Jett Holden on the RNBW-curated Rainbow Stage at Nashville Pride Fest 2022
Typically, we bestow this honor on programmers of local festivals who’ve upped their game, but this time, we salute a crew who’s helped make some of our local fests better from the outside. Since April 2021, RNBW organizers Jamie and Emily Dryburgh have put on a showcase featuring five or so queer singer-songwriters each Tuesday at Lipstick Lounge. RNBW was also tapped to curate a small stage at CMA Fest this year and, for the fourth time, a second music stage at Nashville Pride. The Rainbow Stage at Pride featured a shedload of country-leaning queer artists and some of my favorite performances of the festival. Hats off for bringing a kaleidoscopic array of excellent new voices to well-established spaces.
