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Kurt Fortmeyer

@kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social

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Independent singer/songwriter…itinerant picker…chicken wrangler…dog lover…pretty good cook “Born in a barn, and raised in a stable environment.”

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Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · Nov 14

My music….
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#Americana

Still Not Out Of The Woods, by Kurt Fortmeyer

10 track album

kurtfortmeyer.bandcamp.com

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Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 43m

I’m married to a #pumpkin farmer!

Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 7h

I had the time wrong on my earlier post. We’re going on at 8:00pm.

Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 8h

Some folks seem to think that songwriting is easy, but for me, it can be an arduous process. Songs seldom (okay, never) arrive in their final form. I never want to rewrite the life out of a lyric, but the more I go through them, the greater the chances are that I can find improvements to make.

Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 2d

Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 4d

Two shows this week with this crowd.
Friday at the Commodore Grille at 7:00pm,
and Sunday at The Stillery, also at 7:00pm.
Jeff Walter is the only one of these guys that I haven’t co-written with, and is also the only one of us that has a #1 Bluegrass cut.

Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 6d

Our two-sided signs are ready for tomorrow’s rally.
#NoKings
#Nashville

Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 6d

Someone is stalking our chickens

Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 6d

SAVE THE DATE!
January 1, 2026
Dave Isaacs and I will once again be performing as a part of the Townes Van Zandt tribute/Music Health Alliance benefit at Bobby’s Idle Hour Tavern in Nashville.

Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 7d

“The moonshine’s on the hill
Got possum on the grill
Mamaw’s menopausal and Papaw’s popping pills
A fiddler and a banjo man
That’s how we get our thrills
Hootin’ in the holler while the moon shines on the hill”

Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 7d

“The sun sets on the water by the old abandoned mill
Where folks used to make a dollar to keep their bellies filled
But that dog has slipped its collar now and everything is still
As the clouds creep through the hollers the moonshine’s on the hill”

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Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 7d

Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 9d

The PRESIDENT
should be a
PUBLIC SERVANT,
not the other way around.

Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 9d

When the folks at the bar have never heard the song before, but they’re singing along before it’s over.
Last night it was “Can’t Cut The Baby In Half”.
#Nashville

Can't Cut the Baby in Half

YouTube video by Kurt Fortmeyer - Topic

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Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 9d

We generally have at least one kind of homemade (and no store-bought) #bread in the house…whole wheat, sourdough, focaccia, bagels, English muffins, and fruit (pear, banana) bread.
Yesterday, @nfortmeyer.bsky.social made pita.
#baking

Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 10d

It’s astounding how many great musicians and performers are out there, completely under most people’s radar. We heard Evie Ladin at a Hillbilly Haiku house concert yesterday.
She’s a phenomenal clawhammer banjo player. She’s also a guitarist, singer/songwriter, dancer, and a “body music” performer.

Walking in a Straight Line - Evie Ladin Band Official Video

YouTube video by Evie Ladin

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Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 12d

What’s your favorite Kurt Fortmeyer song?

Kurt Fortmeyer @kurtfortmeyer.bsky.social · 15d

When I play #Connections, I shuffle the words (usually five times) before I even look at them. I have noticed that they will try to trick you with the original layout.
Today’s puzzle…
Connections
Puzzle #850
🟦🟦🟦🟦
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