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Give Carly Pearce credit. She stuck to her roots during the first of two shows at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

Give Carly Pearce credit. She stuck to her roots during the first of two shows at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

Give Carly Pearce credit. She stuck to her roots during the first of two shows at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

Give Carly Pearce credit. She stuck to her roots during the first of two shows at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

Give Carly Pearce credit. She stuck to her roots during the first of two shows at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

Give Carly Pearce credit. She stuck to her roots during the first of two shows at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

Give Carly Pearce credit. She stuck to her roots during the first of two shows at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

Give Carly Pearce credit. She stuck to her roots during the first of two shows at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

Give Carly Pearce credit. She stuck to her roots during the first of two shows at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.

On a recent morning, the atmosphere at Monique Ross’s East Nashville home is high energy. She and her sister Chauntee are here for a day between tour dates, having just arrived from the Newport Folk Festival where they played to thousands with Brandi Carlile and sat on stage during Joni Mitchell’s historic performance there. Monique’s 10-year-old daughter is heading out the door for the afternoon. Two small dogs, including a Chihuahua named Cello, scamper around the Victorian house. But th...