Free Country with Grady Smith

Hey again! In today's ep, I sit down with Kip Moore to talk about his acoustic tour, his unconventional career path, his love of the outdoors, and a bunch more. Here are some timestamps of our conversation...

BACKGROUND
8:20 Kip's upbringing in Tifton, GA
13:20 Outdoorsman stuff + Kip's lodge in Kentucky
17:12 How surfing inspires songwriting + "childlike joy"

MUSIC TALK
22:40 - What should we expect from your new music?
26:50 - Kip's up-and-down relationship with radio and Nashville and how he's built a huge live following
31:39 - I tell Kip we thought he was a bro + he responds
36:36 - The problem with scalpers
40:50 - Why an acoustic tour now?
42:40 - Current faves in country music

Find Kip:
http://www.kipmoore.net/
http://twitter.com/kipmooremusic
http://instagram.com/kipmooremusic

Stream 'She's Mine' on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vykhvwCSHj8

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Grady's back in the saddle with some thoughts about Ken Burns' country music documentary, Vince Gill's album, Hardy's Hixtape, the phenomenon of Craig Morgan's new single, and a whole bunch of other stuff.

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This week, Grady is lamenting Brad Paisley being out as host of the CMA Awards, talking about the Dixie Chicks' appearance on Taylor Swift's album, and the arrival of Midland's sophomore album. It's a short one, but sweet too.

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Grady is talking about Tyler Childers having the #1 album in all of country music, Blake Shelton's awful new song "Hell Right,' and breaking down why it's so fun to be a country fan right now. Plus, new music from Morgan Wallen, Midland, Jon Pardi, Miranda Lambert, and even Taylor Swift. 

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Grady gets emo because he misinterpreted a Tyler Childers lyric, but he also loved the album Country Squire and talks about it. Plus, he mentions new music from Luke Combs, Riley Green, and Mike and the Moonpies.

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This week, Grady is checking out new music from Mason Ramsey (aka Yodel Boy), pondering whether Justin Moore needs to go to counseling, and wondering how the Zac Brown Band is doing.

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Grady breaks down new singles from Kenny Chesney, Chris Young, Midland, and Kane Brown -- with a little help from his college roommates.

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In this week's episode, an anxious Grady is looking at the top selling country albums and songs of the year so far. Plus, he's checking out new albums by Runaway June and Shane Smith. On the news side, the Dixie Chicks are coming back, a band named Delta Rae somehow won the Big Machine/Taylor Swift feud, and Chris Stapleton is singing with Bruno Mars. 

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