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“a fantastic podcast.”
— NPR Music, Ann Powers

How do you measure success in the music business?

Shelly Bush wanted to be a star but she never achieved her dream, so why does her story matter? Artists like Shelly aren’t often noted in the record of country music history. She didn’t have awards or hit songs, but chart-toppers can only dream of leaving behind a legacy like she left.

Hosted by Ellen Angelico, Girl in a Hurry: The Shelly Bush Story is a love letter to “making it” as well as making the best of it. Angelico weaves together heartfelt interviews, hilarious anecdotes, and Shelly’s unforgettable music to celebrate the woman who proved that success is measured by impact, not accolades.

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About your host

Freddy Angelico used to be Ellen.
Freddy seems like a better fit.

Fiore “Freddy” Angelico is an in-demand session musician in Nashville, Tennessee. The Nashville Scene calls Freddy an “ace of all things stringed” and “one of the greatest utility players in Nashville.” He plays guitar, bass, pedal steel, mandolin, banjo, dobro, keys, and trombone everywhere from the Grand Ole Opry to Guam.

When he is not backing up a variety of talented acts (Cam, Mickey Guyton, Brandy Clark, Uncle Kracker, Delta Rae, Molly Tuttle, Wheeler Walker Jr., and many others) Freddy creates video content for way-cool stringed instrument manufacturer Eastwood Guitars. He invented and hosts a bar game that’s like Mad Libs with Bro Country lyrics, produced an award-winning narrative podcast called Girl in a Hurry: the Shelly Bush Story (this one), and releases original music once in a blue moon under the moniker Uncle Ellen.

Freddy regularly volunteers with organizations like the Amqui Station Farmers Market, Nashville Launch Pad, and Association of Horizon, and he proudly serves on the Hearing Board of the Nashville Musicians Association, AFM Local 257. He hopes to leave the music industry better than he received it.