Seventeen years after meeting at college the Eli Young Band are still loving life. With three number one songs and millions in sales they still love playing live. They tell us about the challenge of being “Nashville outsiders” (they all still live in Texas) and how that shaped their unique sound.

At 23 years old Chase Bryant has topped the country charts and opened for Tim McGraw and Brad Paisley. We talk about his family’s musical roots, playing guitar upside down and get his thoughts on how his contemporary style fits into the country music landscape.