Join us at Heritage Hall Theatre on June 12 at 7:00 PM for a special benefit concert by Anne Buckle & Friends to benefit the Johnson County Community Foundation!
BIO
Recently named to UT Knoxville’s Vol40 Under 40 list, Anne Buckle is a Nashville-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist with songs streamed millions of times. A descendent of the Carter family and a cousin of June Carter Cash, Anne has been called “a refreshing take on a legendary family” by the Nashville Music Guide. Anne is originally from Peachtree City, Georgia, but her roots run deep in Mountain City. Her mom is Debbie Cornett, and as a teacher at Johnson County High School in the ’70s, met her dad Chuck Buckle, who was also teaching at the school while earning his degree from Appalachian State. If it weren’t for this fateful meeting in Mountain City, Anne wouldn’t be here. She spent her childhood summers and Christmas breaks in these hallowed hills learning to play music with her aunts and uncles and rolling down mountainsides in tires with cousins. Her song “Mountain City” is an ode to this town and her precious memories in it.
Anne graduated from UT Knoxville and Harvard. She spent her first 3 years in Nashville working in education policy, building the Tennessee Promise college scholarship program with Governor Bill Haslam. In 2016, she left that life behind to go on tour with The Chicks on their DCX MMXVI World Tour and has since shared the stage with the late Charlie Daniels, toured with Augustana, performed on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, and has become a regular at the world-famous Bluebird Cafe. She has performed at notable festivals including Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion and the Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival. As a songwriter, Anne has had her songs recorded by other artists, notably American Idol’s David Archuleta and Lindy Boone, daughter of legendary crooner Pat Boone. As a teaching artist, Anne works with hundreds of school children annually to share her love for songwriting with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s nationally acclaimed programs at the Taylor Swift Education Center.
Last summer, Anne released an album on vinyl, WILDWOOD, as well as a children’s book, Firefly, based on her song of the same name. After Hurricane Helene, Anne donated all October album sales to the Johnson County Community Foundation, an amount that was matched by UT President Randy Boyd. In total, they raised $2,330 for hurricane relief. Likewise, all album and ticket sales from this Anne Buckle & Friends benefit concert will be donated to the Johnson County Community Foundation.
