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Tenth-graders Madibeth Morgan and Anna Tamburello are singers and songwriters. Photo by Jessa Pease.
Veterans Day Concert
Nov. 11, 2 p.m.
The Urban Barn Parking Lot
The Village at Lee Branch
They may only be in 10th grade, but don’t let their age fool you — these girls are performers.
Madibeth Morgan, an Oak Mountain High School student, and Anna Tamburello, who attends Spain Park High School, are part of the Nashville Bound Academy of Country Music, and they do gigs all over the South.
The duo, influenced by singers like Jason Isbell and Kasey Musgraves, describes their sound as chill and smooth with a country and bluegrass feeling, and their on-stage presence as one of close siblings.
“Have you ever seen Supernatural?” Morgan asked. “Anna is Sam, and I’m Dean. That pretty much describes it.”
The country-singing team has performed in venues such as The Temple Theatre in Mississippi, and local joints in Nashville such as Tootsie’s Orchid Lounge. Madibeth has also been featured at Tin Roof, Tannehill Opry, Lakefest, Workplay and Sucarnochee Review.
Along with performing covers of popular artists like Reba McEntire and Eddy Arnold, the girls also write their own music. Tamburello said she enjoys writing songs about certain emotions she is feeling or about people.
Her first and favorite song she wrote is called “Assateague” after an island off of Maryland. The song was written for her one of her brother’s friends who passed away at the island during his stint in the Navy. The song compares the friend to the horses that run wild on island.
“And no one knows how the horses got there,” Morgan added. “It’s pretty cool.”
“Just a Kiss Away” is Morgan’s favorite composition so far. She said she wrote the song the second weekend in October with songwriters Laurel Taylor and Don Goodman in Nashville. The song is about a crush, but Morgan said she can gain inspiration for songs from anything, even an interesting sign on the road.
Although the pair performs in part to pursue their dream, they said being famous isn’t what it is all about for them.
“Anyone can sing, but I think it’s says something for someone to actually pursue it,” Morgan said. “I think it’s something special.”
They will both be performing this Veterans Day, Nov. 11 at 2 p.m. at The Village at Lee Branch parking lot in front of The Urban Barn. Morgan said visitors can expect a chill vibe from them at the concert with tunes similar to Jason Isbell.
“Jason Isbell started writing music when he was 21,” Tamburello said. “We are already doing that, and I can’t wait to see what we are going to be doing at 21.”
