In a few sentences, tell us about your journey as a performing artist and how you found yourself playing at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge this year.<\/b><\/p>\n
I was invited by Paste to do a live performance at Dee\u2019s and was happy for the opportunity to share some new songs and meet some great people!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n In this present moment, what does the term ‘Americana’ mean to you? Do you see it as a limiting or expansive term? Is the work of playing Americana music an act of mythologizing this nation and its people or demystifying them? Or both?<\/b><\/p>\n I\u2019m still not sure I understand the term!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n I see a lot of wonderful people trying to put their music out into the world, and it seems that \u2018Americana\u2019 is continuing to evolve as a place to let people do that, and that seems a very positive and encouraging place to be.<\/span><\/p>\n I think terms and descriptions of art are limiting in their very nature! Sometimes hearing a song without any concept or frame of reference will let it have a deeper impact. But of course that\u2019s an idyllic concept and not really a possibility in the modern world!<\/span><\/p>\n Ultimately I believe in artists and building community, and I do think there are a lot of wonderful people working in the world of \u2018Americana\u2019 that are aiming to do just that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n As a literary publication, Nashville Review is focused on publishing the best poetry & prose that lands in our submission piles. How has written literature played a role in evolving your work as a songwriter? As a performer? Do you have a special relationship with any author or their work?<\/b><\/p>\n I think that absorbing other writers\u2019 cadences, words, and storytelling is so vitally important to our own songwriting. I Love Anne Lamott and have just finished a book of poetry by Maya Angelou.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n What’s an influence on your music that even a die-hard fan might find surprising? This could be another musical artist or genre, a hobby of yours, a unique experience, etc.<\/b><\/p>\n I love waking up a couple hours before anyone else in the house and having a long luxurious cup of coffee. I accomplish nothing except daydreaming, hanging out with my dog, and maybe watering the plants if they need a little drink.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n What’s one question you always hope an interviewer will ask you about your artistry? What’s your answer?<\/b><\/p>\n A question I love is about who has inspired me! My answer is:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n All the incredible young artists I get to meet and work with along the way! I love listening to young peoples’ first songs written, first performances, the first tender times that we take the stage: pen to paper, fingers to strings, the microphone in our hands. It\u2019s always so inspiring and reminds me where I want to stay grounded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Can you share a Spotify link to your favorite song played during your set at Dee’s?<\/b><\/p>\n Money on 7<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n In a few sentences, tell us about your journey as a performing artist and how you found yourself playing at Dee’s Country Cocktail Lounge this year. I was invited by Paste to do a live performance at Dee\u2019s and was happy for the opportunity to share some new songs and meet some great people! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2292,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[82,1],"tags":[35],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6Jypy-50l","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19241"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19241"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19241\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19327,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19241\/revisions\/19327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp0.vanderbilt.edu\/nashvillereview\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}RETURN<\/a><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"