We Are The Merle: Celebrating the Music of Merle Haggard with Erin Viancourt

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Keyboardist Garrett Anderson is a Nashville-based touring and recording musician whose star is quickly rising as an in-demand session player. He began his professional career touring with various Gospel music artists. Eddy Dunlap is known for his versatility, playing pedal steel, dobro, electric, and acoustic guitar. He has recorded and toured with major artists including Luke Bryan, Clay Walker, Mickey Guyton, Jon Pardi, Parmalee, Ben Haggard, and William Michael Morgan. Eddy is a member of the Time Jumpers, a renowned western swing ensemble. He has been part of the house band for the Country Music Association Awards and the CMT Music Awards house bands. Alison Prestwood is a studio and touring bass player in Nashville, Tennessee. According to the Nashville musicians union, as of 2017 Alison had played bass on over 13,500 songs (and counting!) For example, thats Alison on Blake Sheltons Austin and Ol Red. She is a four-time nominee for the Bass Player of the Year Award by the Academy of Country Music (ACM). Alison has recently been honored by the Country Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Nashville Cats, a program recognizing session musicians and singers who have made important contributions to country music history. Alison has toured with Rodney Crowell, Patty Loveless, Shawn Colvin, Olivia Newton-John, and Peter Frampton. Multi-instrumentalist Brent Rader has recorded and performed with Billy Dean, Jo Dee Messina, K. Michele, Lorrie Morgan, Dylan Scott, Daryle Singletary, Larry Stewart, Pam Tillis, Josh Turner, Keith Urban, and Rhonda Vincent. He has toured with Messina and Joe Nichols. Brent served as music director for the PBS special George Jones: Still Playing Possum, an all-star tribute concert recorded in 2023 and has been part of the house band for the Country Music Association Awards and the CMA Country Christmas television special. Vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Carmella Ramsey has performed live with Reba McEntire and George Strait and has recorded with Rodney Crowell, Jerry Douglas, Joan Osborne, John Prine, and William Shatner. Carmella has also worked extensively with Patty Loveless both live and in the recording studio. She is a former member of the bluegrass band New Coon Creek Girls. Dylan Rosson is a busy session guitarist and harmony singer Nashville, TN, working with some of the finest producers and songwriters in town. Prior to focusing on studio work, Dylan spent eight years on the road playing guitar for country artist Scotty McCreery. Long one of Nashvilles secret weapons and top session musicians, guitarist Kenny Vaughan blends country, classic pop, jazz, hard bop, and more into a distinctive and stinging style that brightens and deepens seemingly any track he plays on. Kenny has worked with dozens of top artists, including Lucinda Williams, Tim OBrien, Rodney Crowell, and Kim Richey, and is a member of Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives.