Due to the ongoing COVID-19 measures to ensure public safety, Georgia On My Mind 2020 is on hold until further notice. Please save July 7, 2020 and when the situation progresses to a point where we know what is feasible, safe and appropriate, we will officially announce the concert date and lineup. On behalf of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Music Foundation, please stay safe, healthy and support your local musicians during this challenging time ..read more

On May 10, 2022, the 9th Annual Gretsch Presents Georgia on My Mind concert, hosted by Brent Cobb and Amy Ray, returns to the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee. Tickets are $54.50 and $44.50 and available now at ryman.com. In 2020, longtime Georgia On My Mind hosts, the Peach Pickers (Dallas Davidson, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip), turned the mantle over to their fellow Georgians Cobb and Ray, both of whom had guested at the concert in the past. Due to Covid, Brent and Amy hosted Georgia On My Mind streamed events in 2020 and 2021. Brent Cobb & Amy Ray in front of Duane All ..read more

Amy Ray and Brent Cobb host “Gretsch Presents Georgia On My Mind 2021.” (Photos by Jay Thomas) Singer/songwriters Brent Cobb and Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls host “Gretsch Presents Georgia On My Mind,” an online event featuring homegrown Americana, roots and blues artists to benefit the Georgia Music Foundation. The one-hour concert will be streamed on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 at 8:00 PM/ET (7:00 PM/CT). Tickets are $10 and can be purchased HERE. All proceeds benefit the Georgia Music Foundation.  “Georgia On My Mind” is usually held at the historic Ryman A ..read more

Experience music again! Lost Art Music Festival debuts June 12, 2021 at gorgeous Foxhall Resort in Douglasville with a lineup featuring St. Paul & the Broken Bones, Shovels & Rope, The War and Treaty, Ben Nichols of Lucero and The Pink Stones, plus a Friday Night Kickoff Show with Aaron Lee Tasjan. The fine folks at Lost Art Music Fest have graciously named the Georgia Music Foundation as their non-profit partner. Online ticket-buyers will have the option to donate to the Georgia Music Foundation and attendees are encouraged to visit the Foundation tent during the festival. Stop by to ..read more

There’s not an event around that hasn’t been impacted by COVID-19 and the annual Georgia On My Mind benefit concert at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville is no exception. Last year, the concert was re-imagined as a live-stream benefit and this year, Gretsch Presents the 8th Annual Georgia On My Mind moves Lakeside at Five Arrow Farms in Social Circle, Georgia on April 17, 2021. The outdoor, socially distanced concert features performances by Amy Ray, Brent Cobb, Jontavious Willis, Kalen & Aslyn, and Lola Gulley Band with special guests including Kevn Kinney. The benefit, which is limited t ..read more

The Georgia Music Foundation has established the Georgia Music Relief Fund to provide grants to professional musicians and technical crew who are experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Grants of no less than $500 each will be awarded to eligible applicants as long as funds remain available. “No one could have ever predicted that almost overnight, musicians and crew members would lose their ability to play live or tour for a full year or more,” says songwriter and Georgia Music Foundation chair Dallas Davidson about the devastating impact of the pandemic on the musi ..read more

The Georgia Music Foundation, Mrs. G’s Music Foundation and the Otis Redding Foundation join forces to present a week-long summer music camp for the Boys and Girls Club of Albany July 6-10, 2020. Boys and Girls Club attendees will participate in “OMC 2.0: The Virtual Experience,” an interactive, online version of the robust Otis Music Camp that has grown exponentially in Macon over the past 13 years. The virtual experience continues Otis Redding’s mission of enhancing and motivating young minds in music and the arts. Production, engineering, songwriting and music theory will be taught by ..read more

Traditionally hosted at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN, the seventh annual “Gretsch Presents Georgia On My Mind” concert benefiting the Georgia Music Foundation will reach a global audience this year with an online musical event Tuesday, May 26 (8:00 PM/ET; 7:00 PM/CT) hosted by Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls and artist/songwriter Brent Cobb. Directed by photographer/filmmaker Curtis Wayne Millard, “Gretsch Presents Georgia On My Mind” will be streamed on Facebook.com/Georgiamusic and at GeorgiaMusicFoundation.org. The Peach Pickers host the 5t ..read more

The Georgia Music Grant to Lyman Hall Elementary School in Gainesville funds a residency with music teacher Dana Rice. (Photo by Austin Steele) In early 2020, the Georgia Music Foundation awarded $99,615 in Georgia Music Grants to more than 20 schools and non-profit organizations for projects taking place this year. Established in 2015, the Georgia Music Grant supports music education, preservation and outreach programs around the state. Among the projects funded in 2020 was “Electrify the Britt” a two-day chorus workshop led by Emmy-nominated singer, songwriter and vocal coach Laura Kaye ..read more

Each year, the Peach Pickers – Rhett Akins, Dallas Davidson, and Ben Hayslip – assemble a blue-chip group of friends for an evening of music at the historic Ryman Auditorium to benefit the Georgia Music Foundation. Peach Pickers at at the Ryman (2018 photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images) The 2019 lineup includes: Tickets are $54.50 and $44.50 and are available via Ticketmaster outlets, ticketmaster.com, ryman.com or by calling 800-745-3000.   “This annual night of music has been so successful because of the generosity of the artists who participate,” said Dallas Davidson ..read more