; Publishers: EMI Blackwood/Artist 101/Smackville/Anderson Fork in the Road/Rezonant/Plain Jane/Let’s Get Brunch, no performance rights listed; Stoney Creek
– Wafting and dreamy. The soft, seductive lead vocal blends into enchanting group harmonies as you drift into the choruses. A head-in-the-clouds musical moment.

HUNTER HAYES/Heartbreak
Writers: Hunter Hayes/Thomas “Tawgs” Salter/Gordie Sampson/Simon Wilcox; Producers: Hunter Hayes/Sam Ellis; Publishers: Published by Songs of Universal, Inc. / Ogden Avenue Publishing (BMI) / Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada (SOCAN) / 1217 Music / Still Working For The Woman Inc. (ASCAP), All rights administered by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing / EMI Blackwood Music Inc. / Stellar Songs Limited / Dames Booze And Chains (BMI); Atlantic
-Wonderfully energetic, delightfully upbeat, undeniably hooky. Loved it.

JON LANGSTON/Dance Tonight
Writers: Jon Langston/Jody Stevens; Producer: none listed; Publishers: none listed, EMI/32 Bridge
– Lotsa guitar. Lotsa everything. Busy sounding.

DIERKS BENTLEY/Living
Writers: Ross Copperman/Jon Nite/Ashley Gorley/Dierks Bentley; Producers: Ross Copperman & Jon Randall Stewart; Publishers: EMI Blackwood/Plain Jane/Rezolant/EMI April/Nite Writer/Combustion Engine/Sadie’s Favorite/WB/DudeTunes/Kobalt, BMI/ASCAP; Capitol
– Drink in every moment. Savor your existence. Experience the beauty of life with every breath. “Have a heart full of grateful for all you’ve been given.” Cool message. Cool record. Cool artist.

ALEXIS EBERT/Ride Or Die
Writers: Alexis Ebert/Tammy Hyler; Producer: Mickey Jack Cones; Publishers: Wrensong Music Publishing/Rezonant Music Publishing/Smashville Entertainment Music Publishing; BMI; Smashville
– She has a dark, smoky delivery that matches the deep-bass rumble of the rocking production perfectly. Fiery and sexy.

KIP MOORE/The Bull
Writers: Jon Randall/Luke Dick; Producer: Luke Dick; Publishers: BMG Platinum/SWMBMGBMI/Lonesome Vinyl/Emileon/Little Louder/Songs of Kobalt, BMI; MCA
– His finest performance to date. Full of bluster, packed with rhythm snap, swaggering with pride and blazing with intensity. Every second is an amusement-park ride.

REBEL UNION/Brand New
Writers: Allie Johnson/Zach Laughlin/Madison Parks/Suzanne Dennis/Blake Mohler; Producers: Dan Hannon; Publishers: none listed; RU
– There’s a lot of talent here. The pop-ish arrangement bubbles along nicely. The voices are charming. The song is sweetly endearing. Send more.

LOGAN MIZE/Better Off Gone
Writers: Abe Stoklasa/Donovan Woods, Producer: Daniel Agee; Publishers: Big Yellow Dog/CMRRA/Sony ATV/Downtown, ASCAP; Big Yellow Dog
– Everything this guy releases is just dandy. I remain a fan with his performance of this bittersweet farewell song.

FAREWELL ANGELINA/Women and Wine
Writers: Nicole Witt/Andrea Young/Lauren Lucas/Sarah Davidson; Producers: Farewell Angelina; Publishers: Wittsong Entertainment, Sagivarius Songs, Sparky Noodle Music, Little Georgia Peach Music; 117 Entertainment
-This female quartet has flawlessly rehearsed vocal harmonies to spare. The shimmering, echoey production is lovely. The song is super contemporary: “You know only two things get better with time, women and wine.” Welcome to the winner’s circle.

BLACKBERRY SMOKE/Best Seat In The House
Writers: Keith Nelson/Charlie Starr; Producers: Blackberry Smoke; Publishers: none listed; BS
– Nice work. Chiming, shining, hooky, rhythm-happy roots-pop in the vein of Tom Petty. These popular country rockers are booked to play the Ryman on Friday and Saturday (Feb. 22 & 23). I am told that they are fantastic live.

Shore Fire Media Promotes Jaclyn D. Carter

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Jaclyn D. Carter. Photo: Jason Myers

Shore Fire Media president and founder Marilyn Laverty announces the promotion of Jaclyn D. Carter to Director of Publicity. Carter, who joined the company in 2013, operates out of Shore Fire’s Nashville office. She previously was a Senior Account Executive.

“Jaclyn is an immensely talented and focused media exec who has been instrumental in the growth of our Nashville presence,” Laverty says. “We are delighted to recognize her achievements and leadership.”

Carter has helped guide campaigns for Big Yellow Dog Music, Bud Light Super Bowl Music Fest, CeCe Winans, Jazz at Lincoln Center with Wynton Marsalis, Justin Moore and many others. She has been a participant in the GRAMMY Next professional development program and has served on the board of Young Entertainment Professionals (YEP). She is a native of Lafayette, Tenn. and graduated from the University of Tennessee’s College of Communications.

“I’m thankful for the mentorship, empowerment and camaraderie that Marilyn and the full team at Shore Fire provide on a daily basis,” Carter says. “I look forward to continuing to grow and evolve in Nashville working alongside an incredibly talented and diverse team in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles.”

VibeCity Signs Josh Byrd

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Pictured (L-R): SESAC’s Shannan Hatch, Josh Byrd, VibeCity’s Marty Dodson and Clay Mills

Newly formed Nashville publishing company, VibeCity Music, has signed songwriter Josh Byrd to a worldwide publishing deal.

VibeCity was co-founded in 2018 by Clay Mills and Marty Dodson. Mississippi native Byrd moved to Nashville in 2002 to pursue an artist career but took a break in 2010 to focus on his family. After encouragement from Radney Foster and SESAC’s Shannan Hatch, Byrd doubled-down on his songwriting career in 2015.

Mills said, “Josh is a gifted writer with a truly unique perspective. We are stoked to have him on the VibeCity team.”

Dodson added, “The goal for VibeCity is to find talent that others are overlooking. Josh fits that criteria perfectly. We will always be looking outside the box for writers who just need a shot. We couldn’t be more excited to add Josh to the VibeCity roster with our other writers, Joey Ebach and Ryland Fisher.”

Dodson and Mills collectively have over 250 cuts and 12 No. 1 songs, including Kenny Chesney’s “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven,” Billy Currington’s “Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right,” Darius Rucker’s “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It” and Diamond Rio’s “Beautiful Mess.” VibeCity Songs are exclusively pitched by Ronna Reeves and Liz Morin’s ShoBiz Ro.

Outgoing CRB Executive Director Bill Mayne To Be Honored With 2019 CRB President’s Award

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Bill Mayne

The Country Radio Broadcasters, Inc. have announced long-time music industry veteran and outgoing Country Radio Broadcasters Executive Director, Bill Mayne, as the recipient of the 2019 CRB President’s Award. The award will be presented during the Country Radio Hall of Fame Dinner and Awards ceremony, to be held at the Vanderbilt Marriott in Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday, June 19 at 6 p.m. CT.

In April of 2018, Mayne announced he would be leaving his post following the 50th Anniversary year of Country Radio Seminar. He is a past board member of the Country Music Association and has served over 35 years on the Academy of Country Music Board of Directors covering every officer roll including Chairman of the Board and Chairman of the Board of Lifting Lives, the charitable arm of the ACM. Additionally, Mayne was one of the original industry advisory members for the St. Jude Country Cares for Kids Radiothon Program, which has raised over $700 million dollars for St. Jude since 1989, and serves as National VP for MDA. He also is a member of Leadership Music.

Mayne, who has led the Country Radio Broadcasters/Country Radio Seminar for nearly a decade, has an extensive background in the radio and record industries. His resume includes radio broadcast programming and management at KZLA/KLAC Los Angeles, KSCS/WBAP Dallas, KASE Austin. During his record label days, Mayne was Sr. VP/General Manager and VP Promotion at Warner Bros. Nashville, VP of Promotion and Artist Development at 903 Music and in more recent years and prior to his term at CRB, he was the President and owner of Mayne Entertainment, an artist management company as well as the owner of Mayne Street Consulting, a private entertainment consulting firm.

Country Radio Broadcasters Board President, Kurt Johnson commented, “Over four decades, Bill Mayne has been a fixture on Music Row. He’s had success in Country Radio, promotion, label management, artist management and, for the past ten years, leading Country Radio Broadcasters and Country Radio Seminar. When you consider the breathtaking span of Bill’s influence on Country, he’s the obvious choice for this year’s President’s Award.”

This year’s Country Radio Hall of Fame event will also honor the “Class of 2019” radio inductees who were recently announced during Country Radio Seminar (CRS). Four off-air broadcasters and two on-air personalities will be honored and are Mac Daniels (KPLX and KSCS/Dallas) formerly KALM, KBOX/Dallas, KPLX, WMXQ/Washington, KASE & KVET/Austin, WYCD/Detroit, iHeartMedia, KSKS/Fresno, and NASH-FM/San Francisco; Bobby Denton (WIVK/Knoxville); Jeff Garrison (KCYY/Cox Media), formerly KKBQ, WESC, WFNQ/Greenville, KMLE/Phoenix, KILT; and Gregg Lindahl (Cox Media) formerly KOMA/Oklahoma City, WSM-AM/FM, WKY, WSOC-A/F/Charlotte, KUPL/Portland, and WKXK/Chicago. Representing the on-air category are Charlie Monk (SiriusXM’s “Willie’s Roadhouse”) formerly of WGEA/Geneva, AL, WMTS; and Kyle Cantrell (SiriusXM) formerly WMTS/Murfreesboro, WSM-AM/Nashville, and WKDF/Nashville.

Track Listing Revealed For Brooks & Dunn’s ‘Reboot’

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The full list of artist collaborations on Brooks & Dunn‘s upcoming album Reboot (out April 5) has been revealed.

The 12-track release will see the superstar duo, who have amassed 20 chart-toppers since their debut “Boot Scootin’ Boogie” released in 1991, team up with Kane Brown, Thomas Rhett, Brett Young, LANCO, Ashley McBryde, Brothers Osborne, Luke Combs, Midland, Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi, Tyler Booth and Kacey Musgraves on revamped versions of Brooks & Dunn’s biggest hits.

“What’s really intriguing to me is that we didn’t do any production meetings about how we might cut these things,” Kix Brooks says. “We kind of just went in, and it morphed in the process.”

“Each artist came at it from a different angle,” adds Ronnie Dunn. “When Jon Pardi walked in, he said, ‘I’m in, but we’re not changing anything,’ and we didn’t musically, but his vocal speaks for itself.”

REBOOT – Track List:
1. Brand New Man (with Luke Combs)
2. Ain’t Nothing ‘Bout You (with Brett Young)
3. My Next Broken Heart (with Jon Pardi)
4. Neon Moon (with Kacey Musgraves)*
5. Lost and Found (with Tyler Booth)
6. Hard Workin’ Man (with Brothers Osborne)
7. You’re Gonna Miss Me When I’m Gone (with Ashley McBryde)
8. My Maria (with Thomas Rhett)
9. Red Dirt Road (with Cody Johnson)
10. Boot Scootin’ Boogie (with Midland)
11. Mama Don’t Get Dressed Up For Nothing (with LANCO)
12. Believe (with Kane Brown)
Produced by Dann Huff
*Produced by Dann Huff and Kacey Musgraves

Garth Brooks To Receive First-Ever ‘iHeartRadio Artist of the Decade’ Award

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iHeartMedia and Fox Broadcasting Company announced Thursday that the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards will honor Garth Brooks with the inaugural Artist of the Decade Award. The two-hour event airs live Thursday, March 14 (8 p.m. ET) on FOX from Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater.

According to the press release, Brooks will be celebrated for his impact on the music industry as the best-selling solo artist in U.S. history, with more than 148 million albums sold. He is the first-ever artist to be awarded seven diamonds by the RIAA for having seven albums certified with more than 10 million sales each. Since the 1990s, Brooks has had nine No. 1 albums on Billboard’s Top 200 and 17 No. 1 albums on the Top Country Albums chart, spending more weeks at the top of the album sales charts than any other artist since Soundscan’s inception. The recent Garth Brooks World Tour with Trisha Yearwood smashed Brooks’ own previously held records by selling 6.4 million tickets, making it the biggest North American tour in history.

Also at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, Alicia Keys will receive the iHeartRadio Innovator Award and Halsey will be honored with the iHeartRadio Fangirls Award presented by L’Oréal Paris.

Artists receiving multiple nominations include Cardi B, Drake, Ariana Grande, Shawn Mendes, Post Malone, Maroon 5 and Imagine Dragons.

Select country nominees:

Country Song of the Year:

“Heaven” – Kane Brown

“Meant To Be” – Bebe Rexha featuring Florida Georgia Line

“Most People Are Good” – Luke Bryan

“Rich” – Maren Morris

“Tequila” – Dan + Shay

Country Artist of the Year:

Carrie Underwood

Jason Aldean

Luke Bryan

Luke Combs

Thomas Rhett

Best New Country Artist:

Carly Pearce

Dylan Scott

Jordan Davis

LANCO

Russell Dickerson

FlyteVu Adds 7 Team Members

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FlyteVu, the entertainment marketing agency founded by Laura Hutfless and Jeremy Holley, recently added seven new hires to its Nashville office.

Joining the team are:

Scott Bennett, Director of Finance. He previously worked at Element Three, the largest marketing and digital agency in Indianapolis.

Sarah Duggan, Strategist. Her 12-plus years of experience includes time at VML working with clients Tennessee Department of Tourist Development, Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau, Opry Entertainment Group, and Ryman Hospitality Properties.

Taylor Eickenhorst joins FlyteVu’s Accounts team in Client Service. She was previously a Budweiser Music & Experiential Manager at Anheuser-Busch InBev, creating partnerships with Thomas Rhett, Kane Brown, Lindsay Ell and Travis Denning. Eickenhorst was named to Billboard’s 40 under 40 Rising Stars list in 2018.

Kimberly Thuman, Project Manager. She previously worked at Big Machine Label Group, where she helped launch Big Machine Vodka and its partnership with the Brickyard 400.

Sarah Connors, Project Manager. She most recently worked at the Country Music Hall of Fame managing the financial, marketing, and promotional needs for a variety of the museum’s clients. Before moving to Nashville, she was employed at ESPN.

Tiffany Thompson is appointed Project Manager on the Accounts team.

Elise Dransfield joins the Creative team after time as a freelance designer

FlyteVu’s brand clients include Cracker Barrel, Bumble, Norwegian Cruise Line, Enterprise, Journeys, Pilgrimage Festival, ClassPass, Dell, Spotify, Victoria’s Secret PINK, and American Red Cross. They have partnered these clients with artists including The Roots, Keith Urban, The Chainsmokers, HAIM, Meghan Trainor, and Kelly Clarkson. Within the last year FlyteVu executed the first fan-ticketed event with Zac Brown’s Sir Rosevelt for client Enterprise, and the first double-decker mobile bus concert in Chicago with Marshmello for Victoria’s Secret PINK. The award-winning agency had two Super Bowl spots in 2019, including Norwegian Cruise Line, and a Bumble ad featuring Serena Williams.

Track List, Songwriters Revealed For Maren Morris’ ‘GIRL’ Album

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Maren Morris has revealed the track list and songwriters on her upcoming sophomore album, GIRL, to be released March 8 via Columbia Nashville. Fittingly, the album’s release date (and title) coincides with International Women’s Day.

Morris co-wrote every song on the 14-track album, and collaborated with artists including Brandi Carlile (featured on “Common”), and Brothers Osborne (“All My Favorite People”). On Friday (Feb. 22), she will release another track from the album, “The Bones,” co-written with Laura Veltz and Jimmy Robbins.

As previously announced, Morris will launch her headlining GIRL: The World Tour on March 9 in Chicago. The tour will hit over 40 cities including Salt Lake City, Portland, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas, and more and includes a Nashville Ryman Auditorium date March 13. The tour also heads overseas to London, Ireland, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, and Canada through the end of August. Joining Morris for GIRL: The World Tour are Cassadee Pope and RaeLynn. 

GIRL track listing:

1. “GIRL”
Written by Maren Morris/Sarah Aarons/Greg Kurstin

2. “The Feels”
Written by Maren Morris/Jimmy Robbins/Laura Veltz

3. “All My Favorite People” (feat. Brothers Osborne)
Written by Maren Morris/Ryan Hurd/Mikey Reaves

4. “A Song for Everything”
Written by Maren Morris/Jimmy Robbins/Laura Veltz

5. “Common” (feat. Brandi Carlile)
Written by Maren Morris/Sarah Aarons/Greg Kurstin

6. “Flavor”
Written by Maren Morris/Jimmy Robbins/Laura Veltz

7. “Make Out With Me”
Written by Maren Morris/Julian Bunetta/John Ryan

8. “Gold Love”
Written by Maren Morris/busbee

9. “Great Ones”
Written by Maren Morris/Ryan Hurd/Mikey Reaves

10. “RSVP”
Written by Maren Morris/Natalie Hemby/Jon Randall/Mark Trussell

11. “To Hell & Back”
Written by Maren Morris/Jessie Jo Dillon/Laura Veltz

12. “The Bones”
Written by Maren Morris/Jimmy Robbins/Laura Veltz

13. “Good Woman”
Written by Maren Morris/Kathleen Edwards/Ian Fitchuk

14. “Shade”
Written by Maren Morris/Natalie Hemby/Tyler Johnson

Tracks 2-4, 6-11, 13-14 produced by busbee and Maren Morris
Tracks 1, 5, 12 produced by Greg Kurstin

Abby Anderson Joins Rob Thomas Tour

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Abby Anderson will hit the road with Rob Thomas’ Chip Tooth Smile Tour. The tour will launch May 28 in Red Bank, New Jersey and will run through the summer, ending Aug. 4 in Connecticut. The tour will visit Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on July 9.

Anderson, signed to Black River Entertainment, was named one of CMT’s 2018 Next Women of Country and released her debut single, “Make Him Wait.”

Thomas is known for his work as leader of Matchbox Twenty, with hits including “Bent,” “If You’re Gone,” as well as his platinum-selling, three-time Grammy winning collaboration with Santana, “Smooth,” and solo hits including “Lonely No More.”

Anderson joining a pop tour follows in a lengthy trend that it seems nearly every female country artist not named Miranda Lambert or Carrie Underwood has joined over the past year. Last year, Kacey Musgraves joined Harry Styles’ tour, while Maren Morris toured with Niall Horan, while Cam opened for British soul singer Sam Smith. This year, Kelsea Ballerini joined pop star (and occasional country crooner) Kelly Clarkson’s Meaning of Life tour.

Tickets for the Chip Tooth Smile Tour go on sale to the general public go on sale Friday, March 1, at 10 a.m. local time.

Rob Thomas’ 2019 Chip Tooth Smile Tour Dates Featuring Abby Anderson:
May 28 — Red Bank, N.J. @ Count Basie Center for the Arts
May 30 — Battle Creek, Mich. @ Firekeeper’s Casino
May 31 — Northfield, Ohio @ Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park
June 1 — Rochester Hills, Mich @ Meadow Brook Amphitheatre
June 3 — Cincinnati, Ohio PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center
June 4 — Indianapolis, Ind. @ Farm Bureau Insurance Lawn at White River State Park
June 7 — Madison, Wisc. @ Breese Stevens Field
June 8 — Prior Lake, Minn @ Mystic Lake
June 10 — Denver, Colo. @ Levitt Pavilion Denver
June 11 — Salt Lake City, Utah @ The Depot
June 13 — Seattle, Wash. @ TBA
June 14 — Portland, Oreg. @ Theater of the Clouds
June 16 — Saratoga, Calif. @ Mountain Winery
June 18 — Los Angeles, Calif @ Greek Theatre
June 20 — San Diego, Calif. @ Humphreys Concerts By the Bay
June 23 — Phoenix, Ariz. @ Comerica Theatre
June 25 — Austin, Texas @ ACL Live at The Moody Theater
June 26 — Irving, Texas @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
June 28 — Sugar Land, Texas @ Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
June 29 –New Orleans, La. @ Saenger Theater
June 30 — Tuscaloosa, Ala. @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater
July 2 — Jacksonville, Fla. @ Daily’s Place
July 3 — Orlando, Fla. @ Hard Rock Live Orlando
July 5 — St Petersburg, Fla. @ The Mahaffey Theater
July 6 — Boca Raton, Fla. @ Mizner Park Amphitheater
July 8 — Atlanta, Ga. @ State Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
July 9 — Nashville, Tenn. @ Schermerhorn Symphony Center
July 11 — Raleigh, N.C. @ Red Hat Amphitheater
July 12 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem
July 13 — Philadelphia, Penn. @ The Met Philadelphia
July 15 — Bethlehem, Penn. @ The Sands Event Center
July 17 — Englewood, N. J. @ Bergen Performing Arts Center
July 18 — Boston, Mass. @ Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion
July 20 — Orillia, Ontario, Canada @ Casino Rama Resort
July 21 — Canandaigua, N.Y. @ CMAC Performing Arts Center
July 23 — Syracuse, N.Y. @ Lakeview Amphitheatre
July 24 — Saratoga Springs, N.Y. @Saratoga Performing Arts Center
July 25 — Gilford, N.H. @ Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion
July 27 — Atlantic City, N.J. @ Borgata
July 29 — New York, N.Y. @ Beacon Theatre
Jul 30 — New York, N. Y. @ Beacon Theatre
Aug. 2 — Port Chester, N. Y. @ The Capitol Theatre
Aug. 3 — Morristown, N.J. @ Mayo Performing Arts Center
Aug. 4 — Uncasville, Conn. @ Mohegan Sun Arena

AC Entertainment Brings Railbird Festival To Kentucky

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Festival producer AC Entertainment (Bonnaroo, Forecastle, High Water, Moon River) is introducing the new Railbird Festival, which will place on The Grounds at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky Aug. 10 – 11, 2019.

“With all of our festivals, we aspire to create an experience that stands apart from others—that is a true celebration of place, of the richness and uniqueness of a community,” said Ashley Capps, president of AC Entertainment. “That, for us, is at the heart of any truly great festival experience. What a place this is, and what a team to collaborate with. This iconic setting at Keeneland in a city like Lexington, Kentucky, and these visionary leaders who make it all work, from bourbon to horses to bluegrass and everything in between. We couldn’t be more excited for this new venture.”

While music acts will be announced later, festival planners said to expect a mix of rock, Americana, folk, bluegrass and more.

A “railbird” in horse racing is the racetrack regular known for sticking close to the action and hanging on the rail along the track. To “ride the rail” is to do the same at a concert. A number of bourbon distillers will be on-site with special, exclusive offerings, available only at Railbird. Artisanal and local foods will be at the forefront, along with a number of craft beers.

“Railbird will be a celebration of our heritage, and an up-close-and-personal Kentucky experience at our historic racecourse,” said Vince Gabbert, Keeneland vice president and chief operating officer. “AC Entertainment brings an incredible track record and years of experience and expertise in booking and managing highly acclaimed music festivals, so we are so pleased to work with them to create Railbird here on the grounds at Keeneland.”

Railbird will also give back to the community by partnering with local nonprofit organizations Central Music Academy, Central Kentucky Riding for Hope, Fayette Alliance and Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance. Each nonprofit will receive monetary support from the festival, and will have a presence on-site during the event.

“Railbird Festival will bring together A-list music and Lexington’s best this August – Keeneland, Kentucky Bourbon, local cuisine and craft beer,” said Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton. “I look forward to seeing our city shine in the national spotlight.”

For more information about Railbird, visit railbirdfest.com.