When you look at Country music today you’ll see a patchwork of people with different ideas about what they think country should sound like. You may hear some say that Florida Georgia Line raps too much, the Dixie Chicks are too political, or Wheeler Walker Jr. is too dirty. But it’s all country. Does country music have to twang, or have a banjo, or be about a girl and a pick up truck? Or do you just have to wear a cowboy hat when you sing it? When I met Joe Stamm for this interview, he started off talking about his upcoming song American Freeborn Kids. As he described the song, and why he wrote it, I began to see that the way that country music is divided, is much like the way America is divided.  I’m not sure what the fix is, for unity in general, but I’m pretty sure that great music like this will help! Their song American Freeborn Kids is coming out soon, so stayed tuned for the release date! Joe Stamm and his band are Back Dirt Country Rockers, and this is our conversation. 

This episode marks the beginning of what I want this podcast to be, a casual conversation with an artist after a show. Hudson Moore and I talk for about 20 minutes, then we sign off, and then we really talk. Actually I do most of the talking, sorry about that Hudson, but I really enjoyed the relaxed nature of this conversation. Im so thankful to Hudson for taking the time to sit down and share his thoughts with me after his show here in Denver. He is an amazing guy who is a really talented artist with some really great songs. 

Jerrod Niemann, the artist of songs like "Lover, Lover" and "What Do You Want," has soothed and inspired country music fans for years. Leading up to the interview, I started out with a list of 50 questions and whittled it down to six...knowing I would have ten minutes to talk to him. Interviewing Jerrod and having him tell me stories about his life, is the experience I dreamed of when launching this show. He was not only generous with his time, but he thought to share experiences that made me laugh, and that changed the way that I see my work.