Tag: Grand Ole Opry

Stones River Greenway and Grand Ole Opry

I woke up yesterday morning feeling unusually tired. Greg finally managed to drag me out of bed and away from my book around 2:00 p.m. for a bike ride.

We headed to the Percy Priest Lake trailhead and got on the Stones River Greenway. It is a lovely paved multi-use trail.

After 2 miles, we hit a snag. The bridge was out.

We turned around and headed back to the campground to get ready for our next adventure of the day.

After our backstage tour of the Opry House yesterday, we concluded that a trip to Nashville would not be complete without actually attending the Grand Ole Opry itself. ( I still can’t figure out what to call it. Concert? Radio show? Event?)

Anyway, Greg bought tickets online, and off we went.

It was a blast.

There were seven artists performing. Each one did three songs, so if you weren’t particularly fond of one artist, their performance didn’t last very long. These are the best of the best of country music, though, so there wasn’t a bad performer in the bunch.

As I was listening, I had what to me felt like a revelation. Good music is good music, regardless of the genre.

Opry House tour

We got out fairly early this morning because we had tickets to take a tour of the Opry House.

The Grand Ole Opry is celebrating its 100th year this year. Our tour guide claims it’s the oldest running radio show in the country.

Not being a country music aficionado, I had always thought the Grand Ole Opry was the name of a building where country music singers perform.

I have since learned that the Grand Ole Opry is a radio show and not to be confused with the Opry House, where the Grand Ole Opry is performed. (It seems like a bit of a distinction without a difference to me, but apparently some people really care.)

Anyway, Greg and I both concluded that the introductory video to the tour was worth the cost of the tour alone. By the time the video was over, I was a country music lover. 🤣

There’s nothing like hearing the best voices in country music singing Will The Circle Be Unbroken to bring tears to one’s eyes.

The rest of the tour was thoroughly enjoyable as well.

The stage from various angles.

There were over 20 dressing rooms for the guests, all with different themes.

The Green Room

After touring Opry House, we headed back to downtown Nashville and walked across the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge.

We were looking for a scenic greenway to walk along but didn’t find anything appealing, so we headed back to the campground.

To be honest, I haven’t found Nashville all that enjoyable yet. The city doesn’t feel particularly safe to me, everything is so expensive, and there seems to be a dearth of green spaces.