Buying for a country music fan is harder than it looks. They already own the records. They already have the guitar pick keychain somebody gave them three Christmases ago. What they want is something that feels like it came from the music, not from a gift aisle.
We are a Nashville shop, and most of the people who walk through our door love country music. Here is what we would put under the tree for them.
For the Songwriter Round Regular
Every fan of real country music has a soft spot for the picker who plays the six o'clock slot to a bartender and a tip jar. The Broke Musician Tee is for them. A skeleton on a stage stool, still playing, because the Tuesday slot pays the same either way. It comes as the Broke Musician Hoodie too, 320 GSM fleece for the late set.
For the Outlaw Country Fan
If their record collection leans toward the outlaws, they want something with a little trouble in it. The Gambler Tee has a cowboy flipping a poker table under Every Hands a Loser. The Stillhouse Hat has a moonshine still stitched on the front of a black trucker, for the ones who would rather not say what is in the jar.
For the Fan Who Lives on Broadway
Some people come to Nashville for the honky tonks and never leave Lower Broadway. Get them the Music City Neon Tee, with a neon cowgirl kicked back on the sign out front, or the Broadway Hoodie for the walk home after last call.
Gifts That Are Not Clothes
Not every good gift comes in a box from us. A few more ideas that a real fan will not forget:
- Tickets to the Grand Ole Opry. The longest running radio show in the country, still going every week. In the winter months the Opry often moves back to the Ryman, which makes it twice as good.
- A letterpress poster from Hatch Show Print. Hand pulled, the same way they have printed country music show bills for well over a century.
- A record from a Nashville record shop. An original pressing of something they grew up on beats any streaming playlist.
- A trip to the Country Music Hall of Fame. Pair it with a night at a honky tonk and you have planned their whole weekend.
For the One Who Needs a Real Hat
A cowboy hat is the best gift you can give a country fan and the worst one to guess at. Sizes and head shapes are all over the map. Bring them to Nashville and let them pick it themselves.
Come see us at the Hat Bar in Marathon Village. Pick a cowboy hat off the wall, get it branded and the brim shaped while you wait, and walk out wearing it.
Get It There in Time
Everything we design ships from Nashville within 2 business days. Not sure what size? Our tees and hoodies are a boxy relaxed fit with dropped shoulders, so most folks stick with their usual size. For more ideas, see our western wear gift guide and our list of Christmas gifts for western lifestyle lovers.
