Episode 15: Blue Collar Comedy Tour, COVID-19, ACM Awards 2020 - The Social Distance Episode (Recorded 03/19/2020)

Howdy! Welcome to the Cedar Country podcast, where we talk about country music! Hosted by Ray and RJ from the Dungeons & Dragons podcast Realms & Nerds!

Apologies: This episode was recorded toward the beginning of the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic back, and to keep us socially distanced and simultaneously test remote recording quality, Ray's audio was recorded over a video call, hence the lower quality of his microphone.

In our fifteenth episode, Ray and RJ discuss: The Blue Collar Comedy Tour & Grand Rapids' annual LaughFest event, cancellations of and changes to events and shows due to the pandemic, Brad & Kimberley Paisley's Instagram & Facebook livestream concert, The Grand Ole Opry, the 2020 ACM Awards, and new music the week of 3/19/2020.

GILDA'S CLUB: Gilda's Club (officially the Cancer Support Community as of 2009, although most branches still go by Gilda's Club) is a non-profit community organization for people with cancer, their friends, and families. There are locations across the U.S. and Canada.

Gilda's Club Grand Rapids, MI: https://www.cancersupportcommunity.org/location/gildas-club-grand-rapids

LAUGHFEST:

Gilda's LaughFest is a 10-day comedy festival held every March in Grand Rapids, MI in support of Gilda's Club/Cancer Support Community. Visit their website here: https://www.laughfestgr.org

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Intro, outro, and commercial break music by RJ Moore