Industry Ink: Charlie Worsham, Music Row Build, Chris Martin

Pictured (L-R): Warner Music Nashville’s Tim Foisset, Shane Tarleton, Cris Lacy, Charlie Worsham, Warner Music Nashville’s Jamie Younger and Ben Kline. Photo: Alan Poizner

Charlie Worsham was celebrated by Warner Music Nashville Tuesday evening (Aug. 1), as they treated industry guests to an advance listen of his forthcoming album, Compadres, at the label headquarters on Music Row.

Joined by Warner Music Nashville Co-Chair & Co-President Cris Lacy and producer Jaren Johnston, Worsham shared five songs from the new collection, each featuring a superstar collaborator. More details about the project will be revealed soon.

Pictured (L-R): Liz Rose Music’s Dave Pacula; Anthem Entertainment’s Courtney Crist; Habitat Music Row Build Ambassador, Eclipse Music’s Penny Gattis; Habitat for Humanity Nashville’s Sherry Stinson; and Chef Johnny Haffner

Habitat for Humanity of Greater Nashville’s Music Row Build has continued its Porch Party Series, bringing guests together for an intimate porch dining experience. Proceeds benefit the Music Row Build, whose mission is to bring the music community together to support Nashville’s affordable housing crisis through education, advocacy and experiencing hope in action at the Habitat build site.

July’s dinner was hosted by veteran publishers Courtney Crist and Dave Pacula. Upcoming dates for the rest of the Porch Party Series are Aug. 24, Sept. 21, Sept. 28 and Oct. 26.

For more information, contact Sherry Stinson at [email protected].

Pictured (L-R): Robert Goetzl, C.F. (Chris) Martin, IV and Craig Thatcher. Photo: Kate Richardson

The Frist Art Museum in Nashville recently invited C.F. (Chris) Martin, IV. to share the history of Martin Guitar in conjunction with their exhibit “Stringed Stories: The Guitar in American Art.”

To the delight of the standing-room-only crowd of 300 guests, Martin displayed and discussed priceless guitars and prototypes from the Martin Museum in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. He was joined on stage by visual artist Robert Goetzl, who has designed and hand-painted several Martin guitar models over the years, and Martin Clinician and singer-songwriter Craig Thatcher, who played the instruments.

Afterward, Martin held a meet and greet where he autographed wooden sound hole souvenirs and took photos with attendees. The Stringed Stories exhibit is open through Aug. 13.