This Nashville-based singer/songwriter is a two-time CMA “Emerging Artist” who will again be at Fan Fair. She has performed in venues across the U.S. and Europe and has sung background vocals on stage for stars from Gloria Gaynor to Taylor Swift. On this episode of NHTE she even makes an exclusive announcement regarding a new product launch accompanied by a song download.
“My job is to connect with people. I want to tell my stories and your stories through music, and if you can escape from your life, or reflect on your life, or experience something during the show – whether it’s laughing or crying – then I’ve done my job.”
“If I’m entertaining myself, somebody’s going to walk away happy.”
“If you do what you love to do, and you follow your dreams, you’ll never work a day in your life.”
“You just have to do what you love to do. Be real, be who you are, and find your audience, and that is your first ticket. Figure out who you are and what you wanna do.”
“It’s exhausting but it’s a great way to get your chops up. I have made every mistake on-stage that you can possibly make… And that’s how you get to be where you want to be. It’s just, do what you love to do.”
“(singing background vocals is) almost more of a challenge than singing lead.”
“I like to write by myself more than I do co-writing… Honestly, some of my best songs are 3am, after I’ve gotten done playing a show and come in and still have my guitar all warmed up, and, write a song!”
“Being at (CMA) Fan Fair was wonderful for me to actually, not only get to meet people face-to-face, but get a firm grasp on who I’m actually making music for. It was a great reminder of that and it was very encouraging to see so many people come by just to say hello.”
“I don’t have a favorite venue. I think the venue is only as good as the audience.”
“Country music is worldwide. Music is worldwide. It’s actually the language that connects everybody, is music. You don’t have to speak the language you listen to, to enjoy it and it’s so great to realize that all over the world we’re all the same.”
"Trainwreck"
"Talk Country to 'Em"