Sirius Teams With Nashville Roundhouse To Broadcast New Concert Series

NEW YORK, April 3 Sirius Satellite Radio, the satellite radio broadcaster, today announced an alliance with the Nashville Roundhouse, LLC, to broadcast a songwriters-in-the-round concert series titled ``Live from Nashville'' on Sirius' channel 159 beginning later this spring. Sirius offers 60 commercial-free music channels, including six country channels that highlight country hits, bluegrass, alternative and classic country music, as well as 40 world-class sports, news and entertainment channels.

To kick-off the concert series, the Nashville Roundhouse has partnered with the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) to present four very special performances to be held April 3-6 from NSAI's tenth annual celebration of songs and songwriters in Nashville known as Tin Pan South.

``We're excited to kick up our heels and work with the Nashville Roundhouse to offer Sirius listeners unique access to terrific entertainment from one of the renowned music capitals in the U.S. At Sirius, we bring you closer to the music, especially this type of special entertainment programming and celebration of songwriting from Tin Pan South, that listeners can't get anywhere else,'' said Joe Capobianco, SVP, music content and programming operations for Sirius.

``Sirius helps elevate Nashville-area performances to a national stage and gives fans across the country the opportunity to hear their favorite songwriters anywhere,'' said Jeff Wood, president of Nashville Roundhouse.

Concert Series Kick-Off

Tin Pan South is named in tribute to Nashville's 'songwriting predecessor', New York's fabled Tin Pan Alley. The festival, currently ongoing until April 6, highlights Nashville as the world's center of song and draws attention to the wide variety of writers who live and work there today. Additionally, the event attracts and embraces the best songwriters from all over the world who join the Nashville community for this special week-long celebration of songs and songwriters.

``The concert broadcasts on Sirius are a great way to celebrate and support the Nashville music scene,'' said Chris Dubois, songwriter and NSAI board member.

Scheduled to appear on Sirius on the first four ``Live from Nashville'' shows are the following country, rock, folk and bluegrass music performers and songwriters who will perform live at Tin Pan South:

Wednesday, April 3 - Radio Cafe, 7 pm * Guy Clark, Steve Nelson, Don Henry, Verlon Thompson, Jenai

Thursday, April 4 - French Quarter, 9:30 pm * Daryl Worley, Kim Williams, Steve Leslie

Friday, April 5 - Lowes Garden, 7 pm * Don Schlitz, Fred Knobloch, Thom Schuyler

Saturday, April 6 - Douglas Corner, 9:30 pm * Al Anderson, Bekka Bramlet, Bob DiPiero, John Hobbs

About Sirius

From its three satellites orbiting directly over the U.S., Sirius (http://www.sirius.com) broadcasts 100 channels of digital quality radio to motorists throughout the continental United States for a monthly subscription fee of $12.95. Sirius delivers 60 original channels of completely commercial-free music in virtually every genre, and 40 world-class sports, news and entertainment channels. Sirius has agreements to install AM/FM/SAT radios in Ford, Chrysler, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Volvo, Mazda, Dodge, Jeep®, Volkswagen, Audi, Nissan and Infiniti vehicles. Kenwood, Panasonic, Clarion and Jensen satellite receivers, including models that can adapt any car stereo to receive Sirius, as well as home and portable products, will be available at retailers such as Circuit City, Best Buy, Good Guys, Tweeter, Ultimate Electronics and Crutchfield.

About Nashville Roundhouse

Nashville Roundhouse is a new company passionately dedicated to broadening the distribution of live and recorded music from Nashville's leading and most thoughtful performing songwriters. Nashville Roundhouse will regularly team with individual singer-songwriters and prestigious groups such as the Nashville Songwriters Association International to provide Sirius Satellite Radio with the best in live entertainment from Nashville.

About Nashville Songwriters Association International

The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) is the world's largest not-for-profit songwriters trade organization. Established in 1967, with approximately 120 local chapters and a membership of nearly 5,000 spanning the United States and 5 other countries, NSAI is dedicated to serving the professional interests of aspiring and professional songwriters in all genres of music.