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On Episode 177, I'm joined by Oklahoma songwriter RC Edwards. We talk about RC's new band--RC & The Ambers--their forthcoming debut album Big Country, Bryant "Big Country" Reeves, Turnpike Troubadours shows, and hear a few old songwriting stories.

This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol and The Blue Light Live.

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On Episode 176, I'm joined by rising singer-songwriter Zach Bryan. During this conversation, we talk about songs, carving out time for songwriting, those early raw recordings that started out in part as a necessity to be heard but quickly became a signature for his earnest songs, dealing with imposter syndrome, performing at The Grand Ole Opry in April, recording with Dave Cobb in Studio A, evolving as a songwriter, storyteller, and guitarist, Oklahoma roots, and what's around the corner album wise.

This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol and The Blue Light Live.

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On Episode 175, I talk with lead vocalist Corey Baum of Austin country outfit Croy & The Boys. Baum and company released Of Course They Do, their latest EP, last month where they blend punk ethos with a lonesome country delivery and warm accents of pedal steel. During this one, we talk about the Quarantine recordings of Of Course They Do, Baum's Midwestern roots, move to Austin, becoming engulfed in Austin's organic country swell, and pull back the curtain on some of the industry's quirks and concerns.

This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol and The Blue Light Live.

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On Episode 174, I'm joined by Texas songwriter Summer Dean, who announced her forthcoming album, Bad Romantic, is set for release on August 27. In addition, she shared the first single, a lonesome country aching duet with Colter Wall called "You're Lucky She's Lonely." During this conversation, Dean and I talk about co-writing with Wall, collaborating with contemporaries like Brennen Leigh and Simon Flory, the influences behind Bad Romantic, songwriting, and Dust Bowl inspirations.

This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol. In addition, this episode is sponsored by WYLD Gallery and The Blue Light Live.

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On Episode 173, we're joined by West Virginia singer-songwriter John R. Miller. This week, Miller announced that his forthcoming album, Depreciated, will be out July 16 via Rounder Records. In conjunction with the announcement, he released the stirring and rich Appalachia epic "Shenandoah Shakedown." During this one, we talk about recording Depreciated in Nashville, writing about his native West Virginian roots, and how the past year provided him with the time to find more discipline in his craft.

This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol. In addition, this episode is sponsored by WYLD Gallery and The Blue Light Live.

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On Episode 172, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Miko Marks. Marks released Our Country, her first full-length album in over a decade, in late March of this year. During this conversation, we talk about her "return" to country music, how Our Country was recorded and came to be during the midst of 2020's quarantine, the difficult and necessary conversations found within the album, and the shifting landscape within country and Americana music.

This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol. In addition, this episode is sponsored by WYLD Gallery and The Blue Light Live.

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On Episode 171, I'm joined by rock and roller Rob Leines. Back in March, Leines released the southern rock stomper and blue-collar roots album Blood Sweat and Beers. During this episode, we talk about the writing, recording, and experiences of Blood Sweat and Beers, growing up in the South, living in LA, working as a welder, the stress of quarantine life on art, and the parallels between blue-collar work and being a seasoned, touring musician. 

This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol. In addition, this episode is sponsored by WYLD Gallery and The Blue Light Live.

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On Episode 170, I'm joined by singer-songwriter, album producer, and artist Jon Randall. During this episode, we talk about Randall's upcoming solo album--his first in 15 years, The Marfa Tapes--the collaborative album with Jack Ingram and Miranda Lambert, what drew him to the Far West Texas town, songwriting, working with the likes of Dierks Bentley, Parker McCollum, and the aforementioned Ingram and Lambert, and writing songs with Guy Clark.

This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol. In addition, this episode is sponsored by WYLD Gallery, The Blue Light Live, and Hot Damn Coffee.

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On Episode 169, I'm joined by singer-songwriter Joe Pug, who released The Diving Sun, his latest full-length, this past Friday. Pug is also the host of The Working Songwriter, a podcast where he speaks with other songwriters and musicians about their craft and songwriting in general. During this episode, we talk about the evolution and writing of The Diving Sun, creating during the past year, NFTs, Clubhouse, songwriters like Joe Ely, and developing The Working Songwriter over the past few years.

This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol. In addition, this episode is sponsored by WYLD Gallery, The Blue Light Live, and Hot Damn Coffee.

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On Episode 168, I'm joined by rising Texas singer-songwriter Mason Lively. At the end of the week (March 19), he's releasing his sophomore album, the rich and robust Mason Lively. During this one, we talk about working with Wade Bowen and Justin Pollard (who co-produced the effort), writing songs in Nashville, maturing and taking notes from established writers, recording Mason Lively, his first concert experiences, and some of our favorite country bands from the '90s and early '00s.

This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol. In addition, this episode is sponsored by WYLD Gallery, The Blue Light Live, and Hot Damn Coffee.

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