Our Guiding Principles
"Great songs don't end.
They find new voices."
In 1927, the Bristol Sessions were recorded above what was once King Lodge's meeting hall, a moment now considered the "Big Bang of Country Music," featuring Jimmie Rodgers, the Father of Country Music himself a Freemason. America's Next Verse begins there, but its purpose reaches further: helping young people throughout America discover their own musical voice, wherever they are.
Founding Story
Project Co-founder
Bro. Weston Leonard
King Lodge No. 461 F&AM
Lead Artist and Co-Founder
Bro. Ketch Secor
Founder & frontman, Old Crow Medicine Show
National Vision
America's Next Verse begins here, but the vision is national. In time, artists, Masonic lodges, community organizations and supporters across the country may join to raise funds and create musical opportunity for children in their own communities.
Instruments · Lessons · Mentorship · Songwriting Workshops · Music Camps · Scholarships