28th Annual International Country Music Conference

Program Schedule

Thursday, 26 May 2011

Pre Keynote Sessions

The Frist Lecture Hall.

Gordon E. Inman Center.

Belmont University.

Nashville, Tennessee.
10:00a.m.-Noon Registration
11:45a.m.-1:00p.m. Lunch
Welcome: Dr. Don Cusic. Belmont University.

Luncheon Talk:
Dr. James E. Akenson. Tennessee Technological University. Cookeville, Tennessee.
Teaching Country To Teachers.”

Dr. Linda J. Daniel Presiding
1:00-2:30p.m. Dr. David Pruett. University of Massachusetts. Boston, Massachusetts.
"That Rich Nashville Sound."
 
Mr. Chris Wilson. University of Toronto. Toronto, Canada.
“Culture, Commerce and Creativity: 
Songwriters' Strategies and Identities in Nashville, Tennessee
.”
 
Ms. Jewly Hight. Independent Journalist. Nashville, Tennessee.
“I Saw The Light(s): Country, Americana, and Different Meanings of Religious Language.”
 
Dr. Gillian Turnbull. Ryerson University. Toronto, Canada.
“The Curse of Hank”: Intertextuality and Vocal Performance Practice in Western Canadian Alt-Country.”
2:45-4:00p.m. Mr. Justin Acome. The Ohio State University. Columbus, Ohio.
“Can You Hear The Music: Bluegrass and Its Citizens.”
 
Dr. Tom Adler. University of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.
“Bill Monroe’s Decision to Buy The Brown County Jamboree.”
 
Dr. Gregory Hansen. Arkansas State University. State University, Arkansas.
“The Florida Cracker Image and Old-Time Fiddling.”
4:15-5:15p.m. Mr. Joe Weed. Highland Publishing. Los Gatos, California.
“The Waltz to Westphalia: From Polish Folk Song to Traditional American Fiddle Tune.”
 
Mr. Martin Palmer. Utah Valley University. Orem, Utah.
“A Business Model for Country Musicians in the Downloadable Era: A Ned Miller Case Study.”

ICMC Keynote

The Frist Lecture Hall.

Belmont University.

Nashville, Tennessee
5:30-7:00p.m. Registration/Social Hour/Informal Pickin’: Bring Your Instrument!
7:00p.m. Dr. Don Cusic. Belmont University.
 
Introduction and Overview Dr. Erika Brady. Western Kentucky University. Bowling Green, Kentucky.
 
ICMC Keynote: "Bluegrass Nation: Purpose, Scope, and Issues."
Mr. Craig Havighurst. String Theory Media. Nashville, Tennessee.

Friday, 27 May 2011

The Frist Lecture Hall.

Gordon E. Inman Center.

Belmont University.

Nashville, Tennessee.
7:30-8:30a.m. Registration and Breakfast.

Dr. Erika Brady Presiding
8:30-9:30a.m. Ms. Jada Watson. Université Laval. Quebec, Canada.
“Lubbock? Or Leave It? Negotiating Identity and Place Through Song.”
 
Mr. Barry Mazor. Independent Scholar. Nashville, Tennessee.
“Images of Country Music on '50s TV.”
9:45-10:45a.m. Dr. Tom Wilmeth. Concordia University. Mequon, Wisconsin and Mr. Tony Davidson. Nashville, Tennessee.
“The Lasting Importance of Atlantic Record’s Short-Lived Nashville Division.”
 
Dr. Dan Raessler. Randolph College. Lynchburg, Virginia.
“The Cowboy Song As Art Song.”
11:00a.m.-Noon An ICMC Special Feature
The Charles K. Wolfe Memorial Panel Discussion.
“The Legacy and Future of the Singing Cowboy: In Honor of the 100th Birthday of Roy Rogers."
Dr. Don Cusic. Belmont University. Nashville, Tennessee. Moderator and Participant.
Ms. Karla Buhlman. Gene Autry Enterprises. Studio City, California.
Mr. Packy Smith. Independent Scholar. Nashville, Tennessee.
Dr. Ray White. Ball State University (Retired). Muncie, Indiana.
12:00-1:15p.m. Lunch

Luncheon Features: The Belmont University Curb Music Industry Awards.
Belmont Country Music Book of the Year Award: Ms. Bar Biszick-Lockwood.
“Restless Giant: The Life and Times of Jean Aberbach & Hill and Range Songs.” University of Illinois Press.

Belmont University Lifetime Achievement Award: Mr. Ralph Emery.

Special Feature: The Charlie Lamb Excellence In Country Music Journalism Awards.
Honoree Contemporary Award: Mr. Peter Cooper.
Honoree Career Award: Mr. Colin Escott.

Dr. Kristine McCusker Presiding
1:30-3:15p.m. Mr. Kevin Fontenot. Tulane University. New Orleans, Louisiana.
“Pickled to Death or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Fell in Love with Kellie Pickler.”
 
Dr. Anthony Lis. South Dakota State University. Brookings, South Dakota.
“Mahalo Hou, Lani McIntire: Another Look at the Hawaiian Bandleader, His Steel Guitarists, and Their Interaction With Early Country Music.”
 
Ms. Karen Raizor. Independent Scholar. Louisville, Kentucky.
“Homer and Jethro Assault the Folk Revival: Fractured Folk Songs.”
 
Mr. Kirby Pringle. Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois.
“I Made the Prison Band!: Country Music Behind Bars.”
3:30-4:30p.m. Mr. Matthew Goldman. Boston University. Boston, Massachusetts.
"Out of the Backwoods and into the Backyards: The Untold Story of Country Music's post-War Northern Audience."
 
Dr. Gregory Reish. Roosevelt University. Chicago, Illinois.
“Guitar Styles of The Delmore Brothers.”

RCA Studio B.

Nashville, Tennessee.
6:00-7:00p.m.. Social Hour and Picking.
7:00-9:00p.m. Special ICMC Panel Presentation: “Recording the Hits: Engineers Reflect On Their Role in Making Hits Happen.”
Moderator: Dr. John Rumble. Senior Historian. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Nashville, Tennessee.
Panelists: Mr. Lou Bradley, Mr. Ron Harris, Mr. Ron Reynolds, Mr. Glenn Snoddy.

Saturday, 28 May 2010

The Frist Lecture Hall.

Gordon E. Inman Center.

Belmont University.

Nashville, Tennessee.
7:30-8:30a.m. Coffee and Breakfast.

Dr. Jocelyn Neal Presiding
8:30-9:30a.m. Dr. Jim Clark. Barton College. Wilson, North Carolina.
“Mining the Old Weird America: Bob Dylan and Traditional Country 
Music"
 
Dr. Dietmar Schiller. University of Siegen. Siegen, Germany.
“Route #1, Box 144.Towards Politics of Country Music: Country Music as Political Communication?!”
9:45-10:45a.m. Dr. Clay Motley. Western Kentucky University. Bowling Green, Kentucky.
“A Backward Glance: History and Modernity in Southern Music and Literature, 1920-1950."
 
Dr. Travis Stimeling. Millikin University. Decatur, Illinois:
“'To Be Polished More Than Extended': Musicianship, Masculinity, and Critical Reception of Southern Rock.”
11:00-12:00p.m. Dr. Ronald D. Cohen. Indiana University Northwest (Emeritus).
“Alan Lomax Assistant in Charge: The Library of Congress Letters, 1935-1945.”
 
Ms. Rachel Donaldson. Vanderbilt University. Nashville, Tennessee.
“Politics, Pluralism, and Propaganda: Alan Lomax’s Folk Music of America.”
12:00-1:15p.m. Lunch

Speaker: Dr. Jocelyn Neal. University of North Carolina. Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
“Country Music U.S. A. 3rd Edition Revised: Working on a Legend”

Various and Sundry Door Prizes

Ms. Brenda Colladay Presiding
1:30-3:00p.m. Dr. Dana Wiggins. Georgia Perimeter College. Atlanta, Georgia.
“'Guys Do It All the Time': Mindy McCready and Discourse Analysis, 1996-2010.”
 
Ms. Nancy Riley. University of Georgia. Athens, Georgia.
"Finding the Cow in Cowpunk: An Examination of Musical Styles."
 
Ms. Bambi Rae Cochran. Independent Scholar. New Orleans, Louisiana.
“From Tammy Wynette to Carrie Underwood: You’ve Come a Long Way Baby.”
3:15-4:15p.m. Dr. Gerry McGoldrick. York University. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
“Country Music Reception in Japan.”
 
Mr. Payman Rezwan. University of Saarbruecken. Saarbruecken, Germany.
“Country Comes to Town: The Relevance of New Country in (Central) Europe.”
4:15-4:30p.m. Conference Conclusion and Comments.
“Happy Trails” — Dr. Ray White. Song Leader.