Flying Cracker Barrel in Nashville

There are a lot of reasons for liking Cracker Barrel Old Country Store diners in the US - the proportion of good bluegrass and hard-core country among their CD stock is only one of them.

Cracker Barrel recently set up a temporary (7-12 Nov.) Old Country Store retail shop in central downtown Nashville, with a country music theme to feature the company's new Alan Jackson Collection. The country superstar made a personal appearance on Tuesday 10 November. A group of Irish fans had a chance to get souvenirs, autographs, and their picture taken with Alan Jackson, who says: 'I grew up in the South, so Cracker Barrel has been a part of my family since I was a young man.' Thanks to Roger Ryan of the Country Music Association of Ireland for this news.