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Last Updated: 11/17/2009

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City: NASHVILLE
State: Tennessee
Country: US
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009 
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Tuesday, July 07, 2009 
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This was definitely a Fourth of July weekend to be remembered. Duane "Cowboy" Deemer, Mason Douglas, Cory Batten and myself ventured out to the wild-west for four days of rockin' the Rockies! We had great time, were well taken care of and must send a BIG thank you to Carla and Sam for their hospitality, planning, and hard work to make all this happen.

On 7.2.2009 we flew out of Nashville, TN and into Denver, CO where we were greeted with a big-shiny-awesome tour bus provided by Daryl of the Crystola Road House. We headed immediately for Evergreen, CO to perform at Little Bear. After scarfing down delicious ham sandwiches, water, whiskey and beer we arrived at the venue that Willie Nelson made famous and where women apparently uncontrollably lose their clothing. Although no one de-robed while we played you should have seen all the underwear hanging from the walls.

Mason's family traveled from all points of the earth to converge on the Little Bear that night and we had a great time performing for a lively crowd. After the show, we headed to Woodland Park which gave Duane the right amount of time to enjoy just enough of the elevation and a bottle of Maker's Mark to put him out of commission for the next day:-)

On 7.3.2009 we woke up in Carla and Sam's beautiful mountain home to some slamming good Carla Deemer biscuits and gravy which provided good fuel for the hike behind the house to view Pike's Peak. We saw a lot of wildlife along the way and the sight was breath taking to feel, smell and see the same view that inspired Katherine Lee Bates to write "America the Beautiful" on July 4th weekend. 

Later that night, "Cowboy"-less we headed for Cripple Creek, CO to perform at the Wildwood Casino (where I found out taking pics in a Casino is illegal) and find out what 10,000 feet above sea level would do to us. Although Mason didn't seemed to be phased, as he performed a flawless version of Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game", Cory thinks he blacked out a few times mid-song and I'm pretty sure I felt a lung collapse at some point:-) Despite all this we had a blast performing to another great audience including Cory's Dad and Step-mom. We must have done something right to get tips from the wait-staff!

On 7.4.2009 with a little bit of good care from Logan and Megan (Duane's Son and Daughter in-law) Cowboy came out of his "elevation coma" and we ALL headed to downtown Woodland Park to perform a few songs at their Fourth of July festival. We did some impromptu playing as well as a scheduled performance for some dedicated patriot-patrons who braved the first hail storm I've ever seen on the Fourth.

Later that night, we traveled a short distance over to Daryl's Crystola Roadhouse where we had way too much fun performing for 5-6 hours to a full house of listeners. That's right I said listeners! The crowd seemed to hang on every lyric and melody. I'll have to say that performing the song "America the Beautiful" in that setting was the highlight of the weekend for me. With that said, watching the sky open up and dump a wild rain storm when Cowboy and Mason performed their song "Mother's Tears" was amazing too.

Throughout the night, I showcased my hoola-hooping skills as we auctioned off unique items like dancing monkeys, lyrics to our songs and signed memorabilia to bring the Pow-Wow back to Woodland Park. To top it all off I had a great plate of surprisingly good catfish and a good beer called Laughing Dog.

On 7.5.2009 we packed up and made our trip back to Denver stopping at a few stores and sights along the way. We laughed about Cowboy's near death experiences, Cory's unforgettable "Star-Spangled Banner" performance, my constant need to recount every experience and Mason...well that's funny in-of-itself. Goodtimes!

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Thanks again to Carla Deemer of Blue Rose Entertainment and Sam, Chris Orton our sound engineer, Daryl & Megan at the Crystola Road House, and everyone we met, that listened, and/or showed genuine interest in what we do. We hope to see you again very soon.

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Sunday, June 14, 2009 
Deep Down South 6.12 - 6.13, 2009 

What a great time! I ventured down south recently to Mississippi and performed for some fantastic audiences. If you haven't heard my first album "Sweet Tea" many of the songs were written about the places that influenced me from that area, like Morton, Mississippi (Listen to the song "Round Here"). I saw some of my wonderful family and made great new friends that were too kind.

Big thanks to Ginger, Deidre and the whole staff at The Haute Pig in Madison, MS for making it a great night of BBQ and music at their beautiful venue. Also to Melanie and the crew at Cups Coffee in Jackson, MS for hosting me in their quaint art room with supportive patrons.

It was good to see familiar faces. A BIG shout-out to Jamie "Dirt Merchant" Evans for bringing out good friends. I look forward to coming back to the sweltering heat, sweet smells of magnolias and down-home cooking soon. I hope ya'll enjoy the photos, videos and smiles as much as I do.

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Sunday, May 03, 2009 
Here's some pictures and videos from another great SOLD OUT night at the world famous Bluebird Cafe in Nashville TN. I'll have to say this was one of the the most interesting and enjoyable nights I've experienced at the "Bird". Mason Douglas, Doug Bryson, Vince Melamed and myself enjoyed a wonderfully engaged and excited audience.

In case you've never been to this venue, the Bluebird promotes a culture where patrons are know to be very quite and respectful to the delicacies of a songwriters song. Often if you even begin to mumble, other patrons will quickly "shhhh" you. This particular night would prove to be "the night the Bluebird became a honky-tonk".

Early on we had spilled drinks, head-bobs, hands in the air, yeehaws and off beat clapping. About 7 songs in it was apparent that this would be the first time I would see someone kicked out for rowdiness.

We had some great laughs and enjoyed the monster hit songs that Vince played for us ("Walk Away Joe, What Matters Most, I'll Take That As a Yes"). Mason brought tears with "Home Free" and Doug had the audience grooving with "Long Way" and I...well you should have been there :-)

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Monday, April 20, 2009 
The great staff at the Hermitage Golf Course asked me to put together an intimate evening of musical bliss out in Old Hickory, TN. Well what do you know, I booked it and ya'll came. One hundred and forty of you beautiful people came to listen to Mason Douglas, Cory Batten and myself swap songs, stories and laughs.

If you missed it...shame on you but I understand so I put together this cool site for you to enjoy excerpts of the show with photos.

Visit www.shelbymerchant.com/hermitage_golf_course to see "fore" yourself
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpIe9T8qmLw

Enjoy a song performed at the Bluebird Cafe by Mason Douglas that he and I wrote while I improvise a solo guitar lick:-)

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Sunday, February 22, 2009 


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KktYd2h4TP4

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Friday, February 20, 2009 
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009 
I had an amazing show with Bryan Edwards, Mason Douglas and Mark Lonsway at the Bluebird Cafe. The crowd was amazing and we all had a blast. Check the performance through photos and video from 1.28.2009 by visiting this link ...
http://www.shelbymerchant.com/bluebirdcafe
 
Drop a comment and more improtantly make sure to come out to a show. Next performance will be April 18th at the beautiful Hermitage Golf Course in Old Hickory, TN. I will be bringing my good friends Mason Douglas and Cory Batten out for a night of "songwriters in the round". This show is open to the public and you are guaranteed to have a great time!
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Monday, February 02, 2009 
Is songwriting a job? Or is it merely a art form that should be free? Do you go to work and expect to get a paycheck?

This blog entry is NOT a rant. This is NOT an attempt to invoke a view of pessimism. Read this article intently, as it is packed with incredible insight to a songwriters life. I often do not have the eloquence or patience to respond to the question that I and many other songwriters/artists get most often...."The songwriters and singers that you performed with tonight and the songs that you and your songwriters wrote are so good. Why are those songs not on radio or not being cut by major artists?" ...

http://music-tech-policy.blogspot.com/2009/01/inconvenient-truth-rick-carnes-talks.html

This article is a great repsonse. Take from it what you will. The importance lies in the value that you place on music and what you expect from music.

Do you search for music online? Do you immediately search for a way to download it free? What is good music worth to you? What do you consider good music? Is music or any other intellectual property worth anything monetarily speaking? Is some music worth more than others?
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