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Back in Nashville after recording her new single out in L.A., singer/songwriter Rachel Pearl talks about playing recently at the NAMM show with the bassist for Paul Simon, her take on entering contests, ukulele in her family, and, her connection to the first Woodstock.

Notable Guest Quotes

“Finding those small, new contests are the way to go.”

“Hearing nothing is almost worse than hearing ‘this can be a lot better.’”

“If it sounds too good to be true, sometimes it really is.”

“You can spend all your time doing contests , but if you’re not ready and you don’t know it, you’re just feeding your money into those large ones.”

“Honestly, that moment can pretty much ruin you.”

Songs on this episode

"Without You"
"Dodgeball"