TROY CASTELLANO AND MCNAMARA'S IRISH PUB & RESTAURANT HOST 2ND ANNUAL HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER AND INSTRUMENT DRIVE SUPPORTING INSTRUMENTS FOR EDUCATION

Holiday In-The-Round Featuring Singer/Songwriters Troy Castellano, Lauren Mascitti, Jimmy Charles, & Ashlyn Grayce

December 7th, 6:30-8:30 PM CST - Catch The Show In Person Or Via Livestream

Middle Tennessee-based Instruments For Education (IFE) will host its 2nd annual holiday fundraiser and instrument drive raising money and collecting musical instrument donations for Nashville-area students, teachers, and school classrooms. The magical night of music will take place on Wednesday, December 7th, 2022 at 6:30 PM CST in Turk's Lounge (an ongoing drop-off location for this worthy charity), located on the second floor of McNamara's Irish Pub & Restaraunt (2740 Old Lebanon Road, Nashville, TN. 27214, Phone: 615- 885-7262). If you are unable to attend, you can catch the show streaming live on Facebook HERE. The lineup will feature unforgettable performances from singer/songwriters Troy Castellano, Lauren Mascitti, Jimmy Charles, and Ashlyn Grayce. There is NO cover! Cards will be placed on tables with donation QR codes and all proceeds will benefit IFE.

Have an instrument you’d like to donate? Bring it to the show and they will place it into the hands of teachers, students, and classrooms! Your support is what allows these instruments to be brought into the schools and utilized to enrich students' lives and their education. 

Please follow IFE's social platforms and consider donating even if you are unable to attend! Another drop-off location in addition to McNamara's is Bluesman Vintage (4922 Port Royal Road, Unit B1, Spring Hill, TN, 37174). 

You can also donate HERE.

JIMMY CHARLES RELEASES “HARD WAY TO GO” IN ALLIANCE WITH NATIONAL RECOVERY & NATIONAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS

Award-winning singer/songwriter and counrtry music recording artist, Jimmy Charles, releases his new single “Hard Way To Go.”

 

Written from the perspective of a person struggling with alcohol addition, the emotionally reflective and revealing ballad spotlights the ongoing internal battle between the bible and the devil, paying the price of family sacrifice and the journey down the winding road to recovery. With simplistic lyrics livened by Charles’ passionate and gritty vocals, softened by solemn acoustic guitar and eloquent cello, the redemptive tune is seemingly true-to-life. Akin to the sentiment of “Walk A Little Straighter” (Billy Currington), Charles channels raw emotions stirred by his childhood to add a personal fervor to the recording.

 

Momma taught me bout the bible

Daddy taught me bout the bottle

and I learned a thing or two alone

Lies made me struggle

Truth made me humble

and fighting feels like grinding on a stone

Unless you live like Jesus lived

Some sins are hard to forgive