Lee Ann Womack

By Juli Thanki "Do you guys like country music? How 'bout real country music?" Lee Ann Womack shouted to the crowd Saturday at the American Freedom Festival at George Mason University's Patriot Center. She charmed the audience of veterans and families with her wry humor and flawless soprano, sandwiched between Phil Vassar's piano pop and the swaggering Southern rock of Montgomery Gentry. (No earpiece, no problem, after the jump.)  

Lee Ann Womack has been busy: she's been in Chicago for a spell; there, she participated in the Country Music Association’s Songwriter Series Friday night at Joe’s Bar and Saturday afternoon in Grant Park as part of the Chicago Country Music ...  

I was lucky enough to hear Lee Ann Womack perform over the weekend during the CMA Songwriter's Series in Chicago. All I could think of was how blessed she was to have that angelic of a voice, and how blessed I was to be there listening. When she did "A Little Past Little Rock," "Last Call," "I [...]  

"We want people to buy local, buy fresh," said Don McPherson, special events coordinator for the Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce, the festival's sponsor. This year, the event has partnered with the Farmers Market Authority, a state agency ...  

"I heard Lee Ann Womack’s ‘I Hope You Dance’ and that messed it up. It was in that moment when I knew I was meant to be a music major.” → When: 8 p.m. today through Saturday and 3 p.m. Sunday Tyrone Chambers , Olanna Goudeau and Ashley ...  

I’m live tweeting (more or less) the George Strait/ LeeAnn Womack show over at http://twitter.com/austin360music. Follow us, won’t you?