MARTIN, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee at Martin will host the ‘Country on Campus’ concert tour Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. in the Boling University Center Watkins Auditorium. The free show is open to the public.
The ‘Country on Campus’ concert is touring North America with 15-20 collegiate stops. The tour features up-and-coming country artists. The UT Martin tour stop will include a three-act show featuring artists Thomas Mac, Alana Springsteen and Patrick Murphy.
Thomas Mac, a singer/songwriter and Nashville recording artist, has been performing live since the age of 14. After going viral on social media, Mac was offered a record deal at the age of 20. He now has a large social media presence with millions of views and over three million followers on TikTok alone.
Alana Springsteen is a singer/songwriter from Virginia Beach, Virginia. She began playing the guitar at the age of seven and signed her first Nashville record deal at 14. In 2019, Springsteen released her debut extended play record titled “Alana Springsteen.”
Patrick Murphy is a Perham, Minnesota, native who got his start playing the piano at church when he was only three years old. Now, two decades after first sitting down at the piano bench, the 23-year-old has discovered his own sound. Murphy has opened for Maren Morris, Kane Brown, Kip Moore and Chris Janson.
For more information about the concert, contact John Abel, assistant vice chancellor for student affairs, at jabel@utm.edu or 731-881-7710.