Glenn W. Smith

God Bless Americana: Singing Political Victory

by: Living Liberally

Mon Sep 22, 2008 at 13:15

Rocking Liberally Sound of Change
by Glenn W. Smith, Rockridge Institute

Sitting in an old oak pew in Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium, "the Mother Church of Country Music," I'm waiting for American roots music apparitions to rise from the dark pine floors and whisper to me the secret key to a rebirth of a progressive nation. A guy can dream.

You may think my hope grandiose and based on idle superstition, but you would be wrong. The occasion is this week's 2008 Americana Music Festival, and I'm giving witness that the spirits rose, and they told me their secret. More on that in a minute.

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