This was a week of creativity gone wild!...

We've termed ourselves "serial entrepreneurs" -- though we're not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing! To us, it's a good thing, cuz it keeps our wheels spinning and life never gets boring.

There were a lot of exciting things added to our plate this week. I won't go into ALL of them here, but suffice it to say: Life is Good.

From the day I first heard Ashley Cleveland singing traditional hymns in a style all her own, I was hooked. It was after we saw Ashley perform at BCC that Jim and I both said, "We need to learn more about her. And we should see if she's got a CD of her singing hymns."

That was over a year ago, and we DID get to know Ashley Cleveland and her music quite well. But no, there was no CD on which Ashley rocked out traditional hymns... yet.

NOW there is!

I long for the day that it becomes commonplace to see and hear the name of the songwriter, in addition to the singer on all music radio and video channels!

Country Music video channels -- like CMT and GAC -- currently include the name of the songwriter next to the singer for every video played. But other video channels -- like MTV and VH1 -- have yet to follow suit. And there isn't ONE radio station around that gives props to the songwriter when their song is played.

Maybe it's because I'm from Nashville and I "know" a lot of the songwriters who pen many of today's hits (mostly Country; some Pop)... but I find myself getting more and more frustrated with "the system" each time I hear a new tune on the radio, and I'm left wondering who might have written that particular song. Much to my dismay, the DJ usually zips right into another song -- OFTEN times mentioning the singer, but NEVER mentioning the writer!

My all-time favorite Christian Rock / Alternative Christian singer these days is Ashley Cleveland.

(...sounds kind of strange coming from me, because I never really listened to anything "Alternative" or "Christian" BEFORE I started listening to Ashley Cleveland.)

When it comes to music, we're all across the board. But one thing's for sure: We're always looking for new singers and songwriters to become acquainted with!

Here's an eclectic listing of the concerts we've been to, our favorite singers and songwriters, and the reasons we're glad to live in Nashville - Music City USA.

Here are some up-close-and-personal photographs of Ashley Cleveland, one of my favorite singers and songwriters who happens to live in Nashville.