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Writing The Rails: Memphis

Tagged amtrak , charity , tour

Natiiv artist hits the tracks with Writing The Rails.

The first time I sat down with David Kav, the idea for a tour bubbled up. Instead of throwing his guitar in the back of a rental car, he would put it on his back, grab a duffle bag and climb aboard an Amtrak train.

David would perform in towns where the train had stations. Stopping to perform at colleges, cafes or bars. Then hop on the next train out of town, share a few tunes in the dining car and perform again a few towns down the road.

The idea was shelved, but only for a couple months and then Writing the Rails was born first over tea and finalized at an impromptu brainstorm with Melissa Pierce, the producer of Life in Perpetual Beta, and Theresa Carter, the founder of The Local Tourist.

Writing the Rails: Memphis

For the first Writing the Rails, David will be traveling from Chicago to Memphis and performing in Champaign-Urbana, Charleston and Carbondale along the way. His goal is to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and write new songs for his next album. When he gets to Memphis, he'll perform along the route of the St. Jude Rock N Roll Marathon and (we hope) record a few songs at Sun Studios.

We're still busy solidifying the shows, but the schedule is....

Check the Writing The Rails site for the whole story about Writing The Rails: Memphis.