01of 06Emma Kate GoldenThis famous entrance was the first thing I saw when I stepped off the bus. I think that is when it really hits you that you’re going to play the Grand Ole Opry. I’m a ranch kid from Wyoming, walking into this building through the same doors as the legends. Some have walked through it hundreds, even thousands of times, but I bet everyone remembers the first time. I always will.02of 06Emma Kate GoldenMy first time actually stepping into the circle was at soundcheck. I was thinking about all my music heroes who have been there and all the people who built country music. It’s very humbling. Soundcheck helped calm us all down, I think. The stage crew and other musicians are so professional and helpful. Once I heard that room and the acoustics, I thought, “We’re gonna be just fine.“03of 06Emma Kate GoldenIt was super important to me that my whole band be able to play the Opry Debut with me. These people are my family. They earned it, too. I just couldn’t imagine it any other way. I’m really thankful the Opry agreed!04of 06Emma Kate GoldenDierks [Bentley]texted me with the advice to “just be myself and they’ll love you.” Which was kind of a relief, ya know, ‘cause I don’t know how to be any other way, ha. We’re justout here doing our own thing, our way, and making our own path and hoping it’ll be good enough.05of 06Chris Hollo/Grand Ole OpryAll of the people working backstage and behind the scenes at the Opry are unbelievably kind and welcoming. They had a way of taking all the stress and worry out of everything so we could totally focus on the performance. And then when you walk out there, feeling the support from that audience, man! There’s just nothing quite like it.06of 06Chris Hollo/Grand Ole OpryI was playing my grandpa’s 1949 Gibson J-150. He bought it new and had it his whole life. It was even stolen from him, at one point, along with his guitar amp and he got them both back somehow. I felt like I was representing far more than myself. It was all about the people and music of the West and wanting to do it right for all of us.
01of 06Emma Kate GoldenThis famous entrance was the first thing I saw when I stepped off the bus. I think that is when it really hits you that you’re going to play the Grand Ole Opry. I’m a ranch kid from Wyoming, walking into this building through the same doors as the legends. Some have walked through it hundreds, even thousands of times, but I bet everyone remembers the first time. I always will.
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Emma Kate Golden
This famous entrance was the first thing I saw when I stepped off the bus. I think that is when it really hits you that you’re going to play the Grand Ole Opry. I’m a ranch kid from Wyoming, walking into this building through the same doors as the legends. Some have walked through it hundreds, even thousands of times, but I bet everyone remembers the first time. I always will.
02of 06Emma Kate GoldenMy first time actually stepping into the circle was at soundcheck. I was thinking about all my music heroes who have been there and all the people who built country music. It’s very humbling. Soundcheck helped calm us all down, I think. The stage crew and other musicians are so professional and helpful. Once I heard that room and the acoustics, I thought, “We’re gonna be just fine.”
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My first time actually stepping into the circle was at soundcheck. I was thinking about all my music heroes who have been there and all the people who built country music. It’s very humbling. Soundcheck helped calm us all down, I think. The stage crew and other musicians are so professional and helpful. Once I heard that room and the acoustics, I thought, “We’re gonna be just fine.”
03of 06Emma Kate GoldenIt was super important to me that my whole band be able to play the Opry Debut with me. These people are my family. They earned it, too. I just couldn’t imagine it any other way. I’m really thankful the Opry agreed!
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It was super important to me that my whole band be able to play the Opry Debut with me. These people are my family. They earned it, too. I just couldn’t imagine it any other way. I’m really thankful the Opry agreed!
04of 06Emma Kate GoldenDierks [Bentley]texted me with the advice to “just be myself and they’ll love you.” Which was kind of a relief, ya know, ‘cause I don’t know how to be any other way, ha. We’re justout here doing our own thing, our way, and making our own path and hoping it’ll be good enough.
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Dierks [Bentley]texted me with the advice to “just be myself and they’ll love you.” Which was kind of a relief, ya know, ‘cause I don’t know how to be any other way, ha. We’re justout here doing our own thing, our way, and making our own path and hoping it’ll be good enough.
05of 06Chris Hollo/Grand Ole OpryAll of the people working backstage and behind the scenes at the Opry are unbelievably kind and welcoming. They had a way of taking all the stress and worry out of everything so we could totally focus on the performance. And then when you walk out there, feeling the support from that audience, man! There’s just nothing quite like it.
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Chris Hollo/Grand Ole Opry
All of the people working backstage and behind the scenes at the Opry are unbelievably kind and welcoming. They had a way of taking all the stress and worry out of everything so we could totally focus on the performance. And then when you walk out there, feeling the support from that audience, man! There’s just nothing quite like it.
06of 06Chris Hollo/Grand Ole OpryI was playing my grandpa’s 1949 Gibson J-150. He bought it new and had it his whole life. It was even stolen from him, at one point, along with his guitar amp and he got them both back somehow. I felt like I was representing far more than myself. It was all about the people and music of the West and wanting to do it right for all of us.
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I was playing my grandpa’s 1949 Gibson J-150. He bought it new and had it his whole life. It was even stolen from him, at one point, along with his guitar amp and he got them both back somehow. I felt like I was representing far more than myself. It was all about the people and music of the West and wanting to do it right for all of us.
source: people.com
