Last night (Sep. 26) another star-studded entry in the Skyville Live series took place in Nashville and was streamed live to the world on the internet. The show was headlined by music legends Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris and special guest Buddy Miller. And if those three artists werenât impressive enough, the playbill also included rising stars Brothers Osborne, Colter Wall and surprise guestâand recently named New/Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2016 Americana Music AwardsâMargo Price.
While each artist performed individually, throughout the night they joined each other onstage to create new and interesting variations of familiar songs.

Steve Earle kicked off the night with his 1988 albumâs title track, âCopperhead Road,â but was soon joined onstage by Emmylou Harris for âGoodbye.â Steve sat down as Emmylou played âPancho and Leftyâ and âLove Hurtsâ with Buddy Miller. Then Margo Price joined Emmylou for âTwo More Bottles of Wine.â

The Brothers Osborne played next, with T.J. hilariously sporting a âMickey Raphael #1 Harmonica Playerâ t-shirt as he took the stage, standing in front of Willie Nelsonâs well-known harmonica player, Mickey Raphael. The Brothers kept the energy high, rocking through âIt Ainât My Faultâ and their hit single âStay a Little Longer,â finishing their set with the Waylon Jennings classic âI Ainât Living Long Like This.â
Canadian artist Colter Wall then took the show in a blues and folk direction with his songs âKate McCannonâ and âSleeping On the Blacktop.â
Margo Price returned to the stage with her retro-country songs âTennessee Songâ and âFour Years of Chances.â

Steve Earle came back out to perform âGuitar Townâ and then all of the artists joined him onstage for the final song, âPilgrim.â Steve explained that he wrote the song for the funeral of bass player Roy Huskey, Jr.
He then spoke about the Lampedusa concerts and the refugees in need around the world. âItâs up to those of us that have the most to take care of those people, no matter what we think weâre afraid of and what people tell us to be afraid of,â Steve said âbecause itâs the right thing to do.â
All of the eveningâs performances were in service to raising awareness about the Lampedusa: Concerts for Refugees concert series, which benefits the Jesuit Refugee Service. The Lampedusa concert series kicks off in Boulder, Colorado on Oct. 6, featuring Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and Buddy Miller as well as Patty Griffin and the The Milk Carton Kids.
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