the Troubadour Podcast

Today’s episode features Texas Country Music artist Clay Hollis. Clay was born in the Rio Grande Valley and raised in San Antonio.  Clay decided to forego the‍ typical life of going to college and settling down in a comfortable job to pursue his dream of being a country music artist.

Marc Methot – CARtoons Magazine We are off the beaten path this week with the creator of automotive enthusiast magazine, CARtoons that I used to read as a kid.  But, it’s not really a magazine either; it’s more of a comic book.  CARtoons magazine was out of publication for years

Carly and I have got to talk to some incredible people and artists through this podcast and today is another notch in that gunstock. While this guest isn’t necessarily tied to music, he is a Texas artist in his own right.  Actor Barry Corbin has had an impressive career spanning

This episode is the first of what we’re going to start referring to as the “Sidemen Series” on the podcast.  If you are a regular listener you know that our wheelhouse is interviewing frontmen and artists with their names on the album cover.  Well, behind all of those folks is

Welcome to this week’s episode of The Troubadour.  Imagine, if you will, being born an American citizen but then spending the majority of your youth in a third world country in Africa.  Imagine if spending time in the Serengeti watching all of the wild creatures and animals that Africa has

What do you get when you combine great musicians, killer harmony vocals and great songs?  Well, you get one of the fastest-rising acts in the Texas Music scene:  The Chad Cooke Band. Their song, “Whatever it Takes” set a record as the longest charting single on Texas Radio at 43

Hey everybody, welcome to The Troubadour!  I’m super excited for today’s episode.  Today we’re visiting with a guy I’ve wanted to have on the podcast since we started this thing.  Corby Schaub is a multi-talented instrumentalist, studio player and producer I’ve been a fan of for a long time.  So

Matt Skinner Before jumping right into the intro for this week’s episode, Carly and I want to remind everyone that with next weekend being a “holiday weekend” there won’t be a new episode released.  So, we’ll hit you with something new the following weekend. Matt Skinner is a name I’d

If the name Mike Ethan Messick doesn’t ring a bell, and you are a fan of Texas Country and Red Dirt, you’ve still probably heard his music. Before the age of 20 Mike wrote The Everclear Song that Roger Creager later turned into a hit and is now a mainstay

Here’s episode #90 of The Troubadour featuring Ross Cooper.  I apologize for the lack of a worthy and lengthy blog post here, but I’m putting this together from a motel room in Walden, CO that has real sketchy service and wifi. All of Ross’s social media links, music and merch