1 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:14,800 Speaker 1: Welcome to Unsigned and Independent Season two, Episode eight. We're 2 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:17,720 Speaker 1: here with kickoff Kevin and we're talking to a group 3 00:00:17,800 --> 00:00:18,599 Speaker 1: called the Dryes. 4 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:19,439 Speaker 2: How many in the group. 5 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:20,080 Speaker 3: Two? 6 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:22,880 Speaker 4: They have a full band, but the duo married duo. 7 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,000 Speaker 4: This is their name, the Dryes. It's Derek's last name, Derek, 8 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 4: and Caitlyn his last name is dry d r Ye. 9 00:00:28,680 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 4: So now they go buy the Dryes. 10 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,720 Speaker 2: She also a dry though, because she's now because yeah, married. 11 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:35,240 Speaker 2: Were they singing before? 12 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:40,680 Speaker 1: They were married separately? So they've been married four, well, 13 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:43,319 Speaker 1: eleven years. They've been together for about fifteen or so. 14 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:44,640 Speaker 2: I don't know. 15 00:00:44,640 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: Were they musically similar before they got together and started 16 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 1: singing together. 17 00:00:48,800 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 4: No, they talked about it a little bit. They were different, 18 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 4: and they came together and performed and realized, hey, we 19 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,800 Speaker 4: kind of got something here. They were dating months before 20 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 4: they ever realized we should do this together. 21 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:00,960 Speaker 2: They were already dating before they sang together. Yeah, oh day. 22 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: So, and how does someone get in touch with you 23 00:01:02,560 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: if they want to be on Unsigned and Independent? 24 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,520 Speaker 4: Mostly it's dms And when they reach out, I'll give 25 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 4: them a pre interview questionnaire to find out more about 26 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:12,959 Speaker 4: their story. Get into detail. The more interesting, the better 27 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 4: and if I like it, if I find it interesting 28 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 4: and I want to get them on, then I bring 29 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 4: him in. 30 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: But what if the record level reaches out and they 31 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: want to be on Unsigned and Independent, then no, that's 32 00:01:20,480 --> 00:01:23,600 Speaker 1: right because they're signed exactly exactly the other trick question. Okay, 33 00:01:23,680 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: So the Dries on the Road with Jody Messina is 34 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:28,200 Speaker 1: part of our heads Carolina toward the summer. 35 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 2: You can get tickets at the Dries dot com. 36 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 1: They just played at cmafes for the first time a 37 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: few weeks ago, and they like to think of themselves as. 38 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:39,280 Speaker 4: Who modern day Johnny and Jude Bold, very Bold. 39 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:41,360 Speaker 2: They were on season twenty two with a Voice. 40 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: Here we go, it's the Dries with Kickoff Kevin, Unsigned 41 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: and Independent. 42 00:01:45,880 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 4: Okay, we got Derek and Caitlin the Drys. How we 43 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 4: doing today, guys. 44 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 3: Good to see you, brother, Good to see you. 45 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 4: Nice to meet you guys. And we've finally got to 46 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 4: sit down and do this. We've rescheduled, I don't know, 47 00:01:56,120 --> 00:02:01,120 Speaker 4: a few times, look Trapple schedules. Maybe yeah, it's all right. No, 48 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,040 Speaker 4: we're all busy over here, which is a good thing. 49 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 5: Yep. 50 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 4: And you guys are very busy, it seems like we 51 00:02:05,720 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 4: were talking a little bit before this, and so right away, 52 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 4: want to get into it. You two are married, yep, 53 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 4: he so what and you're a duo, so married duo 54 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,120 Speaker 4: country duo. And what came first for you guys, the 55 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:20,800 Speaker 4: relationship or the career? 56 00:02:21,000 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 6: Yeah, we actually started dating first. You had just finished 57 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:26,120 Speaker 6: your first EP in Nashville. 58 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 5: Yes, right, Yeah, my first EP I was nineteen. I 59 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:29,239 Speaker 5: was like, I am. 60 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:33,079 Speaker 6: Both living in North Carolina where we're from, had never 61 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 6: moved away before coming to Nashville. I'm already jumping ahead. 62 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:39,360 Speaker 5: But yeah, I know, I'm like, that's actually a kind 63 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 5: of complicated question because, well, you heat, Derek probably has 64 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 5: his side and I have my side of how that went. 65 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:49,280 Speaker 5: But so well, I'll say my friend who was dating 66 00:02:49,320 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 5: his friend at the time, put us together and had 67 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 5: told me about Derek for like three years and was 68 00:02:54,240 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 5: like I could see all doing music together, and honestly, 69 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 5: like I thought she was just crazy, but she I 70 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 5: was always the kind that was very like career driven 71 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 5: and like if I don't get married, that's cool, because 72 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,240 Speaker 5: literally the career was like just always like my forefront thought. 73 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 5: And she would always be like, you need to meet 74 00:03:09,280 --> 00:03:11,360 Speaker 5: Derek and so she was like, you know, he's dating 75 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,280 Speaker 5: someone right now. She's like, they aren't meant to be 76 00:03:14,919 --> 00:03:17,240 Speaker 5: and it's just a matter of time. And I would 77 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:18,919 Speaker 5: be like I even met him and the girl at 78 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 5: a show. We read a mute math show and met 79 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,079 Speaker 5: him and that girl there, and I just stood back. 80 00:03:25,400 --> 00:03:26,760 Speaker 5: I mean, he didn't know anything about me, but I 81 00:03:26,760 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 5: just thought it was like so weird. I was like this, 82 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:30,160 Speaker 5: I've been told so much about this guy, like. 83 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 3: I had no clue. 84 00:03:30,760 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 4: Crazy. 85 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,480 Speaker 5: So yeah, when they broke up like she said they would, 86 00:03:36,760 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 5: I mean, it's kind of crazy, it is. I mean, 87 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 5: this is the story. It is kind of it's kind 88 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 5: of we've told it so. 89 00:03:41,040 --> 00:03:42,880 Speaker 6: With your close friends, you know, you kind of know. 90 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:44,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, totally. 91 00:03:44,640 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 6: But yeah, once once we connected over the old face 92 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 6: Facebook now dating myself but. 93 00:03:52,120 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 4: Better than my Space. 94 00:03:55,000 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 6: Facebook dms like no weather. 95 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,360 Speaker 5: Yep, I said, saw a video of me playing, and 96 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 5: he's like, you like guitar, Let's talk about that over dinner. 97 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 5: And he was like that's so cute. I actually thought 98 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:06,880 Speaker 5: it was very cheesy, and I was like, I don't 99 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:08,680 Speaker 5: know about this guy, like this is I don't know. 100 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 6: It worked when you got the mutual friend that's the 101 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 6: thing with the dating apps. 102 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:12,000 Speaker 3: I cannot. 103 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:14,520 Speaker 6: I mean, I've never done that because we've been together 104 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:17,320 Speaker 6: for that long. But if I were to imagine myself 105 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,040 Speaker 6: doing that, it's just like, what do you do without 106 00:04:19,200 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 6: some kind of mutual friend or something like that, accountability 107 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:25,720 Speaker 6: or whatever. So that'd be my first Like I don't 108 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 6: know if you call it advice, but like that kept 109 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 6: us going amidst the cheese, is my point. 110 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: Yeah. 111 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,240 Speaker 5: Yeah, we had friends who like had practiced about each other, 112 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:36,640 Speaker 5: so we met for Mexican food. So I went in 113 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 5: to answer your question, long story short, I went in 114 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 5: knowing that he did music and I did music. We 115 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 5: both had done music since high school and like wanted 116 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:48,200 Speaker 5: to do music for a living. And so I went 117 00:04:48,240 --> 00:04:50,680 Speaker 5: into meeting him at a Mexican restaurant kind of like 118 00:04:50,800 --> 00:04:53,159 Speaker 5: with that thought in my brain. But then when we 119 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:56,840 Speaker 5: actually like started hanging out, we didn't talk about music 120 00:04:56,880 --> 00:05:01,160 Speaker 5: for like three months, and then one day he came 121 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:02,960 Speaker 5: over and I was like, Hey, you should bring your guitar, 122 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:06,839 Speaker 5: and we just like started singing together. And then like 123 00:05:07,160 --> 00:05:08,839 Speaker 5: so like for the first three months we were just 124 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 5: kind of like dating in like in the Lovey Dovey 125 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:14,440 Speaker 5: phase of just like hanging out and he was playing 126 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 5: in a band at the time and I was doing 127 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 5: my Caitlyn Marks band thing back in the day. Then 128 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 5: finally we we actually got to sing at a service 129 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 5: for it was a funeral. It's so crazy. We talked 130 00:05:25,880 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 5: about this on the voice too, but yeah, it was. 131 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 5: It was a family member on his side and they're like, hey, 132 00:05:30,600 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 5: your girlfriend sings, like Derek, we want you to do 133 00:05:32,600 --> 00:05:34,480 Speaker 5: some of the music. Why don't you ask if Caitlin 134 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 5: wants to sing with you? 135 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 6: And so I think that was probably the first time 136 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:40,960 Speaker 6: at least publicly we sang together or whatever. Big cathedral hall, 137 00:05:41,040 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 6: beautiful spot, and you know that being the first time 138 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 6: made it an experience because you know, you have family there, 139 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,320 Speaker 6: plus it's this beautiful spot, so that really sticks out 140 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 6: in my mind. It's like, wow, that's like there's something here. 141 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 5: You know. Yeah, it was a moment where like we 142 00:05:55,600 --> 00:05:58,320 Speaker 5: both were like because we didn't really rehearse much for 143 00:05:58,400 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 5: that time, and when we sang together in the moment, 144 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 5: it's just like both of us knew where each other 145 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 5: was going and the song without really rehearsing, And I 146 00:06:04,680 --> 00:06:07,760 Speaker 5: was like, hey, we kind of have a thing, and 147 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:11,000 Speaker 5: then we just continued it. And it's been fifteen years now. 148 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:12,839 Speaker 4: You said it was a year side of the family, 149 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 4: Derek yep Oka. 150 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 3: Sure. 151 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 4: What was that moment like for you? Then? Individually for 152 00:06:16,520 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 4: her to get up there and sing with you, where 153 00:06:17,880 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 4: you kind of like, I mean, you don't have this. 154 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:22,200 Speaker 4: You probably told her this before, but that had to 155 00:06:22,240 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 4: be something for you be like, wow, okay, yeah, this 156 00:06:24,080 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 4: girl is pretty awesome. 157 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, it was great. 158 00:06:26,160 --> 00:06:29,159 Speaker 6: I mean there's a sense of security there with someone 159 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 6: you know right off the bat, but then to share 160 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:33,479 Speaker 6: that creatively right off the bat. 161 00:06:33,360 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 3: Was just another level. 162 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 6: So I just knew we had, you know, there was 163 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,320 Speaker 6: something there that we couldn't really tap on. You know, 164 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:43,200 Speaker 6: I grew up on Pearl jam and Lannis Moore said, 165 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:48,760 Speaker 6: and Tim McGraw and she she liked some screamo music 166 00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 6: and some country music. So we had a lot to 167 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:53,919 Speaker 6: talk about up to that point. But as far as 168 00:06:54,040 --> 00:06:56,719 Speaker 6: musically creating together, you know, it came out with the 169 00:06:56,720 --> 00:06:59,520 Speaker 6: twang for sure. Yeah, and we're just like, well, this 170 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 6: kind of makes sense, you know, why don't we just 171 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 6: buy a fifteen passenger van and tour the East coast. Essentially, 172 00:07:06,839 --> 00:07:08,200 Speaker 6: there's there's a couple of steps in between. 173 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 4: You just jumped straight to it. 174 00:07:10,720 --> 00:07:13,000 Speaker 5: You're like, you know what, Yeah, it wouldn't for fun, 175 00:07:13,200 --> 00:07:15,600 Speaker 5: It wasn't. I mean, we made goals together, like because 176 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 5: he was already doing music. I was already doing music, 177 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 5: so he kind of joined the band that I had started. 178 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 5: And then it was like it just we were like, why 179 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 5: are we not a duo? Like, you know, it kind 180 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 5: of evolved that way. But we would just make goals. 181 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 5: We'd be like, all right, let's play in our hometown 182 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 5: and just in the Triad area like Thursday, Friday, Saturdays, 183 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:33,400 Speaker 5: and now let's branch out and do like festivals. So 184 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 5: we had this guy named Ricky who's still a good 185 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 5: friend who would help us as a booking agent back 186 00:07:37,200 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 5: in the day. Ricky, I know, he's the best. And 187 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 5: uh so we just built it and just kind of 188 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,080 Speaker 5: went with it and made goals and then we were like, 189 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 5: then then we would reach those goals. And so that's 190 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:49,560 Speaker 5: how we bought our van, was paying for our own 191 00:07:49,800 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 5: you know, getting paid for shows, which wasn't much back 192 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 5: in the time, you know, back in the day. But yeah, 193 00:07:54,520 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 5: it's been it's been a journey and just started playing 194 00:07:57,160 --> 00:07:59,760 Speaker 5: out and then made started opening up for some people 195 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 5: and our hometown, like we opened up for a little 196 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 5: big town way back in twenty eleven, and they they've 197 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 5: always been one of our favorite bands. And yeah, we 198 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:08,880 Speaker 5: just kind of built a name for ourselves in our 199 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 5: hometown and then that kind of branched out to like 200 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:12,000 Speaker 5: moving to Nashville. 201 00:08:12,160 --> 00:08:14,000 Speaker 4: Yeah, and the hometown was where you said, North Carolina, 202 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:16,520 Speaker 4: Winston Salem, Winston Salem. Okay, did you guys have a 203 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:19,320 Speaker 4: talk before because you were a couple before and then 204 00:08:19,600 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 4: you played together, So did you ever have that talk 205 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 4: where you're like, I don't know if I want to 206 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,200 Speaker 4: do this because I don't want this to get in 207 00:08:25,240 --> 00:08:26,120 Speaker 4: the way of us. 208 00:08:26,680 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 3: I don't know. 209 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 6: It happened pretty quick because we both had bigger dreams 210 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,960 Speaker 6: than where we were at physically, so we were going 211 00:08:33,040 --> 00:08:35,000 Speaker 6: to do it together no matter what. 212 00:08:35,800 --> 00:08:38,440 Speaker 5: Like, I don't know. I mean, we've definitely had moments 213 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 5: in our journey together where we've sat down and had 214 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 5: moments to work through as a couple who you know, 215 00:08:45,320 --> 00:08:48,480 Speaker 5: is dating and living together and also like being married 216 00:08:48,520 --> 00:08:50,080 Speaker 5: and all that, and. 217 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,720 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's hard to consider all of that, you know, 218 00:08:53,120 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 6: I know what you're saying, because it's like, have you considered, 219 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:58,840 Speaker 6: you know that you're dating someone that you're also going 220 00:08:58,880 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 6: to be essentially owning a business with making van payments, 221 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,120 Speaker 6: and that's you know, you're not even married or a lot. 222 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:08,080 Speaker 6: You haven't done this this, you haven't compromised on this level. 223 00:09:08,480 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 6: But I mean, we just felt it innately, and I'm 224 00:09:11,880 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 6: glad we did. You know, in hindsight, it was hard 225 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:17,280 Speaker 6: as heck in some ways, but it still can be. 226 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:19,760 Speaker 6: But I mean it's we know what compromises, and it's 227 00:09:19,880 --> 00:09:22,920 Speaker 6: it's made our marriage really strong. And like you know, 228 00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,640 Speaker 6: f I'm being real honest, we had a pretty bad 229 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:27,960 Speaker 6: tip earlier today, but then we you know, we're talking 230 00:09:27,960 --> 00:09:29,520 Speaker 6: about what we're going to have for dinner, and. 231 00:09:29,600 --> 00:09:31,719 Speaker 5: Yeah, that kind of thing. And well, when you when 232 00:09:31,760 --> 00:09:34,880 Speaker 5: you work together and you're married and you live and 233 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 5: learn and all the things together for fifteen years now 234 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,120 Speaker 5: we've been married eleven, you just kind of get to 235 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 5: a point where when things happen, you're easy, You're able 236 00:09:42,600 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 5: to easily just like brush it off and just like 237 00:09:44,559 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 5: all right, like we don't stay we don't get like 238 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:49,319 Speaker 5: mad or like stay mad on things for longer than 239 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 5: like a day and we just like talk about it. 240 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 5: We've learned to be very honest with each other and 241 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 5: just like throw it out there and be vulnerable and 242 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:56,440 Speaker 5: like our thoughts and our feelings and then we just 243 00:09:56,480 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 5: move on. 244 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 6: Yeah, it's it's hard to catch it every time, but 245 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 6: we try to stay ahead of a lot of things 246 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 6: and long story short, give each other you know, space 247 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 6: or whatever to just like, Okay, there's something you're having 248 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 6: a tiff inside, or you're having a you know whatever inside, 249 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 6: can you tell me about that or whatever, And it 250 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,320 Speaker 6: ends up coming out a little earlier rather than you know, 251 00:10:14,480 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 6: resentment on the back end hopefully. 252 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 4: Yeah, is there one that's harder than the other as 253 00:10:18,440 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 4: far as music together or marriage or do they kind 254 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:22,199 Speaker 4: of go hand in hand at this point because you've 255 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:23,080 Speaker 4: been together for so long. 256 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:29,160 Speaker 6: Well, because I'm right, what used to be hard is 257 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 6: figuring out the fact that someone sees the world completely different, yes, 258 00:10:33,760 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 6: which is now at least an opportunity for a strength. 259 00:10:37,280 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 6: So it's like, you know, I'm not always right, I'm 260 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 6: at least needing to consider what she says and she 261 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 6: I mean, she's pretty on it with anything detail or 262 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,040 Speaker 6: business oriented. So I mean we kind of have our roles. 263 00:10:49,160 --> 00:10:51,360 Speaker 6: During twenty twenty, some of those roles shifted as like 264 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:52,400 Speaker 6: the industry shifted. 265 00:10:53,000 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 3: We talk about that, but like at. 266 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:57,800 Speaker 6: The same time, it's like to switch roles in different 267 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:00,760 Speaker 6: periods of our life is like, yeah, said than done. 268 00:11:00,800 --> 00:11:04,280 Speaker 6: But I'm just so glad that we can challenge each 269 00:11:04,280 --> 00:11:06,600 Speaker 6: other and kind of have fun doing it. 270 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:09,400 Speaker 5: Yeah, totally. I mean, you really said everything I was 271 00:11:09,440 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 5: gonna say. But what I take you it's I mean, 272 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 5: it's just, you know, I think we both knew what 273 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:17,319 Speaker 5: we wanted. We wanted to do music for a living. 274 00:11:17,320 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 5: We both did from the time we were old enough 275 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 5: to understand what that was, what that meant. So I 276 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:24,400 Speaker 5: think when we met, we just knew it was a 277 00:11:24,400 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 5: good thing and we just kind of like went with it. 278 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:28,160 Speaker 5: I don't know how it's kind of it's it's like 279 00:11:28,240 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 5: we don't know if we've been asked that in a 280 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:32,520 Speaker 5: long time, actually, but we just kind of went with it. 281 00:11:32,559 --> 00:11:35,199 Speaker 5: And it's been a journey, and you know, we've learned 282 00:11:35,240 --> 00:11:37,960 Speaker 5: to like work with each other, and it has its 283 00:11:38,040 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 5: ups and downs. I think for me, like I have 284 00:11:39,800 --> 00:11:41,800 Speaker 5: a really hard time turning my brain off because I'm 285 00:11:41,800 --> 00:11:44,600 Speaker 5: so I have ideas for I'll wake up thinking about 286 00:11:44,720 --> 00:11:46,800 Speaker 5: things that we could be doing to further our career 287 00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:50,320 Speaker 5: and like just ideas on all the things. And so 288 00:11:50,480 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 5: when it comes to like the end of the day, 289 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:54,360 Speaker 5: he's the kind of person where when work is done, 290 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 5: you know it's done. And for me, I'll be still 291 00:11:57,840 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 5: thinking about things. So he's like, well, let's just like 292 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 5: sit down and like watch a movie, and I'm like, well, 293 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:03,920 Speaker 5: I can't because I've got all these list things on 294 00:12:03,960 --> 00:12:06,439 Speaker 5: my list that i haven't accomplished. And I think that's 295 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:07,360 Speaker 5: personality wise too. 296 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 6: I think it helps to get the sweet lady out 297 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 6: of the house sometimes. 298 00:12:10,960 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 3: Yes, take to a die bar and let a Friday 299 00:12:13,000 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 3: be a Friday. 300 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 5: Just have a little party and let loose sometimes is 301 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:17,360 Speaker 5: good for me. Like that. 302 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:18,680 Speaker 4: All right, one more marriage question. 303 00:12:18,760 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, what you got brother? 304 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 4: Then we'll get it into your guys' music a little 305 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 4: bit more. And I'll ask you first, Caitlyn, do you 306 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:26,760 Speaker 4: look at other couples you know, like the Ryan Hurds 307 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:29,800 Speaker 4: and Marion Morris and then Caitlyn and Kam Brown, And 308 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:32,000 Speaker 4: do you look at those couples and be like, that's 309 00:12:32,040 --> 00:12:33,840 Speaker 4: who I want to be or do you look up 310 00:12:33,880 --> 00:12:35,880 Speaker 4: to them? Like that or are you kind of just like, 311 00:12:35,920 --> 00:12:37,120 Speaker 4: we know what we're going to find our own way 312 00:12:37,160 --> 00:12:38,760 Speaker 4: and that's really cool what they're doing. Maybe we can 313 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 4: do that one day. 314 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:43,160 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean we definitely do. We actually did a 315 00:12:43,200 --> 00:12:46,520 Speaker 5: Maren and Ryan's song on the Voice, and I love 316 00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:49,240 Speaker 5: what they do individually, and then what they've done together 317 00:12:49,320 --> 00:12:52,000 Speaker 5: is amazing. And then I think, you know, actually the 318 00:12:52,000 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 5: song thing God by Caitlyn and kin we kind of 319 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:57,199 Speaker 5: have like covered that just for fun in the kitchen 320 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 5: and like post it on TikTok. But I mean, I 321 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 5: love We're big people on celebrating what everybody does and 322 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:05,600 Speaker 5: like their journey and what they do in their lane. 323 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:07,640 Speaker 5: And I think what Derek and I have to offer 324 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:09,720 Speaker 5: is different than what each of those couples that you 325 00:13:09,800 --> 00:13:14,040 Speaker 5: mentioned offer. We definitely look up to them and I'm 326 00:13:14,080 --> 00:13:16,160 Speaker 5: sure their journey is way more than we even know. 327 00:13:16,960 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 5: And I think they're just amazing couples, and you know, 328 00:13:20,240 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 5: I hope to just when I see couples like that, 329 00:13:22,800 --> 00:13:25,319 Speaker 5: I think, you know, what are ways that we can 330 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:27,720 Speaker 5: like be a part of that too, you know, like 331 00:13:28,480 --> 00:13:32,560 Speaker 5: and so I love, actually love seeing Kaitlyn and Caitlyn 332 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:36,800 Speaker 5: and Kaine's marriage online and I follow both of their 333 00:13:36,800 --> 00:13:38,320 Speaker 5: accounts and I think it's really awesome. 334 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 6: Yeah, so same just real quick. Same with Thomas rhtt 335 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,720 Speaker 6: and his wife, and obviously Tim and Faith. I feel 336 00:13:43,800 --> 00:13:48,240 Speaker 6: like there's some obvious autonomy like separateness from those people, 337 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:50,640 Speaker 6: like they have separate careers as far as Ryan and 338 00:13:51,000 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 6: Marin and I really respect that as a couple too, 339 00:13:55,400 --> 00:13:58,839 Speaker 6: even though we are under you know, one name. I mean, 340 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:01,160 Speaker 6: we have some Derek songs, have some Caitlin songs, We 341 00:14:01,200 --> 00:14:04,480 Speaker 6: have some songs that are duets, and I like not 342 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 6: just giving people something to argue about, but that is 343 00:14:07,360 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 6: kind of fun to just kind of not just have 344 00:14:09,920 --> 00:14:12,560 Speaker 6: one lane, you know. So it's been fun for us 345 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:15,760 Speaker 6: to explore that, like our different personalities within it. 346 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:17,840 Speaker 4: You know, do you guys have a favorite do what 347 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,800 Speaker 4: to cover? Not your own, but to cover whether it's 348 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 4: Tim and Faith or that's a hard all. 349 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 6: We kind of lean into the real old stuff as 350 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:29,080 Speaker 6: far as that goes, Like Conway and Loretta and or 351 00:14:29,160 --> 00:14:31,680 Speaker 6: Johnny and June. We love Jackson. We used to end 352 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:35,080 Speaker 6: every single of one of our shows with a rowdy 353 00:14:35,160 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 6: version of Jackson. 354 00:14:36,240 --> 00:14:37,920 Speaker 5: Really we still do it in all of our sets. 355 00:14:37,920 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 5: That song. I mean, we have done it. I want 356 00:14:40,200 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 5: to say for all of our shows we have, we. 357 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:44,440 Speaker 6: Still do it a lot. We double the tempo at 358 00:14:44,440 --> 00:14:45,040 Speaker 6: the end, just. 359 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:48,760 Speaker 5: Like like Jackson by Johnny and June. That's definitely I'd 360 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:51,160 Speaker 5: say that's probably our favorite song to cover. And then 361 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 5: of course like Loretta and Conway, their music is just great. 362 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:56,720 Speaker 5: Like we love all the old honky tonk like country. 363 00:14:56,840 --> 00:14:57,480 Speaker 5: We did the country. 364 00:14:57,520 --> 00:14:59,040 Speaker 3: We did play this out of fame or union. 365 00:14:59,080 --> 00:15:00,640 Speaker 5: It's you're the reason our kids. 366 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 6: You're the reason our kids are ugly. It didn't go 367 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 6: over well. I was like, we were like. 368 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:06,280 Speaker 5: We should do it. Everybody's gonna laugh, and I think 369 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:07,320 Speaker 5: it's fun. And we did it and. 370 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 6: Everybody was like my side of the family really got it. 371 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 3: They laughed, Yeah, they're gonna cut up. 372 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 5: It was like so hilarious. But yeah, I would say 373 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:18,280 Speaker 5: Jackson by Johnny and June. We we you know, I 374 00:15:18,400 --> 00:15:20,960 Speaker 5: like to think and I like to like put it 375 00:15:20,960 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 5: out there that Derek and I are the modern Johnny 376 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 5: and June. 377 00:15:24,240 --> 00:15:25,120 Speaker 3: You know, that's bold. 378 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 5: It is bold. I hope we can live up to that, 379 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 5: you know. But yeah, Johnny and June, that's like one 380 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:35,720 Speaker 5: of our favorite husband and wine. 381 00:15:36,400 --> 00:15:37,840 Speaker 4: And now you mentioned the Voice a little bit. I 382 00:15:37,840 --> 00:15:39,760 Speaker 4: want to get into that. You were on season twenty two, 383 00:15:39,800 --> 00:15:43,000 Speaker 4: I believe, Team Blake. Yeah, and the last person I 384 00:15:43,000 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 4: had on this podcast actually last week Emily and she 385 00:15:45,200 --> 00:15:46,440 Speaker 4: was on Team Blake as well. 386 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 3: That's right, Yeah, she was. 387 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:49,760 Speaker 4: On with me last week and I want to hear 388 00:15:49,800 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 4: I talked about with her about a little bit. So 389 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 4: what was your guys experience like with the Voice because 390 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 4: hers was very she was young, you know, she'd finished 391 00:15:56,560 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 4: and she was a finalist, and she thought her world 392 00:15:58,280 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 4: was going to change and then it's just, you know, 393 00:16:00,320 --> 00:16:02,160 Speaker 4: it's not that easy, she found out. So what was 394 00:16:02,200 --> 00:16:04,720 Speaker 4: your experience like going through that whole process. 395 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:07,160 Speaker 6: Well, we had talked about it quite a bit and 396 00:16:07,280 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 6: just decided together that we were going to do it 397 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:10,760 Speaker 6: because we already had music out, We already had a 398 00:16:10,760 --> 00:16:13,600 Speaker 6: world to invite people into. And whether you do or not, 399 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:16,240 Speaker 6: I feel like it's a great positive show. And they 400 00:16:16,320 --> 00:16:19,760 Speaker 6: really honor about any age that they have, like people 401 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:22,240 Speaker 6: that were older than us and down to the thirteen 402 00:16:22,280 --> 00:16:24,800 Speaker 6: year olds, and that was yeah, really surprised me at 403 00:16:24,840 --> 00:16:28,880 Speaker 6: how open they were even with interviews and all that stuff. 404 00:16:28,920 --> 00:16:30,960 Speaker 6: So they just really honored us well, and I'm glad 405 00:16:31,000 --> 00:16:31,720 Speaker 6: we did it. Yeah. 406 00:16:31,760 --> 00:16:34,840 Speaker 5: I mean I think if you're an artist going into 407 00:16:34,880 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 5: something like that and you know who you are and 408 00:16:37,120 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 5: you already have music out, it's it can really like 409 00:16:39,880 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 5: it's honestly changed our life in a lot of ways 410 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 5: as far as like the fans, Like every show we've 411 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:48,400 Speaker 5: done recently, it's like we have people coming up saying 412 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:49,840 Speaker 5: they saw us on the show and they loved us, 413 00:16:49,840 --> 00:16:52,720 Speaker 5: and that always blows my mind. I'm like, that's crazy, 414 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 5: like you. I mean, it's like all over like and 415 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:57,160 Speaker 5: you know, the just to see the numbers increase just 416 00:16:57,240 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 5: on like streams and also just like socials. But it 417 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 5: was an amazing experience. I mean from the moment we 418 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:06,040 Speaker 5: went in, we both just like felt peace about it 419 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:08,080 Speaker 5: and we were like, we're just going to be ourselves 420 00:17:08,080 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 5: and they'll it will go as far as we need 421 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:12,359 Speaker 5: to go because we trust that the right plan will happen. 422 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:16,040 Speaker 5: And it was an amazing journey. I mean there's definitely 423 00:17:16,080 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 5: parts where it's stressful because it's television in front of 424 00:17:19,040 --> 00:17:21,760 Speaker 5: millions of people. It was a really great experience for 425 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:23,920 Speaker 5: us and I mean Derek, he actually for the first 426 00:17:23,960 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 5: time ever on the show. For the actually our Knockout 427 00:17:26,359 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 5: Round did a song without the guitar in his hands 428 00:17:28,840 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 5: for the first time, and that was like a big 429 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 5: step and we had never done it. And actually the bandleader, 430 00:17:33,359 --> 00:17:36,200 Speaker 5: Paul was like, well, he was like, no better time 431 00:17:36,200 --> 00:17:37,639 Speaker 5: to do it than in front of ten million people 432 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 5: or however many watched the show, And so that was 433 00:17:40,720 --> 00:17:42,639 Speaker 5: like a really big milestone for us. And I feel 434 00:17:42,640 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 5: like that that was something we hadn't done. And Blake 435 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:47,560 Speaker 5: actually like gave him so many compliments on it, and 436 00:17:47,680 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 5: we even went out, I feel like on a good note. 437 00:17:49,640 --> 00:17:51,680 Speaker 5: So it was it was a great journey for us, 438 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:54,320 Speaker 5: and it's just brought so many good things into our 439 00:17:54,400 --> 00:17:56,760 Speaker 5: life as far as shows, and we just signed a 440 00:17:56,760 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 5: booking and just a lot of good cool things. 441 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:00,640 Speaker 4: So do you feel like having each each other through 442 00:18:00,680 --> 00:18:03,040 Speaker 4: that process really helped instead of being like an individual 443 00:18:03,119 --> 00:18:04,760 Speaker 4: artist and going through I mean, you have the support 444 00:18:04,760 --> 00:18:07,400 Speaker 4: of the family, of course, but having each other had 445 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:10,240 Speaker 4: to help a lot through that. Yeah, I mean that's 446 00:18:10,240 --> 00:18:12,200 Speaker 4: a little surreal, right, Yeah, I'm sure I want to 447 00:18:12,200 --> 00:18:13,840 Speaker 4: get on the stage. It might hit you, but I 448 00:18:13,840 --> 00:18:15,639 Speaker 4: don't even know if it still hits you. Till this point. 449 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,800 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean we were also in a hotel room 450 00:18:18,840 --> 00:18:19,800 Speaker 6: for a number of months. 451 00:18:20,080 --> 00:18:22,600 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, so it was just. 452 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:23,800 Speaker 3: Twenty twenty all over again. 453 00:18:24,200 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 6: Yeah, I have to make light of that at all, 454 00:18:25,680 --> 00:18:29,320 Speaker 6: but it was we were it was so I was 455 00:18:29,359 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 6: such a privilege to do that with her. 456 00:18:31,280 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean I think we were the one of 457 00:18:35,400 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 5: two duos on our season. Oh yeah, and so it is. 458 00:18:40,119 --> 00:18:42,119 Speaker 5: I mean, I think with what we do together, like 459 00:18:42,160 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 5: people always say, you know, like Derek, you could do 460 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 5: music by yourself, Caitlyn, you could do music by yourself. 461 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:49,399 Speaker 5: So why do y'all choose each other? And I just 462 00:18:49,440 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 5: think there's plenty of amazing female artists, plenty of amazing 463 00:18:52,359 --> 00:18:54,040 Speaker 5: like male and I think what Derek and I have 464 00:18:54,200 --> 00:18:56,120 Speaker 5: is special, and I'm so thankful that we have each 465 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 5: other in crazy things like that, Like so many times 466 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 5: we look at each other just randomly and we'll be like, 467 00:19:01,640 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 5: our life is so crazy, Like we do the craziest things, 468 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:08,800 Speaker 5: like many people like, our life is just crazy. You 469 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 5: never know what each month will bring it, but like 470 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:12,719 Speaker 5: we always are so thankful that we can do it together. 471 00:19:12,880 --> 00:19:16,040 Speaker 5: And I'm like, thank God that I've got like your 472 00:19:16,080 --> 00:19:18,200 Speaker 5: brain as well, like, so it's not all on me, 473 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:22,040 Speaker 5: you know, And so I have major likes to artists 474 00:19:22,040 --> 00:19:24,120 Speaker 5: who do everything themselves. I mean that it's a lot 475 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:26,680 Speaker 5: of work, and so I'm thankful I have Derek and 476 00:19:26,720 --> 00:19:27,600 Speaker 5: that we did that together. 477 00:19:28,080 --> 00:19:29,960 Speaker 4: Like that, Where do you guys, are you playing anywhere 478 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:31,840 Speaker 4: on National locally? Do you ever play on Broadway or 479 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:33,239 Speaker 4: any riders around anything like that? 480 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:36,520 Speaker 6: We don't play Broadway much, but we we like visiting 481 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:41,040 Speaker 6: Roberts for sure. Roberts that's our Friday night unless we 482 00:19:41,080 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 6: hop over, you know, to the East Side for Honky 483 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 6: Talk Tuesday. 484 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:47,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, I mean, we've definitely done like writers' rounds. We 485 00:19:47,119 --> 00:19:50,000 Speaker 5: just did a big show in February at the Basement East, 486 00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 5: like a big showcase, and so, you know, we we 487 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 5: did CMA Fest and we want to do shows, but 488 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:59,000 Speaker 5: we try not to like oversaturate the area because we're 489 00:19:59,000 --> 00:20:00,840 Speaker 5: on tour right now and and lots of dates like 490 00:20:00,880 --> 00:20:03,879 Speaker 5: outside of Nashville, But we definitely I think we have 491 00:20:03,880 --> 00:20:06,520 Speaker 5: a show coming up in August at Kletus. It's our 492 00:20:06,560 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 5: friend's burger bar. And Paul McDonald is another artist and 493 00:20:10,320 --> 00:20:13,000 Speaker 5: he puts on these one big love festivals. So I 494 00:20:13,000 --> 00:20:14,880 Speaker 5: think that's August tenth, and that's gonna be a lot 495 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 5: of fun. But we do little, you know, events here 496 00:20:17,440 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 5: and there. 497 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,680 Speaker 4: And how was this first CMA Fest for you guys? 498 00:20:20,920 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 5: Oh? 499 00:20:21,040 --> 00:20:23,679 Speaker 4: It was a blast, correctly, yeah, amazing. 500 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 6: It was on the hard rock stage, so I mean, 501 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:28,840 Speaker 6: when you're looking at the hard rock you're obviously looking 502 00:20:28,840 --> 00:20:31,840 Speaker 6: out towards the river, but if you're on stage looking 503 00:20:31,840 --> 00:20:36,120 Speaker 6: towards Broadway, it's almost as if whenever they crank us up, 504 00:20:36,320 --> 00:20:39,080 Speaker 6: like all of Broadway kind of turns in, Like even 505 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 6: people across the street were like kind of all turning 506 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 6: their necks and it was it was a blast. So 507 00:20:44,400 --> 00:20:45,880 Speaker 6: we had this crowd in front of us, but they 508 00:20:45,880 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 6: were all kind of coming across during Cmafest, so we 509 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:52,119 Speaker 6: just started playing out to the other side of the street. 510 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:54,120 Speaker 3: And it was really surprising. 511 00:20:54,240 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 5: It was our first one, and honestly, we didn't know 512 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:58,960 Speaker 5: if we'd even get in this year, and I think 513 00:20:59,040 --> 00:21:01,680 Speaker 5: it was the first time that CMA fester, first or 514 00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 5: second year that they've taken over that stage, and so 515 00:21:04,400 --> 00:21:07,919 Speaker 5: we somehow got in on the lineup, and I was 516 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:09,679 Speaker 5: just amazed that there was people there. And you know, 517 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 5: because every show you're like I hope people come see 518 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:14,880 Speaker 5: us like they come. And so it was a fun 519 00:21:14,920 --> 00:21:17,280 Speaker 5: crowd and we just had a blast. We did a 520 00:21:17,320 --> 00:21:19,040 Speaker 5: thirty minute set and we just did all of our 521 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 5: songs that we're going to release this year and and so, yeah, 522 00:21:23,160 --> 00:21:25,119 Speaker 5: it was a lot of fun. Definitely feel honored. 523 00:21:25,280 --> 00:21:27,760 Speaker 4: How big is that for you know, a duo like 524 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:30,080 Speaker 4: you or any artist really, because for me living here, 525 00:21:30,119 --> 00:21:31,800 Speaker 4: I'm like, holy crap, that's a lot. It's just a 526 00:21:31,800 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 4: lot of people. And yeah there's a lot going on 527 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:36,840 Speaker 4: you go downtown for a couple hours. But for you guys, 528 00:21:36,840 --> 00:21:39,400 Speaker 4: somebody that's not, you know, playing Nissan on the main 529 00:21:39,440 --> 00:21:42,119 Speaker 4: stage every night, how big is that for you guys? 530 00:21:42,160 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 4: To get those people from out of town just to 531 00:21:44,280 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 4: be walking by and just see you. So for you 532 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 4: to have that stage, is that something that you just 533 00:21:48,119 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 4: don't take for granted? 534 00:21:49,240 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 5: Oh totally. 535 00:21:49,920 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 3: Oh yeah. 536 00:21:50,320 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 6: I mean, whether we're opening for Jody like we have 537 00:21:53,440 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 6: been this year, and we have a merch line that 538 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 6: we didn't expect and we're just like, we're gonna eat 539 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 6: this up, not just because it's about us, but because 540 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:06,240 Speaker 6: these fans are hungry to discover new artists, and that's 541 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:08,679 Speaker 6: that's the big thing with fanfare at CMA Fest and 542 00:22:08,720 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 6: all that like it, it really is not about us 543 00:22:11,960 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 6: as it as is as it is about the fans 544 00:22:14,600 --> 00:22:17,000 Speaker 6: where they really do like want to. 545 00:22:17,240 --> 00:22:19,800 Speaker 5: It's like all about that, Yeah they shelter, it's going 546 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:22,640 Speaker 5: to be the new artist and people who maybe aren't 547 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:25,080 Speaker 5: on the radio yet. And and I think for. 548 00:22:25,080 --> 00:22:27,040 Speaker 3: Us, like it's that wouldn't you say? 549 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:29,879 Speaker 6: It's that same like sense of discovery totally as some 550 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:30,880 Speaker 6: shows that are out there. 551 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:32,679 Speaker 5: I mean, well that's what I grew up going to 552 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 5: CMA Fest, and that's what I thought was so amazing, 553 00:22:35,160 --> 00:22:37,360 Speaker 5: was walking around and seeing people that like back then 554 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:41,200 Speaker 5: now are huge. I mean, I'm you know, even other 555 00:22:41,240 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 5: shows like I just think about like what it takes 556 00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 5: to get there, and CMA Fest is honestly like has 557 00:22:47,880 --> 00:22:49,480 Speaker 5: been on our bucket list of like when are we 558 00:22:49,520 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 5: going to get to play CMA Fest? Man, that'd be 559 00:22:51,280 --> 00:22:53,639 Speaker 5: a dream. And so the fact that it happened this 560 00:22:53,720 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 5: year was incredible. And then I think back on like 561 00:22:56,920 --> 00:23:00,000 Speaker 5: what CMA Fest is and all the past years of life. 562 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:03,119 Speaker 5: You know, CMA was doing like recaps of different like 563 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 5: Porter and Dolly and Faith and Tim and it's just 564 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 5: like years of like country music legends. I mean, that's 565 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,000 Speaker 5: everybody's a part of it, and for us to be 566 00:23:13,040 --> 00:23:16,200 Speaker 5: included in that definitely don't take it for granted. And 567 00:23:16,200 --> 00:23:18,320 Speaker 5: and we wanted to like give our best, and I 568 00:23:18,359 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 5: feel like we did and left a good impression. So 569 00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:22,320 Speaker 5: hopefully we'll be back next year. 570 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:22,880 Speaker 3: That's right. 571 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:24,840 Speaker 4: That's right, And hopefully if you're listening to this and 572 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:27,200 Speaker 4: you haven't been, I highly recommend it. It's amazing something 573 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 4: you can't get anywhere else. Nashville is probably the only 574 00:23:29,760 --> 00:23:32,200 Speaker 4: place you can walk any corner just hear amazing music. 575 00:23:32,520 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 4: How did you end up getting that? 576 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: Then? 577 00:23:33,960 --> 00:23:35,680 Speaker 4: Are you with a management company? Is that what you said? 578 00:23:35,720 --> 00:23:39,399 Speaker 5: Or yeah? So in March we actually signed with Wasserman Booking, 579 00:23:39,680 --> 00:23:42,720 Speaker 5: and so our booking agents got us on that, and 580 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:45,320 Speaker 5: I think it was like the timing just worked out 581 00:23:45,520 --> 00:23:47,960 Speaker 5: and they said there was openings and so they pitched 582 00:23:48,000 --> 00:23:49,720 Speaker 5: us and then it and then we got chosen to 583 00:23:49,760 --> 00:23:51,920 Speaker 5: do it. So it's kind of a last minute thing, 584 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:55,280 Speaker 5: but I think timing is everything, and it happened, so we're. 585 00:23:55,160 --> 00:23:56,639 Speaker 3: Excited to agree more. 586 00:23:56,760 --> 00:23:58,639 Speaker 4: That's awesome. Another exciting thing and you talked about a 587 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:00,440 Speaker 4: little bit was be on tour with Joe. You've seen 588 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 4: that right now, Yes, the Heads Carolina Tales California tour. 589 00:24:04,119 --> 00:24:06,120 Speaker 4: How did that come about and how has that been 590 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:06,560 Speaker 4: so far? 591 00:24:06,880 --> 00:24:11,040 Speaker 6: Honestly, Jody is quite the anomaly. Like she's on our 592 00:24:11,119 --> 00:24:13,520 Speaker 6: first show with her, she came out to introduce us. 593 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:15,480 Speaker 6: She talked for like five minutes about us, and I 594 00:24:15,520 --> 00:24:17,359 Speaker 6: was She said she didn't know she was going to 595 00:24:17,440 --> 00:24:20,239 Speaker 6: do that show. She is very like not fly by 596 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:22,439 Speaker 6: the sea of her pants, but has like really just 597 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:24,160 Speaker 6: a big heart love. 598 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:26,760 Speaker 5: I thought she was coming out just to like watch 599 00:24:26,760 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 5: our set. Like I thought she was just like following 600 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:29,840 Speaker 5: us out and I was like, oh, I guess she's 601 00:24:29,840 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 5: gonna watch. She just makes me nervous. And then she 602 00:24:32,200 --> 00:24:34,600 Speaker 5: like went on stage and I was like, what is happening? 603 00:24:34,640 --> 00:24:37,479 Speaker 5: And then so she like introduced us, but like it 604 00:24:37,520 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 5: came about we. So we a friend of ours, Angela, 605 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:43,199 Speaker 5: sings background vocals for her. So I think Angela had 606 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:45,560 Speaker 5: kind of like mentioned who we were Jody, maybe like 607 00:24:45,600 --> 00:24:49,680 Speaker 5: two years ago. But we did our show in February 608 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,959 Speaker 5: at the Basement East and the very next morning, my 609 00:24:52,960 --> 00:24:54,879 Speaker 5: friend Angela texted me and said, Hey, do you have 610 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:58,240 Speaker 5: a message from Jody, and I was like, Jody Messina. 611 00:24:57,840 --> 00:24:59,040 Speaker 3: And she was like seven am. 612 00:24:59,119 --> 00:25:00,920 Speaker 5: This is in the like because when neither of us slept, 613 00:25:00,920 --> 00:25:03,359 Speaker 5: we were so amped from our show. And I was like, 614 00:25:03,400 --> 00:25:05,159 Speaker 5: well I don't so I like nudge Derek because I 615 00:25:05,160 --> 00:25:06,359 Speaker 5: think he was still asleep. I was like, do you 616 00:25:06,400 --> 00:25:08,280 Speaker 5: have a message from Jody on your phone? And he's 617 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:11,119 Speaker 5: like Jody was Seena. I'm like yeah, and he's like, 618 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:12,879 Speaker 5: I actually do, and he was like she said to 619 00:25:12,920 --> 00:25:14,840 Speaker 5: call her about some tour dates and I was like. 620 00:25:15,200 --> 00:25:19,440 Speaker 6: What, and so what's odd was And I don't know 621 00:25:19,440 --> 00:25:21,439 Speaker 6: if Jody, if you're listening, if you know this or not, 622 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 6: but she texted or emailed Wasserman about us coming out 623 00:25:27,640 --> 00:25:31,320 Speaker 6: on some dates, I believe while they were debriefing about. 624 00:25:31,119 --> 00:25:32,359 Speaker 5: Because they had come to our show. 625 00:25:32,520 --> 00:25:34,600 Speaker 6: It's kind of cool, we're seeing us really Yeah, So 626 00:25:34,640 --> 00:25:36,560 Speaker 6: the timing was nuts. You know, one of their artists 627 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:38,600 Speaker 6: was asking us to come on tour as they were, 628 00:25:38,760 --> 00:25:41,240 Speaker 6: you know, debriefing about maybe working with us or something. 629 00:25:41,320 --> 00:25:41,480 Speaker 1: Yeah. 630 00:25:41,560 --> 00:25:43,800 Speaker 5: It was like, honestly, so weird. And I was like 631 00:25:43,840 --> 00:25:47,479 Speaker 5: wait because she's also with Wasserman and so I was like, well, 632 00:25:47,520 --> 00:25:49,600 Speaker 5: did that happen? Like what is happening, and so it 633 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:51,399 Speaker 5: was just kind of like a weird timing thing on 634 00:25:51,480 --> 00:25:55,639 Speaker 5: everybody's like in But we called her around ten that morning, 635 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:58,760 Speaker 5: the day after our big showcase that we did, and 636 00:25:58,840 --> 00:26:01,159 Speaker 5: she was like, I just would love for y'all to 637 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 5: like come out on the road with me and do 638 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:04,879 Speaker 5: some shows. Like I never picked an opener before, and 639 00:26:05,480 --> 00:26:06,879 Speaker 5: I didn't know if that's to be something y'all be 640 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:09,920 Speaker 5: interested in or you know, don't feel pressure, and we're like, 641 00:26:10,560 --> 00:26:13,320 Speaker 5: don't feel pressure, Like what do you mean, you're amazing. 642 00:26:13,720 --> 00:26:15,359 Speaker 5: We tried to like we literally tried to keep it 643 00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:18,040 Speaker 5: really cool and just be like very like you know, yeah, 644 00:26:18,160 --> 00:26:21,239 Speaker 5: like sure, but we were just like speaming. We were 645 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 5: like my parents were in town and they were sitting 646 00:26:22,720 --> 00:26:24,600 Speaker 5: in the other room, and I just was like couldn't 647 00:26:24,600 --> 00:26:26,040 Speaker 5: wait to like run in the room and be like 648 00:26:26,080 --> 00:26:29,439 Speaker 5: she just has us to go on door. So that 649 00:26:29,920 --> 00:26:32,639 Speaker 5: with that happened, and then Wasserman killed it and like 650 00:26:33,280 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 5: got us in the right kind of you know, in 651 00:26:35,280 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 5: line with all the details of it, and we started 652 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,679 Speaker 5: our first show in Texas in April. So it was 653 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:42,760 Speaker 5: just kind of like a it just all happened real fast, 654 00:26:42,800 --> 00:26:44,159 Speaker 5: and we just like went with it, and it's been 655 00:26:44,200 --> 00:26:45,560 Speaker 5: a journey, the ground running. 656 00:26:45,600 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 6: They've been going in some dates in between, and it's 657 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:49,399 Speaker 6: been such a blast. 658 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:51,239 Speaker 5: It's been a dream because every year, at the end 659 00:26:51,240 --> 00:26:53,840 Speaker 5: of every year, we write down goals for the next YEP, 660 00:26:54,119 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 5: and twenty twenty three, like actually twenty three is our 661 00:26:56,840 --> 00:26:59,280 Speaker 5: lucky number, which we knew going into the year. We're like, 662 00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:01,200 Speaker 5: that's going to be pretty like what's going to happen? 663 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:04,040 Speaker 3: And yeah, it comes up a lot, right, But we. 664 00:27:03,880 --> 00:27:05,960 Speaker 5: Were like, let's like one of our biggest thing was 665 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 5: let's play more shows. However, we got to do that, 666 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:10,919 Speaker 5: whether it's us booking up or we get signed, but 667 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:13,320 Speaker 5: really wanted to get signed, and then that happened, and 668 00:27:13,400 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 5: it's just honestly been a dream come true because we've 669 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:17,840 Speaker 5: been here for years and that's been our goal. 670 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:20,199 Speaker 4: So how long have you lived in Nashville then? 671 00:27:20,520 --> 00:27:21,040 Speaker 5: Nine years? 672 00:27:21,119 --> 00:27:23,840 Speaker 3: Yeah, since twenty fourteen and you moved here together. Yep. 673 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 6: We sure did packed it up in the jeep and 674 00:27:25,880 --> 00:27:29,440 Speaker 6: we didn't release music until twenty eighteen, but OK, yeah. 675 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:32,200 Speaker 5: Wow, yeah, we packed everything in our little jeep. Cherokee 676 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:35,760 Speaker 5: stayed with some friends they like opened their house because 677 00:27:35,760 --> 00:27:37,200 Speaker 5: they believed in us, and we didn't even know what 678 00:27:37,240 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 5: we were going to do. We didn't even have jobs 679 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:40,800 Speaker 5: when we moved. We were like we just brought like 680 00:27:40,880 --> 00:27:42,960 Speaker 5: what we could in our little cherokey and our cat, 681 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:45,960 Speaker 5: and we just like headed here. We were like all right, 682 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:48,119 Speaker 5: like hope we get a job soon. And so I 683 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:50,399 Speaker 5: started babysitting as soon as we moved here. I started 684 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:53,480 Speaker 5: nanning for different families, and he worked at Apple. And 685 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:57,040 Speaker 5: we had our jobs for like four or five years, 686 00:27:57,080 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 5: like random jobs, and just like dug our feet in 687 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:03,000 Speaker 5: and I wrote songs and started to release some music 688 00:28:03,040 --> 00:28:04,280 Speaker 5: the first time in twenty eighteen. 689 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:06,439 Speaker 4: So was there some dark days in those four to 690 00:28:06,480 --> 00:28:08,840 Speaker 4: five years where you were saying, I don't know if 691 00:28:08,880 --> 00:28:09,879 Speaker 4: this was the right move or not? 692 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:12,439 Speaker 3: Totally? Yeah, how do I expound on that? 693 00:28:12,600 --> 00:28:15,439 Speaker 5: Like, well, I remember driving here, Like when we were 694 00:28:15,480 --> 00:28:17,600 Speaker 5: actually driving here to like move here, I think I 695 00:28:17,640 --> 00:28:19,840 Speaker 5: cried the whole way because I was like I felt 696 00:28:19,880 --> 00:28:21,600 Speaker 5: in my spirit that it was the right thing, but 697 00:28:21,680 --> 00:28:24,119 Speaker 5: I also was like, what if we're making the biggest mistake. 698 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:27,360 Speaker 6: Sure, and you're probably grieving, you know. 699 00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:29,520 Speaker 5: Yeah, like being around family and it's just like, you know, 700 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:31,680 Speaker 5: a lot of what we do is a big sacrifice constantly, 701 00:28:31,720 --> 00:28:34,399 Speaker 5: Like we've missed weddings, We've missed like a lot of things. 702 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,639 Speaker 5: And so I think moving here it was like we 703 00:28:37,720 --> 00:28:39,840 Speaker 5: knew what the cost was, but we were like ready 704 00:28:40,120 --> 00:28:42,560 Speaker 5: for whatever that was, and so we just came with 705 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:45,840 Speaker 5: like open hands and have just it's been a journey. 706 00:28:45,880 --> 00:28:48,600 Speaker 5: But I mean there's been plenty of days where we've 707 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 5: felt like I always say, like thrown in the towel, 708 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 5: but we never would because it just I think it's 709 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:55,800 Speaker 5: the days where you just feel like is what we're 710 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:57,800 Speaker 5: doing enough? Which I think is the question a lot 711 00:28:57,880 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 5: of artists probably asked, like am I enough? Is my music? 712 00:29:00,920 --> 00:29:01,160 Speaker 1: Enough? 713 00:29:01,280 --> 00:29:04,160 Speaker 5: Is my brand enough? You know, whatever we're doing. But 714 00:29:04,640 --> 00:29:08,240 Speaker 5: we really believe in what we who we are and 715 00:29:08,320 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 5: what our story is, and you know, I think it's 716 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:12,600 Speaker 5: more about people than it is about us. Like we 717 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:15,680 Speaker 5: we truly do love people and want people. We've always 718 00:29:15,720 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 5: said like when people come to our shows and just 719 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:20,280 Speaker 5: like even come to our house, we want people to 720 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:23,000 Speaker 5: like leave a little lighter than when they can't got there. 721 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:25,160 Speaker 5: And so we want people to like laugh, cry, party, 722 00:29:25,240 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 5: have fun at our shows or even if they're at 723 00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:30,000 Speaker 5: our house. Like and so it's about the fans and 724 00:29:30,040 --> 00:29:32,760 Speaker 5: about people, and so that's always been like our drive. 725 00:29:36,480 --> 00:29:39,240 Speaker 4: Well, let's wrap it up here and talk about some 726 00:29:39,280 --> 00:29:40,680 Speaker 4: new stuff in the works for you guys coming out 727 00:29:40,720 --> 00:29:42,720 Speaker 4: later this summer. You got a singing Yeah, yeah, possibly 728 00:29:42,680 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 4: anyp Jody Messina, So go ahead and talk about the 729 00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:46,440 Speaker 4: new single coming out. 730 00:29:46,640 --> 00:29:47,480 Speaker 3: We're so excited. 731 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 6: She could tell you more about the details, obviously, because 732 00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:54,280 Speaker 6: she's a detail queen. But we've proud to say we've 733 00:29:54,280 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 6: produced this at home and really have been testing a 734 00:29:57,040 --> 00:29:59,040 Speaker 6: lot of these songs out on the road, and we 735 00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:01,520 Speaker 6: really do that's kind of our litmus test to have 736 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:04,240 Speaker 6: the audience, you know, react to what we're playing or 737 00:30:04,360 --> 00:30:06,320 Speaker 6: just ask, you know, when this song is going to 738 00:30:06,360 --> 00:30:08,160 Speaker 6: come out. And you know, a lot of artists and 739 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:10,360 Speaker 6: we do this a little bit on social platforms and 740 00:30:10,360 --> 00:30:13,560 Speaker 6: stuff and test the market or whatever. But I'm I'm 741 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 6: just so thankful when we can do that in person. 742 00:30:15,760 --> 00:30:18,400 Speaker 6: So this is a collection of you know, songs that 743 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 6: we've really tested out on the road, and I'm pretty 744 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:21,920 Speaker 6: proud of it. 745 00:30:22,080 --> 00:30:26,200 Speaker 5: Yeah. The song's called Sawdust and it is about all 746 00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 5: the honky tonks and diebars we've been to thus far, 747 00:30:29,720 --> 00:30:32,720 Speaker 5: and it's just a honky tonk like we both love 748 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 5: like traditional country, and so it has definitely big flares 749 00:30:36,600 --> 00:30:38,200 Speaker 5: of that, but it's like mixed with a little bit 750 00:30:38,200 --> 00:30:40,360 Speaker 5: of rock, which is really fun, and a lot of 751 00:30:40,360 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 5: our music has a lot of that element in it, 752 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 5: a lot of gritty yeah, community for sure. 753 00:30:45,120 --> 00:30:47,480 Speaker 6: I love producers like Jay Joyce and Luke Dick, you know, 754 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:50,959 Speaker 6: Branda Lambert, Eric Church, those type of gritty tape sounds, 755 00:30:51,040 --> 00:30:55,240 Speaker 6: and we love old country too, so to push the 756 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:58,160 Speaker 6: production forward, we're just that's just what naturally comes out. 757 00:30:58,200 --> 00:31:02,000 Speaker 5: And yeah, yeah will sound a lot like Texas, that's 758 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,120 Speaker 5: for sure, with. 759 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 6: Some deep bear tone guitars like rock and roll, you. 760 00:31:08,080 --> 00:31:09,520 Speaker 5: Know, and a lot of it's just what we've been 761 00:31:09,560 --> 00:31:12,520 Speaker 5: writing the last couple, like last two or three years. 762 00:31:13,280 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 4: Did you write every song? Sorry to cut you off there, 763 00:31:14,840 --> 00:31:15,600 Speaker 4: did you write every song? 764 00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:15,960 Speaker 5: Yes? 765 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 4: Okay, yeah with. 766 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 5: Co writers get together and with co writers. But yeah, 767 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:23,959 Speaker 5: I feel like it's another chapter of our story that 768 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:28,280 Speaker 5: maybe people haven't heard yet, which I'm really excited. Yeah, 769 00:31:28,320 --> 00:31:30,600 Speaker 5: there's it's just I think it has something for everything. 770 00:31:30,640 --> 00:31:33,680 Speaker 5: There's like some serious songs on there, and then there's 771 00:31:33,720 --> 00:31:35,560 Speaker 5: like just fun songs like Sawdust and then we have 772 00:31:35,560 --> 00:31:37,120 Speaker 5: a song called Bless Your Heart that's going to be 773 00:31:37,160 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 5: coming out in August as well, and it's was based 774 00:31:40,240 --> 00:31:44,200 Speaker 5: off comment that someone was being mean, but you know, 775 00:31:44,280 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 5: it's all good. But uh yeah, So I'm excited. Lots 776 00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 5: of new music this year, lots of shows and we're 777 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:52,880 Speaker 5: really excited for like what's to come for. 778 00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 3: Us, maybe a Christmas tour, yeah, working on that. 779 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 5: Yeah, oh yeah, Christmas. More Christmas music as well. So 780 00:31:59,120 --> 00:32:01,720 Speaker 5: we're really working on cranking some stuff out because last 781 00:32:01,800 --> 00:32:03,360 Speaker 5: year we couldn't with the voice, we had to wait 782 00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:07,160 Speaker 5: in a certain time. So this year we're like doing 783 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:08,000 Speaker 5: as much as we can. 784 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:08,720 Speaker 3: Might as well. 785 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,120 Speaker 4: Yeah, go follow them social media. We're going to fund 786 00:32:11,120 --> 00:32:11,480 Speaker 4: you guys. 787 00:32:11,880 --> 00:32:14,640 Speaker 5: The draws, it's just the draws on everything, so pretty 788 00:32:14,720 --> 00:32:15,320 Speaker 5: much g r. 789 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:18,000 Speaker 3: Y e s also spelled like doctor. 790 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:20,360 Speaker 5: Yes, we always say that. I don't know why. We 791 00:32:20,400 --> 00:32:21,720 Speaker 5: think we're fun so weird. 792 00:32:23,120 --> 00:32:28,760 Speaker 4: The way that help other it helps. Okay, go follow 793 00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:32,040 Speaker 4: them on Instagram, Twitter and social media, TikTok whatever you're 794 00:32:32,080 --> 00:32:34,240 Speaker 4: on stream their music. Supporting you guys. It was a 795 00:32:34,280 --> 00:32:35,560 Speaker 4: lot of fun. Thank you so much for coming in. 796 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:36,160 Speaker 5: Thank you so much. 797 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:36,560 Speaker 3: Gotcha. 798 00:32:36,880 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 5: This has been a Bobby cast production.