"It's the Music": Kent Finlay's Cheatham Street Warehouse In
Andrews: It's the Music Kent Finlay’s Cheatham Street Warehouse inSanMarcos,Warehouse Cheatham Street Finlay’s Kent Texas “‘It’s“It’s thethe Music’: Music”: theMusic”: “It’s Kent Finlay’s Cheatham Street Warehouse in San Marcos, Texas The weekly Songwriters Circle is the heart and soul of Canada, Australia, Mexico, Germany, Norway, The Netherlands, Gregg Andrews Finlay’s vision for the now legendary honky tonk that he and other regions of the world, songwriters make the pilgrimage opened in June, 1974. Seasoned songwriters are well-aware that to Cheatham Street to sample the influences of this very special Wednesday nights at Cheatham Street are much more than night of “church” under Kent Finlay’s creative ministry. “open mic” nights. For historical purposes, Finlay carefully Although Songwriters Circle is Finlay’s real passion, it is only preserves the yellow legal pads that contain years of lists of part of his broader vision of Cheatham Street—a vision that is Songwriters Night performers. As he often reminds the rooted in his own personal evolution. He was born in Brady, audience when he kicks off the show at nine o’clock, usually Texas, on February 9, 1938, the oldest of five children with his song, “I’ll Sing You a Story, I’ll Tell You a Song,” this (Barbara, Mike, Tommy, and Steve), to parents Grace (Short) Although Finlay grew up in a farm family, it became apparent during high school that his future would be in music and education, not farming. is “church,” and “we’re here to listen.” Little wonder, then, that and James Finlay, Jr.
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