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The Bluebird Cafe

The Bluebird Cafe is a theatre or event venue in Nashville, TN, part of the Middle Tennessee guide. Cost: $25 to $50.

4104 Hillsboro Pike · Nashville, TN

Why you should go…

This 90-seat listening room sits in a small strip mall in Green Hills, outside downtown, and has hosted songwriters since it opened in 1982. Its signature In The Round shows seat three or four writers in the center of the room, trading songs and the stories behind them. A Shhh policy keeps the audience quiet during the music. Valid tickets are sold only through the cafe's own website, and Mondays bring an open mic.

#live music
#songwriters
#listening room
#country music
#in the round

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