Carlene Carter Takes Mountain Stage

Bristol, TN-VA- Carlene Carter, standard bearer of the first family of country music, The Carter Family, will hit the airways this week (October 10-17) as she headlines Mountain Stage. The award winning NPR show was recorded live earlier this Fall in Bristol, TN/VA, where her grandmother Maybelle and family honed their craft that would forever change live music performances.

The show features self penned songs from Carlene's current Yeproc LP STRONGER as well as several traditional Carter family tunes. A complete list of stations and times can be found at the Mountain Stage website (http://www.mountainstage.org/mtnstageaffiliates.aspx)

One of the first bohemian country rockers, she has always known how to mix pop, country-rock and traditional sounds, and Stronger is yet another great testament to her musical sensibilities. Carter's abilities as a songwriter have never been stronger, hitting the listener straight in the heart.

"A staggering achievement by one of the great voices and fearless hearts of country rock" Bernie Taupin

"After a lifetime of highs and lows, Carlene Carter finds the key to survival at the core of her family tradition" - USA TODAY

Halloween Party Celebrates the Second Anniversary of Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts featuring music from Kristi Neumann, Tokyo Sauna and No Good Deed

Nashville, TN - October 9, 2008 - Tennessee Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts (TNVLA) will celebrate the organization's two year anniversary with a Halloween Costume Party on Saturday, October 25th, 2008 at the Limelight (201 Woodland St.). There will be prizes for best costume and music from: East-Nashville singer-songwriter Kristi Neumann; Tokyo Sauna, featuring local attorneys Bob Sullivan (a TNVLA board member), John Griffin and David Cannon; and No Good Deed, a band of Nashville doctors.

Music starts at 8:00p.m. Suggested donation is $10, with all proceeds benefiting TNVLA. Tickets are available online at www.tnvla.org or at the door. Since opening in the Fall of 2006, TNVLA has helped low-income artists and nonprofit arts organizations with over 400 legal matters, generating an estimated $400,000 worth of legal services for the arts. This service is made possible by the volunteer time of over 110 lawyers from 35 local law firms. TNVLA is a nonprofit organization that provides pro bono legal services and education to low income artists of all disciplines and emerging arts organizations in the Nashville area. The first and only organization filling this need in Tennessee, TNVLA is based on the model of similar Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts organizations currently thriving across the country. TNVLA also presents free educational programs on arts-related legal matters which have been attended by over 500 members of the Nashville arts community.For more information on the Halloween Party or TNVLA, please visit www.tnvla.org.