Photographing bands with all the crazy lights, colors and action going on is a challenge. Thought I’d share some photographs of that nights event when they played at the Grand Ole Opry Hotel back in October.

Andy Childs of Memphis lives now in Nashville with his band called Sixwire. Appropriately named in reference to six strings in a guitar. In the Next Great American Bands, of which 10,000 participated, they came in 2nd.

Andy Childs and Sixwire Band

Andy Childs of Sixwire

Andy Childs and Sixwire Band

Most of these were shot with a Nikkor 12-24mm wide angle lens which gives a different look. This last image I converted to Black and White for a different effect.