September playlist: An Americana mix
Elizabeth Cawein (seen here in 2016) helped create the 30-minute mini-showcase at the Americana Music Association’s Thriving Roots virtual different. (Daily Memphis file)
Elizabeth Cawein
Elizabeth Cawein is the founder and director of Music Export Memphis, a nonprofit export office for Memphis music. She is an adjunct professor of Music Urbanism at Rhodes College, a programmer/DJ on WYXR 91.7 FM and a national speaker on issues of music, culture and urban development.
As a fan at a virtual concert, you always have the best seat in the house, the bathrooms are clean and close, and the drinks are strong and really cheap.
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