“People respond to music that feels real, and that honesty is often carried through the storytelling”
When did you first fall in love with country music? My father used to take me to bluegrass festivals when I was young, and looking back, I didn’t think of it as falling in love with a genre. It was just something we did together.
When did you first fall in love with country music?
My father used to take me to bluegrass festivals when I was young, and looking back, I didn’t think of it as falling in love with a genre. It was just something we did together.
Lately, I’ve found myself going back to small songwriter nights around Nashville, just sitting in the room and listening as a fan, and it reminds me why I fell in love with this…
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