Station Inn

The Station Inn is a concert venue in Nashville, Tennessee that hosts bluegrass acts. Frommers wrote that it is "widely regarded as one of the best bluegrass venues around".[1] It has a reputation for being a simple building where the Nashville Bluegrass community convenes.[2]

The Station Inn
A group performing at the Station Inn in 2012
Location402 12th Avenue, South
Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates36.152915°N 86.784353°W / 36.152915; -86.784353
OwnerJ.T. Gray
TypeMusic venue
Genre(s)Bluegrass, country music
Opened1974
Website
www.stationinn.com

Notable artists such as Bill Monroe, Ricky Skaggs, Alison Krauss, Peter Rowan, Sam Bush, Gillian Welch, Ralph Stanley, Dolly Parton, Randy Travis, Reba McEntire and Off the Wagon have performed at The Station Inn.[3] Mel Gibson and U2 have visited the club as well.[4]

References

  1. "Station Inn Review". Frommers. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
  2. Hageman, William (April 4, 2010). "Nashville offers a music bonanza". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
  3. "Station Inn/history". stationinn.com. Station Inn. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
  4. Shelburne, Craig (2 May 2007). "Station Inn Sets the Stage for Bluegrass in Nashville". CMT.com. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
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