Mia Morris / music vlog ep. #34 “The Grand Ole Opry”

The Grand Ole Opry is part radio show, part live concert, part TV show and part history lesson. It’s been around almost 100 years and it’s hard to overstate it’s impact on country music. Over the years, the physical show has taken place at several different venues with a long run at my favorite venue in Nashville, Ryman Auditorium. The first part of this vlog takes place at the Opry’s current home, the Grand Ole Opry House, which is part of a larger complex that includes a hotel, a mall with a huge indoor garden and sometimes even an ice skating rink.

I’ve gotten chances to run around back stage at the Opry through several of my musician friends over the years but this was the first time I got to be part of the show. Kalie Shorr asked me to play cajon with her on one song during a 3-song set she performed with Butch Walker. Kalie has made many appearances in my vlogs over the years and has always gone out of her way to help me. She and her manager Todd have been a major force championing all women in music and have been a big part of my story so far in Nashville.

Butch Walker is a musician and singer but he’s probably best know for his work as a producer. He’s produced many bands including songs with Green Day, Weezer, Pink, Fall Out Boy and Panic! At The Disco. The rest of this vlog covers some other shows I had at the Listening Room and playing bass for Callista Clark. If you follow me, you know all about both of those subjects. If this is your first vlog of mine, then you might enjoy going back to the beginning :)

I’m 17 years old and I’m a professional musician. I try to play lots of instruments but the ones that I feel most at home on are drums, cajon and bass. I would say the only thing that impresses me more than a great musician is a great songwriter so I also spend a lot of my time writing and recording. I thought it would help me keep focused on music if I started a drum series where I learned a new song every couple of weeks. After 6 years, it’s now turned into a larger musical search but my goal hasn’t changed. Hopefully, I will keep doing music, keep loving it and keep getting better.

Spotify -- https://open.spotify.com/artist/2H62q...
TikTok –   / miamorrismusic  
Instagram --   / miamorrismusic  
Website -- https://www.miamorris.com/