- 6 minutes ago
Category
📺
TVTranscript
00:04I'm Jane MacDonald and I've never been to Nashville but it's somewhere I've
00:09always wanted to visit as a singer with 11 albums under me belt I'm drawn to
00:15Music City like a moth to a flame so it's time I found my country roots and
00:22discover what makes it one of the top holiday destinations in the US so far
00:27I've visited honky-tonk highway in downtown Nashville it's crazy been
00:32inspired by the Mother Church of Music the Ryman Auditorium it's the most
00:37amazing place and fed my soul with traditional Tennessee food this is the
00:44best meal I've had in Nashville but I've also come here to record my first ever
00:48country album so as I continue my voyage of discovery I want to seek out
00:53inspiration from every inch of the city visiting the places I'm meeting the
00:59people who call this town home are we looking to make a cowgirl hat today and
01:04you never know give me a hat daddy and some boots you might find this northern
01:11lass is southern through and through so come on saddle up partners we're off to
01:16Nashville Tennessee yeehaw
01:25as a country music lover and a singer Nashville has always been a dream
01:30destination I've always been a fan of country one of my favorite ever country
01:35artist is Glen Campbell I've always loved his melodic tunes as a singer I loved his
01:42voice but then you know I love Dolly Parton who doesn't love Dolly Parton
01:49and so to come to the home of music legends and record my first country album in the
01:55same studio as Taylor Swift well it's mind-blowing being swiftly love that
02:06there are now daily direct flights to Nashville from the UK and it doesn't
02:10matter what time you arrive Nashville is open and as its music city it really does
02:17come alive at night just south of Broadway's honky-tonk highway is a world
02:22renowned music venue where every night rising country music stars come along to
02:28perform hoping to make their dreams come true Nashville has got something going on
02:35no matter where you look but one of the things you have to do in Nashville is go
02:40to open mic night which is what I'm going to do at the bluebird cafe every
02:46Nashville guidebook recommends a night at the bluebird cafe first opened in 1982 as a
02:53restaurant with a small stage the bluebird soon became the place to perform in 1987 an unknown
03:01Garth Brooks played here and secured a record deal the very next day Keith Urban was a regular at open
03:07mic nights and in 2004 this is where a teenage Taylor Swift was spotted it is now recognized
03:15worldwide as a venue that celebrates the songwriter as well as nurturing new talent so tonight
03:23we might be seeing the next big thing but top tip the bluebird is very popular and while you can
03:31book tickets online entry for open mic is first come first served so be prepared to queue hi is this
03:40the queue it is oh great are you all together we are oh so have you come to see someone
03:47special or you're
03:48just coming to the open open mate yeah do you live here no no where we come from New York
03:54oh
03:54New York Washington DC really Wyoming oh my god Connecticut wow are you all friends yes we're celebrating a
04:03friend's 60th birthday oh happy birthday happy birthday this is the place to come isn't it yes very
04:11exciting yeah well I'm looking forward to getting a Tennessee whiskey down my neck I can tell you
04:20people really have traveled from far and wide to come here and in no time at all we're in over
04:2970,000
04:30people visit the bluebird annually and the big names don't just perform here both Cher and Bonner have
04:36sat in this very audience so just to get a ticket and get in the door is a win once
04:43in drinks are
04:44served yes mines of Tennessee whiskey and there's a real sense of anticipation in the air as it's a
04:51small intimate venue with a shh policy I will do my best to keep quiet hi everybody welcome to open
04:58find the bluebirds are you all ready to hear some music it was so lovely to see loads of talent
05:08coming
05:09in all dressed up in their bits bringing the guitars singing their songs that they've created themselves
05:23I've been there where it's tough and it's hard and especially in Nashville because there's so much
05:29talent around but one thing I have learned as well is when you're surrounded by a lot of talent it
05:37makes
05:37you better and that is definitely something that happens in Nashville all right so my name is Erlen and
05:47I'm from Norway and I moved here last year and I'm doing country music this is a song I wrote
05:56about my
05:57grandma showing me some records that I really loved Jim Reeves and Tennessee Ernie Ford and stuff like that
06:02so it's a song about that
06:11grandma showed me records but now I was eight years old she gave me this guitar that wants to be
06:21for me to hold
06:22I liked Erlen inspired by his grandma and a true country singer he told a story remember you saw him
06:42coming up join me as I step back in time to uncover the fascinating stories of Nashville's past and the
06:50legacy left behind this is probably some of the best wine I've ever tasted and I take a break from
06:57sightseeing to go shopping for Nashville's number one accessory I just cannot see me walking around Wakefield in these
07:16my guidebook says given the chance I should swap the Nashville bustle for one of its exclusive suburbs
07:22to see how the other half lives a few miles out of the city is Belle Mead this is where
07:28the rich and famous
07:29live Reese Witherspoon Tim McGraw and Faith Hill all call it home houses here sell for as much as 23
07:36.8
07:37million dollars hi Casey Jane so glad to have you here lovely to meet you welcome to historic doll
07:46mead and I show you this way to the mansion yes you can thank you very much of course the
07:52area is named
07:53after a former 19th century plantation I'm taking a guided tour with Casey Tennessee you've outdone
08:01yourself so Jane welcome to our historic 1853 home and this would have been the entry hallway the grand
08:09hallway here this imposing pile was home to five generations of the well-heeled Harding Jackson
08:17family when it wasn't being pillaged and looted by the Confederate Army during the American Civil War this
08:24feels like it's still like it was all those years ago it's like we're frozen in time now a historic
08:33site
08:33and winery every year a whopping 300,000 visitors drink in its rich elite history as soon as you walk
08:42in you
08:43feel like you've just stepped back yeah you feel like you should be wearing that you know it puts you
08:50at ease it really does the family's phenomenal wealth came from breeding thoroughbred racehorses
08:58Seabiscuit and Secretariat can be traced back to Belle Mead as well as virtually all Kentucky Derby winners
09:06this is Bonnie Scotland right here he is the big cheese if you will in this house but he's pictured
09:12alongside someone who is of huge importance to our property and his name was Robert Greene the Hardings
09:19had more enslaved people at Belle Mead than nearly all other plantations in the state of Tennessee
09:25after the abolition of slavery Robert stayed as a paid employee Robert Greene was one of those 136
09:33people enslaved here but he became the head hostler or we might call him the stable master
09:38today so he was the backbone of the property he was the front face of the business so had a
09:44huge
09:44legacy and also training the staff under him on the property as well yeah now one of the other
09:49leading enslaved was a woman named Susanna Carter she was head of the domestic staff here so kind of
09:55running the household yeah and she was known for her blackberry wine she won several awards the guests
10:01love that so that's all part of our story and believe it actually made it here she did she would
10:07serve it at the guest the family and now we have the oldest winery in Nashville Tennessee are you
10:13interested in seeing that oh no and of course I am let's go right this way well I can't refuse
10:20that
10:21famous southern hospitality wow look at this room isn't this great hi all Laura is our sommelier I have you
10:28sat
10:29right up here at the bar fabulous since 2009 the not-for-profit winery has been boosting the visitor
10:37experience I bet everything does funnel back into the historic site here and maintaining this property
10:43so we like to joke you're drinking for a good cause well there you go I mean it's just getting
10:48better
10:48right but we'll go ahead and start nice and easy with American legend we love to feature this one
10:54specifically because of this label this is showcasing mr. Robert green on the front I like the
11:00horse don't you love the little horse at the end of the bottom you gotta say right out of the
11:04horse's
11:05mouth with this one relatively light stewed cherries stewed strawberries what do you think Jane
11:15I'm done it's legendary is it not that is such a good wine yes this is probably some of them
11:23I'm gonna
11:24say it the best wine I've ever tasted I know you could stay all day and wet your whistle but
11:30I know
11:30my limits we're gonna end as we should here in Tennessee with blackberry this one is gonna taste
11:38exactly like it sounds just like blackberry juice and Jane this is a such a special wine this is the
11:45wine that yeah Susanna Carter one of the enslaved exactly would have been making back in the time
11:49period oh my god oh that is incredible isn't it yes and more so than drinking pour this over a
12:05scoop of vanilla ice cream drizzle it over some cheesecake Lara stop stop that's all you need it's
12:13right being there with alcohol what's not to love truly I love the fact that you know she she did
12:20all
12:20this it's it's an incredible story and there is a weaving of that history where we can honor them and
12:26talk more about their stories and and everything we do has Italian history which I love so much yeah I
12:33love that their legacy goes on thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and your fabulous wine thank
12:41you minutes from downtown Nashville but a world away in beautiful Bell Mead it's been a privilege to step
12:53back into 19th century southern life I think I've been here in a past life personally because I've always
13:02fancied a porch this is my absolute idea of bliss there's just something so peaceful and so good for
13:12your brain and your head to just sit and look out at the beautiful beautiful falling leaves isn't it isn't
13:21it great yeah porch culture is one of our big things that we do here in the south rocking on
13:28a chair and
13:29having a chat fabulous I may be a northern lass but after today I'm definitely a southern belle at heart
13:45I'm back in downtown Nashville a few blocks from Broadway to visit a place the travel guides claim
13:52is one of the best spots for great views of the city the impressive John Segan Tala pedestrian bridge
13:58opened in 1909 and spans a mighty 960 meters across the Cumberland River it offers panoramic views of the
14:07city skyline come out it's just gorgeous I'm here to meet Sasha a fellow Brit and singer who now lives
14:18here in Nashville are you Sasha I am I am like the most redneck British person that you couldn't possibly
14:38meet so tell me your story then how have you ended up here I've always loved country music yeah I
14:43grew up
14:43listening to it with my dad so I'd always wanted to come to Nashville mm-hmm so mom and I
14:47actually
14:48came on a trip to Nashville in 2010 originally and I just absolutely fell in love with it so I've
14:54just
14:54got to Nashville what is it that makes me country come on what is it that makes you country it's
15:00totally a state of mind yeah but if we're talking about specific like aesthetic things you need a hat and
15:07a pair of cowboy boots which you don't have no right can you point me in the right direction I
15:13can give
15:13you a hat shall we go shopping let's do it yeah let's do it come on if you come to
15:23Nashville you
15:23simply have to buy a pair of cowboy boots not that I need an excuse to go shopping basically we're
15:30gonna
15:30go this way that way and follow the music sounds good to me Broadway might be famous for all its
15:40bars
15:40but it's also great for shopping Sasha's going to use her inside knowledge to help me put me best foot
15:46forward the demand for cowboy boots has never been higher 6.4 million pairs of boots were sold in the
15:56US in 2023 and the global market is worth around 3.4 billion dollars so we tailor Beyonce and most
16:05of
16:05Nashville wearing this classic Western footwear it's time I did too oh my god it's like a shopaholic
16:15stream it is in it look at all these different designs all amazing patterns pictures yeah those
16:25space themed yeah there's so much choice I mean I like to shop but even for me there's a lot
16:34to take
16:34in oh my god I love them cowboy boots first emerged in the 1870s when riding boots were adapted for
16:42cowboys they became mainstream in the 30s and 40s with the rise of Westerns and country music symbolizing
16:50the free American spirit right I think I want something fancy hi I'm looking for some diamond
16:58tail oh yeah it's also like sequins or glitter or something yeah yeah let me show you a few that
17:03we
17:03have whoa those are super glit white leather studded knee-high they are nice I mean the great boots but
17:15I just
17:16cannot see me walking around Wakefield in these these catch your eye at all oh look I've got my brother's
17:25shoes on it's a very personal thing is a boot isn't it it's got to shout at you hasn't it
17:32I gotta say hey
17:33I'm the boot for you these we have some studs oh yes ah the stud now we're talking I hope
17:44they've
17:44got them in my size and now for the Cinderella moment I love these they're not my size so hey
17:57you can't have everything in life can you thank you very much appreciate it I will thank you
18:06hang on who am I I can't come all this way and not buy a pair of cowboy boots luckily
18:13the great thing
18:14about Nashville is there are shops galore and just across the street there's more I found them yeah
18:23you think okay yeah that's perfect these are gonna be my favorite boots in the whole world yeah that's
18:34everything you wanted that's perfect now for the moment of truth finally cowboy boots tick thank you
18:43for all you you have got to go and get yourself a pair of cowboy boots even if you never
18:52wear them
18:52again in your life and they're up in your attic for the rest of your days you've still got to
18:56buy a pair
18:57of cowboy boots I'm on a shopping roll and judging by the bling in here this looks like just the
19:09place
19:09to find a jacket to go with me rhinestone cowboy boots oh my god look at this place it's sequin
19:17heaven
19:18hello welcome sorry say that again I said now they how are you doing welcome where are you from I'm
19:25from
19:25York you're joking me yeah yeah I'm from Wakefield wakey lass yeah I'm Jane by the way Andrew pleasure so
19:32lovely to meet you this is your show yeah yeah so how long have you been here being Nashville for
19:3610
19:37years and you haven't lost that accent I think so a little bit you know not at all I'm looking
19:45for a
19:46sparkly jacket I definitely think we can help you out how did you honestly get started because it's
19:52where did you get any old iron from well any old iron side from my family business basically it used
19:58to be a
19:59scrapyard started in 1872 so I did that for 10 years from leaving school and then I just decided
20:05that you know I prefer sequins to scrap metal you know after establishing himself as a stylist and
20:16designer in the UK Andrew moved to New York but his music inspired fashion brought him to Nashville and
20:24he's now a go-to for the great and good of the music industry this is a jacket that we
20:29made for
20:29Beyonce and she was eight and a half months pregnant that's fabulous isn't it yeah let's hope he can help
20:36me I love this detail here yeah and all of these are individually put on one by one as well
20:42you know
20:42each jacket like this one can take up to a month to make but this one's this one I love
20:47for you
20:49iridescent oh wow all day long and then I also love this as well this is like this is lightning
20:56bolt
20:57one that one which is another super one and it actually changes to like a silver on the other side
21:04as well so we'll try these three on if you don't mind yeah of course yeah I think I found
21:23it oh yeah
21:26one sequin jacket to go with me rhinestone-encrusted boots I'm coming over all sparkly Nashville oh yeah
21:41coming up join me as I take on Nashville's hot chicken challenge help and I get us VIP tickets
21:50to music city's holy grail how are you doing out there one of Nashville's oldest neighborhoods the
22:05nations just west of downtown is a former industrial area and according to the guidebooks it's becoming
22:12something of a food hub in the south the most popular dish is fried chicken but in Nashville they
22:19like their chicken hot time to see if I can handle the heat hello hey I've heard all about this
22:29hot
22:29chicken in Nashville neat apparently yours is one of the best in town oh I'd love to hear that yeah
22:34absolutely how hot would you like to go today chef and founder of pepper fire hot chicken Isaac has
22:41been perfecting his secret spice recipes since 2010 so why is Nashville so synonymous with hot
22:49chicken well it started years ago I think about 70 years ago and supposedly it started as a lovers
22:54quarrel and one of the guys who was apparently a ladies man stayed out too late came back lady was
23:01not
23:01happy and she made him his favorite dish of fried chicken and she just peppered it up and added
23:06everything into the kitchen sink and and apparently he liked it and then had to make it again and then
23:13he
23:13started making it and 70 some odd years later it's what we're known for is that true story as far
23:19as
23:19we know oh my god so what was like a revenge yeah ended up being the best thing ever for
23:26me like it and
23:29the rest as they say is hot chicken history how will I know what's what well the trick with hot
23:35chicken is
23:35to make sure that you get it as hot as you like it right up to the edge but not
23:39go past that right
23:40and so we've had different heat levels up top here Isaac's hot chicken chart goes from zero which is
23:48no heat to the hottest at six called appropriately no refunds I reckon I could go as hot as level
23:55three
23:56the spark plug with significant heat but I've come all this way so I'd be foolish not to take on
24:03a bit of a
24:03challenge right I'm gonna try a learner's permit a spark plug dare I go hotter do many ladies have
24:14the really hot you know they do they do okay right sold I'll take a level five overdrive as well
24:22I must
24:23be mad all right here we go got you a few samples here got some pickles or sauce first up
24:32level two
24:36why am I blowing it it's gonna blow my head off in it
24:44that one's all right I quite like spices and they're very good for you it has got a kick I'm
24:49not gonna lie
24:50but it hasn't made me run to the toilet I can definitely taste the peppery cayenne coating but it's
24:58not overpowering the chicken it's crispy slightly sweet with an undeniable but manageable warmth next
25:06getting hotter level three I'm feeling a bit nervous now oh that is definitely hotter I'm gonna start
25:19sweating in a minute you want to drink yes please oh you can feel it on your chest and everything
25:27it's
25:27gone right down my chest definitely more fiery more intense and less taste this is now purely about
25:39handling the heat and now the overdrive level five why am i doing this right here we go
25:50I'll have half of that oh come on Jane don't be a wuss get it in there
26:01oh that's hot oh my god help can somebody help me help me I'm going to die can somebody get
26:18me
26:18something to stop this like milk or an ambulance or oxygen chef Isaac to the rescue the trick with
26:26hot chicken is pickles thank you very much little did I know it wasn't milk I needed actually does
26:35that is incredible how a pickle with a load of vinegar in an acid can actually counteract cayenne
26:43pepper no that that one is definitely not for me because I would like to actually keep my taste buds
26:50for the rest of my life that one I'll probably have after a really good night out if you know
26:56what
26:56I mean couple of bottles of wine that one I would eat any time of day it's lovely spicy but
27:03that one
27:08I feel like you know I've had the challenge I've done it and I failed I'm not as hot as
27:20I thought I
27:24always thought spicy food get a milk milk is usually what we have in the UK no pickles so that
27:33was a real
27:34revelation so if you're going out and having really spicy food take some gherkins with you I'll tell you
27:43you'll never look back
27:49my search for musical inspiration in this amazing city continues and I'm not finished yet time for the
27:56big one the grand old Opry house in Opryland just a few miles from downtown Nashville
28:03hi yes Jane lovely to meet you nice to meet you welcome to the grand old Opry
28:11for a hundred years the grand old Opry radio show has been the home of country music broadcasting life to
28:18millions of listeners across America and this has been its home since 1974 when it moved here from the
28:26Ryman Auditorium are you excited I am so excited to be here I can't even tell you it's where a
28:33lot of country music dreams come true here really
28:35yes and my country music dreams have come true because I've booked a VIP tour and they only take
28:43place before the show so there's a real buzz all of our greats and country music have also performed here
28:49among all of our homes of the show I like Johnny Cash and Dolly Parton Wow Carrie Underwood Garth Brooks
28:55they've all graced these halls here gosh yes
29:00to think I'm lucky enough to walk these halls too so welcome to our dressing rooms we have 18 of
29:07them yeah and
29:08they each have a special thing we just passed one dedicated to our Opry debuts so that's exciting for them
29:14a lot of nerves a lot of excitement for them tonight I can understand why I mean just walk into
29:19the door of the door of the
29:19it does freak me out right yes a lot of butterflies happening for sure yeah do you like to go
29:24out on stage oh my god yes please all right so we're gonna go back this way okay head out
29:30there
29:30whoo performing at the Opry is strictly by invitation only so even to walk on to this stage for the
29:38tour is a real honor are you gonna perform for us I can barely talk
29:42Stacey let alone sing I'm too excited so you're taking the same steps all of our artists to make it
29:49to the stage I wonder if Dolly ever felt this nervous walking out here
29:54Wow and here we are welcome to the Grand Ole Opry stage excited right yeah it's incredible I am quite
30:05speechless
30:06and I'm usually never speechless Stacey I get it this is beyond anything I could have ever dreamed of wow
30:15but the most special piece of the stage is the famous circle of wood in the heart of it front
30:21and center yeah you want to see what it feels like this unassuming six-foot circle slap bang in the
30:27middle of the stage is actually original wooden boards from the Ryman Auditorium the Opry's most famous former home
30:35I've gotta go do it see how it feels like oh my gosh everyone from Hank Williams to Patsy Cline
30:46Elvis Presley Johnny Cash have stood on those planks of wood
30:49I get so nervous you can feel the energy can't you or is that just my nervous about right I
30:56don't think I've ever been this nervous about standing somewhere
31:00they say when you stand here you can hear the boards creak like they respond to the history that's being
31:08created by each performer this is amazing and just feeling that stage and oh
31:15oh you're ready to perform now absolutely it's a huge part of our history yeah when you're actually on this
31:23stage it's completely overwhelming I'm close to tears now I'm really holding it back
31:29because it's hugely emotional hugely emotional I'm just a little old blast from UK you know and to be on
31:38the grand Ole Opry stage it's just woof
31:42the Opry welcomes country legends current artists and up-and-comers to its family of performers and as if this
31:51fabulous tour wasn't prestigious enough
31:53just got back here and they've just asked me to be a guest announcer this evening which is a huge
32:00huge honour for anyone to be asked to do that
32:04I am quite overwhelmed being at the grand Ole Opry and I I had no idea it would affect me
32:11like this
32:13how amazing
32:14how amazing to be a part of this
32:16now I need you to clear out of here because I've just got myself a jacket
32:20I don't know whose jacket it is
32:21but I'm going to put a jacket on
32:24and make myself look a bit more presentable
32:26for that amazing
32:28grand Ole Opry stage
32:29here I come
32:36in my newly borrowed jacket I might have got a bit carried away and turned up early
32:42but being early pays off as they're letting me press the button that opens the curtain and starts the show
32:48no pressure
32:50we got three minutes still okay
32:52yeah
32:53we got three times here
32:55this is exciting
32:57wow this is fabulous
32:59I love it
33:01coming up on 40 seconds
33:05oh my god
33:06seeing everybody here
33:11fifteen stand by
33:12five
33:14four
33:15three
33:16go
33:19five
33:19or
33:27America's favorite Cowboys
33:28Riders in the Sky
33:35And before I know it, it's my turn
33:37throughout the year we have been honored to welcome guest announcers to our podium here as we celebrate 100 years
33:43of the Grand Ole Opry
33:44She is a singer, songwriter, television presenter from Yorkshire, England.
33:48It's her passion for music that brought her here to Music City, USA.
33:53With her down-to-earth charm, she is one of Britain's most beloved entertainers.
33:57Will you please give a warm Grand Ole Opry welcome to Jane McDonald.
34:07How are you doing out there?
34:10Y'all having a good time?
34:13Anybody in from the United Kingdom?
34:16Well, hello.
34:18Who would have thought this?
34:19Who would have thought this?
34:21I am thrilled.
34:22But this is not about me tonight.
34:25This is a family group from Texas.
34:29Joined the Opry in 1984.
34:33Members of the Texas Country Music Hall of Fame.
34:37Please give a Grand Ole Opry welcome to the Whites, everyone.
34:48I'm hanging around, hoping you'll get lonely.
34:53Oh, my God!
34:56And just like that, I did it.
34:58I made my debut on the stage at the Grand Ole Opry.
35:06Coming up, I hope nerves don't get the better of me as I pay a last visit to the recording
35:11studio.
35:13And when you come to Nashville, you can't go home without a cowboy hat.
35:17It's the law.
35:18So, time to complete that southern look.
35:21Right, let's bling it up.
35:22Yes.
35:23Love it.
35:23Right, get the rhinestones on it.
35:32It's nearing the end of my voyage of discovery in Nashville, Tennessee.
35:37Before I go home, I'm squeezing in one last trip to the studio.
35:45I'm meeting Chris, one of the writers and producers.
35:49So, it's just about getting the tempo right.
35:51Yeah, just the feel.
35:52Yeah.
35:53I want to make sure we are still on track with the album and know that it's all been worth
35:58it.
36:02This is an iconic piano, by the way.
36:05This is a beautiful piano.
36:07It's been here a long time and had a lot of hits played on it.
36:09Shall we go?
36:10Yeah.
36:15When you get to the point where you're at the Blackbird studio doing your album
36:21with amazing musicians and amazing writers, and it's your album, that's overwhelming.
36:29Well, it was for me.
36:30Very, very overwhelming.
36:31You know when the demo, we went...
36:33Yeah, yeah.
36:35It needs to be...
36:37Because of the musos now getting the energy.
36:40Yeah.
36:40So, it doesn't want to be...
36:41That energy just needs to be there.
36:42Yeah.
36:43Happy with that?
36:43Absolutely.
36:44Perfect.
36:44Absolutely fabulous.
36:50It's about getting that sound that everybody's after, and that is the magic of the Blackbird studio.
37:00Everything is coming together.
37:02There's just one Nashville essential still to tick off my list.
37:07I need a hat.
37:10Cowboy hats have never been hotter.
37:12Western fashion is riding high, with the global market hitting $2.1 billion in 2024.
37:20From Pharrell Williams to Beyonce, the cowboy hat is everyone's accessory of choice.
37:26Needless to say, there are hat shops all over Nashville.
37:29And now you can even have your hat custom made.
37:34Oh, my God, I'm in Stetson heaven.
37:37Hi, welcome to Rancher.
37:39How are you doing today?
37:40I'm really well.
37:42Love it.
37:43Well, are we looking to make a cowgirl hat today?
37:44Absolutely.
37:45I think it's the law here, isn't it?
37:47Oh, yeah, one in Nashville.
37:49The first cowboy hat was invented by a man called John B. Stetson in 1865,
37:56designed for cowboys and ranchers in the West.
37:59As country music grew in the 1930s and 40s,
38:03the hat with its rugged masculine image was adopted by singers
38:07and became a staple of the country style.
38:11But there's a lot to choose from.
38:13Thankfully, Emily is on hand to help.
38:17Can you pick a hat for me?
38:19Because I want something that really suits me.
38:21Yeah, are we looking for neutrals or colourful?
38:23I think neutral, because I'd wear that not only in Nashville,
38:28but I'd probably wear that at home.
38:29Something every day.
38:30Yeah.
38:30Perfect.
38:31Mm-hmm.
38:32Um, I love this colour.
38:34It's a great neutral.
38:36Yeah.
38:36Goes with everything.
38:37Try it on.
38:38Right.
38:41And we've got our mirror over here,
38:42if you want to see how you look.
38:44Oh, my God.
38:45It turns you into a cowgirl, doesn't it?
38:48It really does.
38:50Howdy.
38:51It does.
38:52It has an effect on you.
38:53I want a parting yellowstone now.
38:56Yeah, that's good.
38:57I think that's a good colour.
38:58So, thank you for picking the perfect hat
39:01as soon as I walk through the door.
39:02Yes.
39:03That's incredible.
39:03Then I'll take you over to the accessories wall.
39:05Right.
39:06You can kind of browse around and find what you like.
39:09We have a ton of different hat bands.
39:12So, we've got leather ones that are studded.
39:14We have denim, braided ones.
39:18But then something caught my eye.
39:21Rhinestones.
39:22Oh, yeah.
39:23So, you can really make it pop.
39:24Yeah, I'm a bit of a rhinestone girl.
39:26I want people to know I'm coming.
39:28Oh, yeah.
39:29Oh, yeah.
39:30Right, let's bling it up.
39:32Yes.
39:32Love it.
39:33Right, get the rhinestones on it.
39:35Rhinestones on my hat to go with my boots.
39:38I'm a rhinestone cowgirl.
39:40How exciting is this?
39:43Oh, my God, it's a blow lamp.
39:47And to finish off my hat, I'm getting it branded.
39:52Got to have a steady hand.
39:53Wow.
39:55That's magic right there.
39:56All right.
39:57That's fantastic.
40:00And then, finally, so you pick it up like that.
40:03Yeah?
40:04You've got it.
40:07It's classy.
40:09It's fabulous.
40:10And it's telling y'all what I'm doing.
40:12Telling y'all?
40:13What am I?
40:14I'm telling y'all.
40:17I've turned into that southern general country person.
40:21Beautiful.
40:23Howdy.
40:26Saddle up, cowboys.
40:27There's a new cowgirl in town.
40:30Oh, yeah.
40:30I've now got my cowboy hat.
40:34The transformation is happening.
40:37Tick.
40:38Cowgirl, I'm not the picture.
40:40Perfect choice.
40:42But I could be your cowboy.
40:54And as this exciting voyage of discovery comes to an end,
40:58there really is only one thing left,
41:01and that's what everyone comes to Nashville to do.
41:04So, come on, let's hit the honky-tonks on Broadway
41:08for a good old sing.
41:11I've got the boots, I've got the jacket,
41:13I've got the hat, and I've got the songs.
41:16Thank you, Nashville.
41:17I'm living the dream.
41:19This one's for you.
41:21If you see your brother standing by the road
41:25With a heavy load
41:28From the seeds he sow
41:31And if you see your sister falling by the way
41:36Just stop and say
41:38Gone the wrong way
41:41You've got to try a little kindness
41:45Yes, show a little kindness
41:48Just shine your light for everyone to see
41:52And if you try a little kindness
41:56Then you overlook the blindness
41:59And I remind you
42:01And I remind you
42:16You've got to try a little kindness
42:19Yes, show a little kindness
42:22Yes, show a little kindness
42:22Just shine your light for everyone to see
42:26And if you try a little kindness
42:31Then you overlook the blindness
42:33And I remind you
42:36And I remind you
42:38And I remind you
42:44Yes, show a little gravity
42:46And I remind you
42:59I remind you
43:02One of you knows something.
43:04You want to find your daughter? Trust your instincts.
43:09Yes, brand new drama, Missed Call, starts Monday at nine.
43:13Next, some others do have them. Secrets and scandals.
Comments