Nashville in Harmony's PRIDE BAND rehearses for their performance in Saturday's pride parade.
We’re kicking off Nashville’s Pride weekend by zooming in on the largely overlooked queer histories of many musical traditions.
The bass is bumping and the banjo is twangin’ as folks across the LGBTQIA+ community gather together to celebrate. What are some of the untold stories in roots music, and who is carrying that torch today? And what is it about electronic dance music that continues to bring the queer community together?
Today we hear how LGBTQIA+ musicians are creating and holding space in their respective scenes and bringing their traditions and expression to Pride.
Guests:
- Jacob Campos, director of Nashville In Harmony PRIDE BAND marching band
- Justin Hiltner, bluegrass singer, songwriter and banjo player; activist, advocate, and board member of Bluegrass Pride
- DJ Jane Dupree, DJ, musician and producer
- Slim Moon, musician and founder, Kill Rock Stars Nashville
- Cidny Bullens, singer-songwriter and guitarist on KRS Nashville
- Mya Byrne, singer-songwriter and guitarist on KRS Nashville
- Alex Barnes, singer-songwriter in Nashville
This episode was produced by Jewly Hight and Magnolia McKay.
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