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Brothers Osborne’s ‘Sacred Place’ Is The Ryman

Brothers Osborne releases their new album, Live At The Ryman, today (10/11). The new project was recorded during their three-night, sold-out run at the famed auditorium earlier this year. TJ…

Brothers Osborne's 'Sacred Place'
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Brothers Osborne releases their new album, Live At The Ryman, today (10/11). The new project was recorded during their three-night, sold-out run at the famed auditorium earlier this year.

TJ says, “The fact that we recorded at the Ryman is incredible in a lot of ways. Every time we play there it’s just a special experience and something that we don’t take for granted. Especially with all the history that’s happened in that room and all of the people who have been on that stage.”

John adds, “This place never loses its charm and its luster. To play this place one night is a gift and an accomplishment and the fact we did three, I still can’t wrap my mind around it.”

The guys posted to Instagram this morning, "This place is sacred to us. There’s something that happens right when you walk on stage. It just seems like there’s something spiritual flying around the room that is lifting you up on their shoulders, and the first note you play to the last note you play is…it’s kind of spiritual."

Nancy Brooks has been working in the country music industry for almost 30 years. She has interviewed pretty much any country star you can think of. In the late 1990s, she started working with Dolly Parton. And yes, Nancy reports that Parton is as sweet as you would think. She loves her life in country music and has been backstage at every CMA Awards show since the late 1990s. Many of her stories are from her one-on-one interviews. She was there at the beginning of the incredible careers of many music superstars today, including Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Blake Shelton, and has interviewed them multiple times throughout the years.