Merna Lewis - The Barefoot Fiddler
The Human Interest Story by Amy Nicole Tangel
Interview
By Amy Nicole Tangel
Stories of musicians and their struggles to keep the music alive during the pandemic are countless, but as the fog starts to lift, glimpses of hope are shining through and a fiddler player in Nashville is not only persevering in her career, she is carrying on a family legacy.
MV’s Barefoot Fiddler makes it to Grand Ole Opry
By: Jefferson Geiger - Posted Dec 23, 2017
Interview
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Fiddling flows in Merna Lewis’ blood. For the 35-year-old it just made sense to pick the same instrument that has been used by her aunt and grandmother in their large musical family. Recently, that choice led Lewis to play at the prestigious Grand Ole Opry House. ...
Fiddler magazine article
Interview
Article
Play Fiddle Play, featured in the Winter 2002 edition of Fiddler Magazine - article about leading Aunt Bettie Freel’s legacy, written by Joe Carr. (Sold out Issue)
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Western Swing Fiddle, published in 2006. Mel Bay Teaching
Contribution and Review
Lesson Book
Western Swing Fiddle, published in 2006. Mel Bay Teaching Method books, written by Joe Carr.
taking on tootsies
Posted on March 21, 2018 by Michelle Hedenskoog
Article
by Aleanna Siacon
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—The three performance stages at Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge, downtown’s legendary 57-year-old honky-tonk hotbed, have been sufficiently scuffed by the boots of country music superstars....
Chelsea lena to play the bluebird cafe
2007 Jazz News
Article
Chelsea Lena will play at the world famous Bluebird Café in Nashville, Sunday, June 24. ...