Old Dominion’s Ryman Residency raises $1 million for charities

Old Dominion has raised over $1 million for charities with their ongoing 7 For 7 Ryman Residency.

“It’s not enough to feel good when you can also do something good. We’ve been so blessed and are so fortunate,” says frontman Matthew Ramsey. “When we started thinking about how to acknowledge winning [vocal group of the year] seven consecutive times, it seemed like trying to give those charities who’ve been part of our ride a lift was only right.”

“We figured if we could raise $100,000 for each that would be a real windfall for these groups who do such important work for children, our industry, education and people needing help,” he adds.

The charities benefiting from Old Dominion’s efforts are MusiCares, Save The Music, Backline Care, the Opry Trust Fund, CMA Foundation, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and The Ramsey Foundation.

“We have so many people to thank. But even better is we have so many people to celebrate and share this with,” Matthew shares. “We knew it would be a blast, and we hoped we’d help our favorite charities. But man, this is more than we could’ve ever expected.”

Old Dominion’s Ryman Residency wraps on Thursday.

Meanwhile, on the music front, the reigning CMA vocal group of the year is climbing up the country charts with “Coming Home.”