SHANE MITCHELL writer

Town and country, p136

Mitchell first attended the Grand Ole Opry at Ryman Auditorium one summer as a teenager and nearly suffered heatstroke in the balcony pews. “Back then, the only way to stay cool was to fan yourself with a program,” she says. “For the life of me I can’t twang a single guitar chord, but still love bluegrass and hillbilly boogie.” Returning to Music City after a long absence, she discovers honky-tonk is alive and well in Nashville.