About this Event
Main Point Books welcomes author & musician Paul Burch with his new novel "Meridian Rising," an imagined memoir of American music legend Jimmie Rodgers, the Father of Country Music. He'll be joined by guest host Paul Hendrickson.
This book is magical, unique, unlike any other novel you'll see this year - you won't want to miss this!
This event will be in our lower level event space. RSVPS are requested via Eventbrite; walk-ins are welcome as space allows.
About the Author
PAUL BURCH, a native of Washington, D.C., is a writer, composer, and recording artist. Burch has produced numerous albums with his band the WPA Ballclub, including Last of My Kind, a companion to Tony Earley’s best-selling novel Jim the Boy, as well as a musical version of Meridian Rising. In addition, Burch has produced recordings with Mark Knopfler, Ralph Stanley, Lambchop, and Charlie Louvin, which received a GRAMMY nomination.
About the Book
Known for “Blue Yodel (T for Texas),” “Waiting for a Train,” and “In the Jailhouse Now,” Jimmie Rodgers’s impact on American music is incalculable. Paul Burch's bio-fictional tale of the short and poignant life of the "Father of Country Music” includes an imagined first-person memoir, accompanied by spirited, hilarious, and often conflicting recollections of Jimmie’s family and music colleagues, along with period black-and-white illustrations.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Main Point Books, 116 North Wayne Avenue, Wayne, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 41.59
