As I mentioned in my previous column, this week is Part 2 in reflecting on our quick stop in Nashville.

The Cliff Waddell band I wrote about last column was fabulous and very authentically country. We continue to chat with them and plan to see them again next time we travel south. They were followed at Layla’s Honky Tonk by a hillbilly trio, David Graham and the Eskimo Brothers.

Joni and I were preparing to leave after Cliff’s set when a gentleman that assumed the seat of our Arkansas friends encouraged us to stay. He suggested that we “stay for one song and I guarantee that you will stay for the set.”

He was not wrong. They were incredible performers, not just as musicians but as entertainers. When I looked up the band for this column I stumbled across this quote: “David Graham (Portland, Ore.) has become known as one of Nashville’s can’t miss live entertainers over the past Decade.

His honky tonk trio has honed their stage show and sound from nearly 300 shows per year and thousands of hours in the Music City honky tonks in a variation of high energy ensembles.” He lives up to that billing.

David does not look like your preconceived hillbilly; he is heavily inked and looks more like a punk rocker. It’s fun when people challenge stereotypes.

From the second the trio hit the stage we were spell bound. Their musicianship was tight, fun and demonstrated a great deal........

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