Four friends from Mississippi State on the brink of going all-in on the band

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Certainly So, Colby, Tanner, Zach, and Chase, came together through Mississippi State and local jam sessions, and they are right on the edge of going full-time. They talk about the slow grind of independent music, the Southern and church-band roots in their sound, and prepping for a big slot at Bourbon & Beyond. Vulnerability, they have learned, makes their best songs. They close with "Alabama Blues" and "Foreign Ties." What does it take to finally jump from side jobs to all-in?

⏱️ CHAPTERS
0:00 Chasing the Magic
1:52 Meet Certainly So
4:51 Bourbon & Beyond Prep
7:35 How the Band Formed
10:07 Southern Roots and Church Gigs
12:10 Songwriting and the Next Release
17:07 Going Full-Time
21:11 Dating on the Road
25:07 60 Seconds of Curiosity
29:22 Live Performance

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A music podcast about more than music. Inspired by Ted Lasso. I talk with singer-songwriters and bands in Americana, folk, roots, and country about the lives behind the songs: resilience, faith, marriage, the business of music, and what keeps an artist going. Every episode ends with the same question about curiosity, and no two answers are alike.

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