BIG EARS

“Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival Continues Evolving, 10 Years In”

Our neighbors in Nashville have a nice piece about the growth of Big Ears and how, during its first decade, it has put Knoxville back on the international music map. “From the beginning with Big Ears, we tailored it to the music listener with broad tastes. We designed it to showcase all kinds of ambitious, innovative, remarkable performers, composers and artists,” Big Ears founder Ashley Capps tells The Nashville Scene. “Now it’s acquired a global reputation for being the place to hear all sorts of extraordinary performances.”

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