Nash Street
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Nash Street is a five piece acoustic
country
band that comes from the historic garden district of the same name in Starkville, Mississippi
.
The group consists of: Hannah Melby (fiddle/vocals), Daniel Haire (upright bass), Caroline Melby (mandolin/vocals), Clay Lezon (lead guitar/vocals) and Ben Mathis (lead vocals/rhythm guitar. Hannah Melby and Daniel Haire learned to play in the Starkville Public School string program taught by Norman Mellin. Clay Lezon and Ben Mathis became part of Nash Street at Mississippi State University
.
The band first appeared in 1996 as "The Goat Ropers"; in 2001, the group decided "Nash Street" was a better name. The name stuck and their popularity grew with a demanding performance schedule which included winning the Mississippi State Fair Talent Contest in 2004. The group continued honing their craft playing bluegrass festivals and opening for bigger names like Faith Hill
, Tim McGraw
, and Jeff Bates
. In 2008, Nash Street received first prize in Nashville's "Colgate Country Showdown" along with the $100,000 prize and claim to being "The Best New Act in Country Music". Early in 2010, Nash Street moved from Starkville to Nashville following the release of their third CD Between Hope and Heartache and ahead of a music video Mississippi Queen.
Early in the summer of 2011, Caroline and Hannah sang on The 1861 Project, a selection commemorating Sherman's March to the Sea
and the 150th anniversary of the Civil War
.
Acoustic music
Acoustic music comprises music that solely or primarily uses instruments which produce sound through entirely acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means...
country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
band that comes from the historic garden district of the same name in Starkville, Mississippi
Starkville, Mississippi
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 21,869 people, 9,462 households, and 4,721 families residing in the city. The population density was 851.4 people per square mile . There were 10,191 housing units at an average density of 396.7 per square mile...
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The group consists of: Hannah Melby (fiddle/vocals), Daniel Haire (upright bass), Caroline Melby (mandolin/vocals), Clay Lezon (lead guitar/vocals) and Ben Mathis (lead vocals/rhythm guitar. Hannah Melby and Daniel Haire learned to play in the Starkville Public School string program taught by Norman Mellin. Clay Lezon and Ben Mathis became part of Nash Street at Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University
The Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science commonly known as Mississippi State University is a land-grant university located in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States, partially in the town of Starkville and partially in an unincorporated area...
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The band first appeared in 1996 as "The Goat Ropers"; in 2001, the group decided "Nash Street" was a better name. The name stuck and their popularity grew with a demanding performance schedule which included winning the Mississippi State Fair Talent Contest in 2004. The group continued honing their craft playing bluegrass festivals and opening for bigger names like Faith Hill
Faith Hill
Faith Hill is an American country singer. She is known both for her commercial success and her marriage to fellow country star Tim McGraw. Hill has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and accumulated eight number-one singles and three number-one albums on the U.S...
, Tim McGraw
Tim McGraw
Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw is an American country singer and actor. Many of McGraw's albums and singles have topped the country music charts with total album sales in excess of 40 million units in the US, making him the eighth best-selling artist, and the third best-selling country singer, in the...
, and Jeff Bates
Jeff Bates
Jeffery Wayne "Jeff" Bates is an American country music artist. Signed to RCA Records in 2003, Bates released his debut album Rainbow Man that year. A second album, Leave the Light On, was released in 2005 on RCA. He left RCA in 2006. This album was followed by Jeff Bates in 2008 on the...
. In 2008, Nash Street received first prize in Nashville's "Colgate Country Showdown" along with the $100,000 prize and claim to being "The Best New Act in Country Music". Early in 2010, Nash Street moved from Starkville to Nashville following the release of their third CD Between Hope and Heartache and ahead of a music video Mississippi Queen.
Early in the summer of 2011, Caroline and Hannah sang on The 1861 Project, a selection commemorating Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's March to the Sea
Sherman's March to the Sea is the name commonly given to the Savannah Campaign conducted around Georgia from November 15, 1864 to December 21, 1864 by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman of the Union Army in the American Civil War...
and the 150th anniversary of the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
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- http://www.sabinebluegrass.com/bands/nashstreet.html