SONG SUFFRAGETTES TEAMS UP WITH WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE CENTENNIAL COMMISSION THROUGH AUGUST WITH SPECIAL GUESTS LINDSAY ELL, MADDIE & TAE, ASHLEY McBRYDE AND RUNAWAY JUNE

All-female singer-songwriter collective Song Suffragettes has teamed up with the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment - which gave women the constitutional right to vote on August 26, 1920. The Commission will be sponsoring Song Suffragettes’ shows at The Listening Room Café each Monday throughout August along with high-production YouTube livestreams from those shows.

So, want to give a new definition to being the girl in a country song? Then move and groove yourself to the tune of the musical women's movement that is the Song Suffragettes. Throughout August, you can watch these intimate performances at-home or (if you're lucky enough) in person at Nashville's Listening Room Cafe. Stick to the one night standards or even (wait for it)...buy your own drinks.     

To heighten the centennial celebration, Song Suffragettes has invited special guests to participate in those August shows with Lindsay Ell (Aug. 3), Maddie & Tae (Aug. 10), Ashley McBryde (Aug. 17) and Runaway June (Aug. 24) joining members of Song Suffragettes’ ever-revolving and expanding roster which currently consists of over 260 female singer-songwriters.

CMA and ACM-nominated multi-instrumentalist Lindsay Ell got the show started on August 3, joined by special guests, singer-songwriters Carter Faith, Chloe Gilligan, Julie Williams and Raquel Cole with Mia Morris accompanying on cajon.

Ell's sophomore album heart theory releases August 14 (click here to pre-order). Her August 3 performance is available now. Click here for Ell and company's complete Live From Nashville livestream: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKlgloNHLh4

“The Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission is thrilled to partner with Song Suffragettes in celebration of the congressionally designated National Women’s Suffrage Month in August 2020,” said WSCC Executive Director Anna Laymon. “Music holds an important place in the history of women’s fight for the vote -- like in all social movements, music helped to inspire and unify the suffragists who were dedicated to expanding American democracy. These activists not only secured the passage and ratification of the 19th Amendment, but they also broke barriers and opened up new opportunities for women for generations to come. By working to ensure talented women artists are represented and celebrated in the world of country music today, Song Suffragettes carries forward the legacy of the courageous trailblazers who fought for women’s right to vote 100 years ago. It is a privilege to join with Song Suffragettes to honor the sacrifice and courage of the suffragists.”

Based in D.C. and funded by the U.S. Congress, the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission is conducting suffrage inspired digital programming to commemorate August 2020 as National Women’s Suffrage Month. The Commission is a nonpartisan, nonpolitical federal agency with multiple initiatives that can be explored at www.WomensVote100.org.

“For over six years, Song Suffragettes has been fighting the good fight to support underrepresented female voices in music,” said Todd Cassetty, founder of Song Suffragettes. “We named Song Suffragettes as an obvious nod to the fearless women who faced a restrictive government and fought for seventy-two years to earn the right to vote. So it is a true honor to partner with the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission and be the musical component of their celebration of the 19th Amendment’s centennial.”

The livestream series titled Live From Nashville: Song Suffragettes will be available for free via the Song Suffragettes’ YouTube channel - YouTube.com/SongSuffragettes. A limited number of tickets are available to attend these shows in person and can be purchased at www.ListeningRoomCafe.com. 

All Live From Nashville: Song Suffragettes shows will start at 6pm CST. Going forward, full show lineups will be announced the week prior to each show on Song Suffragettes’ Twitter (singular @SongSuffragette), Instagram and Facebook accounts (@SongSuffragettes).

About Song Suffragettes
Song Suffragettes is a collective of female singer-songwriters that performs every Monday night at The Listening Room Café in Nashville, TN. In six years, Song Suffragettes has showcased over 260 talented women out of more than 1,400 who have submitted to play the show. With weekly sell-outs and a mantra of #LetTheGirlsPlay, Song Suffragettes vocally combats wide-spread discrimination against women in the music industry by giving female talent a place to play, grow and evolve with fellow creatives. Since its inception, 19 Song Suffragettes women have gone on to receive record deals and more than 40 have landed music publishing deals. Their YouTube channel has received over 3 million views.

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Maddie & Tae "Girl in a Country Song"

Song Suffragettes "The Man"

(In case you're wondering more about suffrage, here's Phoebe from "Friends" episode The One Where Joey Moves Out to explain).