Scotland To Nashville Chris`s Journey
Chris was born in the seaside town of Ayr on the west coast of Scotland after attending the local Belmont Academy Chris went on to study at Strathclyde University it was whilst he was studying here he had the opportunity to do a exchange programme and it happened to be at UNC North Carolina. Chris spent 6 months out there and he fell in love with the south and managed to play a couple of gigs whilst there he say`s " I`ve always had a love for country music and it was whilst I was on this exchange trip I realised wow you can make a living out hear doing music, and he had a love for writing country music". After returning home to complete his university course the covid pandemic hit and he used this time to get all his "ducks in a row" as he says and made the decision to fly back out to Nashville and he has now been here for 4 years.
We asked about his influencers in the music he writes and grew up with and Chris told us " I grew up with my gran who was into the Irish country music and the old school likes of Kenny Rodgers" and this is where the bases of his songs come from but obviously more aimed at the American audience. Chris goes on to tell us that when he made the move to Nashville he was welcomed warmly and that there is a nice community feel in and around the music scene where they help each other, but that he says is "the Southern Way". It also helps that Chris Isn`t the only Scot in town he also has Callum Kerr and Jorden Harvey all there flying the flag for Scotland.
When we spoke to Chris we were in Losers Bar & Grill in Midtown which is a well known bar within Nashville where he is part of the house band as well as doing his own show`s there. We asked how he managed to land such a great opportunity and he says " I stumbled upon the bar and used to come in for a drink and got to know the staff and one night they said that the act that was suppose to be on hadn`t turned up would you like to go on" lucky for Chris he only lived round the corner so ran back to get his guitar and he has played with the likes of Zac Brown Band , Morgan Wallen and Post Malone. You just never know who is going to come through the doors . Thanks to playing at Losers it gave Chris the chance to find a band that he takes on the road with him so it is a great place to hang around.
Growing up Chris loved the music of Bruce Springsteen just like his father and then later on he lists the likes of Eric Church and Morgan Wallen as his interests and goes on to say " I like the direction that country music is heading having like Luke Combs releasing a new album that is completely different to what he has done before but still hits in all the right places " . Chris is not only known for his singing and he does 5 days a week working but he also loves the writing side of music and like his singing he is becoming just as well known within the writing community of Nashville. "When I get into that zone when I`m writing new music I tend to pace the room whilst letting to the song come to me". Chris still head out all over the USA playing shows and every year does his Annual show in Glasgow which he loves coming home to play and hopefully we may see him about C2C again . We asked him for one final question Who is the most famous person in your mobile ? to which he replied " Callum Kerr " very diplomatic, If you get the chance to catch Chris in Glasgow in December take it you will not be disappointed like wise if your in Nashville head over to Loser`s Midtown . Don`t forget to check out Chris`s Website and socials www.chrisandreucci.co.uk .
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