the Troubadour Podcast

I’d never met Jody Booth before this interview.  But, before it was over, I knew I was talking to a guy that would be fun to sit at a bar with, down a few cold beers and just talk music and life with.  Holy cow, I laughed a lot during

If you are even a little bit familiar with Texas / Red Dirt music, you are most likely well acquainted with the Braun brothers.  The four Braun brothers, originally from Idaho, have all found success in the Texas / Red Dirt genres with their music.  Micky Braun, the youngest of

I first came across the music of Max Stalling around the year 2000.  I believe it was my older brother, Kade, who shared a copy of Max’s 1997 record, “Comfort in the Curves”, with me.  By now, listeners of the podcast probably know how much I “geek out” on great

While Adam Hood is well-known in the Texas and Red Dirt Music scene today, it all started for him in his home state of Alabama.  Many musicians and songwriters in the scene harken back to a time period in their lives (that usually coincides with their college years) when playing

In this episode, Carly and I had a great time getting to visit with Grammy nominated and critically acclaimed songwriter, Hayes Carll.  Once again, this interview proved to be all we’d hoped for. Hayes explains that early on in his career he didn’t really think that being a well-known artist

So imagine this:  You’re a 15 year-old with musical aspirations.  Fatefully, your sister marries a guy who is in a band, tours on a bus, and is cool if you ride along every summer until you graduate high school… IMO, that’s the hand of God at work.  This is the

I’ve got to be totally honest here:  I’m not always familiar with every individual artist and songwriter we have an opportunity to visit with on the podcast.  I quit touring over two years ago, and even by that time of my career as an “entertainer” had morphed into mainly playing

When we’d initially booked Kimberly Dunn for the podcast, we had no idea the interview and conversation would go where it did.  For instance, if you are a fan of Kimberly’s music, seen her live show or even an on-camera interview she’s done and posted on YouTube, you are aware

How does a guy go from once working as a commodities trader in Chi-town, to becoming a successful country songwriter and artist along with being an entrepreneur selling his own name brand Tequila?  Well, in this interview with Jon Wolfe, we’ll get the skinny on it all. Jon’s journey as

Kevin Fowler says that his approach to life is to never take it too seriously.  You can certainly hear that come through in his unique style of songwriting; but, I also submit that that attitude also has a lot to do with his success as an entertainer. Growing up in