Well, they call Nashville the Music City, and after having grown up here, and lived all my adult life here, I'm still trying to figure out why. We have gospel, country, alternative country, and rock. That's about it. ONe of the local historic sites has an annual thing they claim is a Celtic festival, but I'm not so sure. Lots of writers nights here with lots of bad writers and a very few really good ones. We have a restaurant, Seanachie, which claims to be a pub, but trust me, it's definitely a restaurant. They have Irish music there but it's downtown and expensive to park.

Once in awhile, the Bluebird Cafe or the Station Inn will have somebody really good. But that's only once in awhile. There's really no folk scene here, unfortunately. But there are lots of places to eat, lots of places to shop, and tons of other things to do. Summers are a bitch, winters generally mild. People generally nice, except for those who come from other states and start griping about "it wasn't like this back home." (Really? Go home, then, or shut yer gob.)

Nashville is growing very VERY fast, but there are still several outlying areas that are small, sweet and quiet. My fiddle teacher lives in Robertson County, and her parents in Sumner County, not far from Nashville or other civilization, and very nice. I may consider moving there myself!

In defense of Tennessee, I do want to clear up the misconception that we are all a bunch of barefoot rednecks. Yeah, okay, so some of us are. But there are probably quaint provincial types where you live too! :)