Episode Transcript
[00:00:00] Speaker A: Foreign.
[00:00:12] Speaker B: Come on.
[00:00:15] Speaker A: This is Outside the Round with Matt Burrill, a rage rowdy podcast.
What's going on, everybody? Welcome back to another episode of Outside the Reality. Matt Brill. Today, a very special guest, a young lady who we've been lucky enough to watch play a bunch of our events here in town. Someone that's gonna be playing the Razor Audi stage at Rock the South this year. One of our absolute favorites coming up in the scene Right now, it's Ms. Emmy Moyn.
[00:00:38] Speaker B: Thanks so much for having me, dude.
[00:00:40] Speaker A: Of course. Like, you are someone that. It's been so cool because we've gotten to see you from when you first got to town. Pretty much. Right?
[00:00:46] Speaker B: Yeah. Basically. I think the first round I played with y' all was. Was freshman year.
[00:00:51] Speaker A: Freshman year at Live.
[00:00:52] Speaker B: Sophomore. But, yeah, I think it was freshman.
[00:00:54] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:00:55] Speaker B: Which is crazy.
[00:00:56] Speaker A: Yeah. What year are you in now?
[00:00:57] Speaker B: I'm a senior.
[00:00:58] Speaker A: You're a senior?
[00:00:58] Speaker B: I graduate in May, so I'm really excited because Belmont's been such a blessing of just getting to learn so much from people who have come before you and give you such great opportunities and internship opportunities.
But I also feel, like, ready to kind of fly from that and move on to the next thing. So I'm super excited.
[00:01:19] Speaker A: I think one of the great things about Belmont, I got to experience this. I went to a college up in New Jersey called Ryder, and I was very involved at the college radio station, and that's what led me to coming down here to Nashville, was having a country show. And I learned more with the programs that were outside of the classroom than in the classroom. I know Belmont's a great school, and they put you through songwriting class, but you learn from being around people and being in a city like Nashville and coming and playing events like ours or the Whiskey Jams or the Grind Houses or the Magic Hills stuff, like, all the things you learn how to network and find your co writers and find your people.
[00:01:55] Speaker B: Right.
[00:01:56] Speaker A: And get to see artists. Like, you've been here for kind of the duration of watching the Ella rocket ship go off and the Meg Maroney's and the Cali Princes and, like, watching females that you've looked up to.
[00:02:08] Speaker B: Oh, yeah, do it.
[00:02:09] Speaker A: And now you're at the moment where you're getting ready to release some new stuff and graduate and go out into the world.
It seems like life's going pretty great for you.
[00:02:18] Speaker B: Yeah, it feels really, really good. I think that one of the biggest blessings that you get from just, like, being in Nashville is the ability to observe people and observe like the ways that they're doing things and the strategies that they're using and what you want to kind of use in your own career. And just like, making friends, like so many people are really just amazing here. Like, so many good people. I didn't know, like, what to expect when I came to town. None of my family did. Like, we have, you know, a musical background, but nobody was in Nashville. No one was doing it. And I didn't know what to expect. And I think that I've just been overwhelmed with how good people are and how willing they are to help and just be a friend and everything's not.
Got another motive behind it or whatever.
[00:03:01] Speaker A: Yeah, absolutely. Now you've. You're a Mississippi girl. You got roots in Kentucky as well. So talk about kind of your upbringing before you moved out here.
[00:03:08] Speaker B: Yeah, so I was born in Lexington at the UK hospital.
Huge Kentucky basketball fan.
And all my family is pretty much still up there. But then when I was a baby in my family, we moved to. To East Tennessee. So my dad took a job at Lee University and we lived there for a while, and then he took a job at Mississippi State. So we just kept moving down.
And so I kind of say I'm from Starkville because I feel like that's really where I became who I was.
And Starkville shaped so much about the way I see the world. And I think Mississippi is a really cool.
I mean, there's just no more. There's just people, they're so kind. There's people with so much hospitality. It's the hospitality state. And everything is just at a slower pace. And so I think that it shaped a lot of my music and a lot of my writing, but also just the way that I want to treat people.
And then my parents moved a couple days ago into a house in Acworth, Georgia. My dad took a job at Kennesaw State. So we're just all around the south. And I'm glad to be back in Tennessee. But it's fun to see how all those states have shaped. You know, Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi have such musical influences in the way they shape country music and blues. Yeah, it's pretty crazy to look at. So it was fun to. To be raised in those states.
[00:04:25] Speaker A: Yeah. And it's funny, I didn't know about the East Tennessee thing. So I have family in the Tri Cities and like the Jonesboro, Johnson City area.
I almost moved there before moving here, really. And was going to work on my aunt and uncle's farm in Jonesboro. 40 something acres with horses and, oh, my gosh, I spent some time during the pand over there helping my uncle build fences and driving the tr. Me driving a tractor, cutting the grass. Yeah.
[00:04:51] Speaker B: That's amazing. I didn't know that.
[00:04:52] Speaker A: Yeah. East Tennessee is one of my favorite places.
[00:04:54] Speaker B: It is beautiful, and I took the mountains for granted. And I think Mississippi is beautiful in its own way, but like, just the prettiest drives to school or wherever we were going. And then you moved to Mississippi, and it is just flat as to be.
[00:05:06] Speaker A: And to me, the best fast food place in the world. Pals? Yes, pals. Sudden service. People don't know about pals. No, they don't know you can't eat inside. You got to drive through all in service.
[00:05:17] Speaker B: It is so good. It's like a secret.
[00:05:19] Speaker A: It is. And I've. I've joked with my family that's out there. If they ever moved, if they. If Pals ever opened in Nashville, I try to buy into that franchise. I know it would crush.
[00:05:27] Speaker B: Oh, yeah.
[00:05:28] Speaker A: And you mentioned Starkville, and that's a city, a town that I have a lot of history with, with going and doing shows at Rick's Cafe.
[00:05:35] Speaker B: Rick's. Yes. Rick was such an influential part of my story. He is just one of the best people. And I feel like it's funny because he knows more people in Nashville than a lot of people in Nashville know.
[00:05:47] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:05:47] Speaker B: But he. I can't remember if it was. I think after my freshman year, Colin Stow was coming to Rick's, and it was right after American Idol, it was sold out, and I just DM'd Rick. And I was like, hey, if, you know, if there's a chance that Colin would accept, like, local support, I would love to come play an acoustic show.
And so he helped me get that. And then from there on out, if there were just people coming in who didn't have support or whatever, he would always put me on those shows. And so I loved playing Rick's. And Rick's is such a staple. Like when I say from Starkville. Anyway, anybody here is like, Rick's. I love Rick.
And he's just. He's so passionate about giving young people opportunities and.
Yeah, spent a lot of. A lot of really fun nights.
[00:06:31] Speaker A: Yeah. What was your first time going in
[00:06:33] Speaker B: there for the Collins style show?
[00:06:35] Speaker A: Really? So your first time going in there because you were. I guess because you were under 21 makes sense.
[00:06:39] Speaker B: I think you can get in there under. But all my friends from high school, a lot of them went to Mississippi State, had a lot of Them rushed and you'll get blacklisted if you're out on the town before and people find out about it. So we always.
When we were ever hanging out, we never went out to the bars because it was like, I don't want to go alone to the bars and none of my friends could go.
But yeah, Rick's was the first time I was there was when I was playing.
[00:07:02] Speaker A: Yeah. I got to do that with Muscadine a couple times, and I did it with Trey a couple times. And Stark Vegas just had. There's something about, like that big time spot in a small, small town.
[00:07:13] Speaker B: Yes, exactly. It's crazy. It's like this gold mine in the middle. I mean, Starkville is a cool city, but in the middle of nowhere. Yeah. And like all the shadow boxes on the wall. If you go around and see the
[00:07:24] Speaker A: people, Kenny Chesney, Snoop Dogg, CO Wetzel, Morgan Wall and Luke Combs, like, everybody has come through there.
[00:07:31] Speaker B: I remember one show there was opening for Logan Crosby, and that day Rick's Cafe posted a picture.
This was maybe two years ago, and they posted a picture of, like five years ago today. It was Morgan Wall and Hardy, and Laney Wilson was doing the acoustic support.
And you could get that ticket for probably 25 bucks.
[00:07:51] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:07:52] Speaker B: And so it just feels like a ride of Passage place. And those are fun to play.
[00:07:56] Speaker A: Yeah. Now, you've been here for the. I guess this is your fourth year here, right?
[00:08:00] Speaker B: Yeah, I went home for some summers, but last summer.
[00:08:04] Speaker A: Well, I'm sorry, with going to school. So what was the year that you moved here?
[00:08:07] Speaker B: 2022.
[00:08:08] Speaker A: 2022. Okay. Yeah. So this is. So this is year four. When did you feel it really start working? Because I know you put out a bunch. You've put out a lot of songs, and it's been. It seems like this year you really f. This past year, 2025, you really focused on writing and growing on that side of it. But when did you feel it all start kind of coming together for you?
[00:08:28] Speaker B: Yeah, I had a really hard freshman year. I was really homesick. I graduated with 53 students, I think. 53. And two of us left the state of Mississippi.
[00:08:39] Speaker A: Wow.
[00:08:40] Speaker B: And so I just had to get used to living in a place where I wasn't comfortable at first and kind of stepping out on my own. And then also I think it's hard. You move here for a dream, and then you get here and you're like, well, I mean, how do I do this? Like, how do I get my foot in the door?
I Took a digital music marketing class with a professor Erin Duvall at Belmont, and she, like, our assignment for the semester, our ongoing assignment was you had to post three times on a social media platform. And you could post, like, about food in Nashville or about live shows you went to, but if you were an artist, you could do, you know, yourself. And so I just started posting TikToks literally for a grade.
[00:09:22] Speaker A: Wow.
[00:09:23] Speaker B: Yeah. And I was doing these covers, and I mean, I love doing covers on Tick Tock, but I was just getting sick of, like, I'm sick of me. Like, people are sick of me. And I just wanted to do something different that showed off my songwriting before I had music out. And I also wanted to show, like, the power of songwriting and what it can do. So I think the first one was Tin man by Miranda Lambert. And I just took the.
It's the same melody, and I just wrote it back from the perspective of the tin man and just to kind of show a different side of the song. And also, like, look how badass this song is.
And it did really well. And so I started doing some rewrites and getting attention from, like, some of the artists, like, Miranda posted reposted one, or Eric Church Reposted one, or whatever.
And then my sophomore year, second semester of my sophomore year, I got a songwriting internship at Warner Chapel. And the internship was only writing.
[00:10:15] Speaker A: What. What a great place to have a songwriting internship. Shout out to our Warner Chapel friends.
[00:10:20] Speaker B: It's a great spot, Such a great spot, such great people.
And Benji was my. My point person there. And that was really, really helpful just to be in a company like that every day and kind of just start figuring out how things worked and looked at how, you know, songwriters are doing it and the grind that it takes. And so I did that for a year before I switched to smack doing the same thing. But I think that it was like, sophomore year is where I really started to feel like I had built a community outside of Belmont.
And I felt like I was really starting to get my footing in the writing world. And then this past year, I just wanted to take a second to not release and write my ass off and figure out who I was.
[00:11:05] Speaker A: That's so important. And so many people rush to put out an album or an ep, but they don't have themselves quite figured out yet. So I commend you for doing that.
[00:11:15] Speaker B: Thank you. I think it takes some trial and error, and it's different for everybody, but I think through all those sessions, I was just really able to find out what I wanted to say and also how to materialize it to say it to somebody else. So kind of what I like to say is my mom's side is a lot of traditional country and bluegrass, and we grew up, like, everyone bring out their instruments at Christmas and stuff. And my dad's side is, like, not musically talented, but just loves music. And his favorite band's U2.
[00:11:48] Speaker A: Oh, sick.
[00:11:48] Speaker B: And grew up on a lot of U2 and, like, Killers and Coldplay and stuff. And I'd always, like, been like, this is just music that I love that has influenced me, but I'm not gonna put it into my writing or artistry in any way. And then I went to a YouTub show, and just like, the feeling of, like, big and energy and spirituality almost at those shows, I was like, this is something I want to incorporate, almost like, this sense of healing. And you can just go there and feel really understood and feel better about yourself in the world once you leave those shows. And country does that, too. But just I want to blend, like, all of those things with, like, the intimacy of country music and a steel guitar and a banjo and, like, really, really detailed songwriting and storytelling. And so that's kind of the. The land that I've, like, figured out this year, But I never would have kind of honed in on that if I hadn't have taken the time to. To write. And I'm still figuring it out, and I'm still honing it in, but I think that we get here and we just say we want to make country music, but you got to find where you stand out, and you got to find what makes you different and. Yeah, and just, like, being authentically you and letting that come through your writing, it takes time to learn how to do that. And I'm still learning, but I feel like.
[00:13:02] Speaker A: I feel like everyone is constantly. Because you're constantly evolving and growing. So it sounds like you went to a lot of shows growing up with a dad that was in the bands like that.
[00:13:10] Speaker B: Yes, he.
Yeah, we. We did concerts for birthdays and Christmas. We did concerts or trips.
[00:13:17] Speaker A: That is, like, the most raised rowdy thing ever, because Nikki T. Started this thing with his friends just going to shows.
[00:13:23] Speaker B: Wow.
[00:13:24] Speaker A: Like, that's what our. Our old saying. I say it sometimes at the events is, like, front row or don't go.
[00:13:29] Speaker B: Yeah, absolutely.
[00:13:30] Speaker A: You're at a festival. Go. Yeah. Be in the pit. Go to the side stage. Like, there's just music. Forget. Makes you forget about all the chaos and all the bad stuff in the world. And like you said, it's like a U2 show. I've never been to one. I mean, it's on the bucket list
[00:13:44] Speaker B: to get to one.
[00:13:45] Speaker A: I know it's just, like, a spiritual thing. But what was your first concert growing up? Do you remember it?
[00:13:49] Speaker B: My first concert was Chris Stapleton. Wow. It was. I think my. No, no. My first country concert was Chris Stapleton. I think my first concert was Taylor Swift. It was the Red Tour.
[00:14:01] Speaker A: Nice.
[00:14:02] Speaker B: And I was like, born.
I think her debut album came out when I was, like, three.
[00:14:07] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:14:08] Speaker B: And so I was just, like, raised on a lot of her music, and I felt like I feel nostalgic listening to her music in a way, because I pinpoint different memories in my childhood with different songs. And I watched her show and how much of, like, a. An entertainer she is.
[00:14:21] Speaker A: Oh, yeah. She's. There's a reason that she is as big as she is.
[00:14:25] Speaker B: Exactly.
[00:14:25] Speaker A: And has been for, like, coming up on 20 years, which is crazy.
[00:14:29] Speaker B: It's not just this magical mystery. Like, there's something about those shows.
And then I think, like, the Chris Stapleton show, you just went and you watched him stand there and sing, and you were just, like, the entire time blown away. Yeah. Very different show. Same thing. And I think Kelsey. I think I heard Kelsey Ballerini say it, but she was like, concerts are a place where everyone's heart beats together.
And I think that's really true. And I think that even if it's like stadium shows, arena shows, even if it's, like, round sometimes on a good night, it's just like everyone's heart starts to beat together.
[00:15:01] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:15:01] Speaker B: And you just get addicted to that feeling. So.
[00:15:03] Speaker A: Yeah. You're someone that's been a fixture of playing our events and someone that, whenever we can, are lucky enough to get you on a lineup. We were always so happy. And you're someone that comes out and is in the crowd hanging with your friends, too. Like, it was great to see you this past Tuesday.
[00:15:17] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:15:17] Speaker A: But the last time that you played with us, you had that room and the palm of your hand. And, like, you talk about where there's something about the live music experience where everybody's heart beats in medicine. It's spiritual. It's. It's bigger than that girl or guy on stage singing with the guitar. You had that.
[00:15:37] Speaker B: Thanks.
[00:15:37] Speaker A: At the local. And rounds are so tough. It's such a skill to be able to do that.
[00:15:43] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:15:44] Speaker A: Like, I think back to Ella used to always get mad when she would play and people would be talking live. Oh, she'd Always get so angry. I'd be like, this was like, when Ella was around your age, like. Like 21, 22.
[00:15:56] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:15:56] Speaker A: And I was like, since you got to win the room over. And it was funny because we would have her play with Joy Beth Taylor.
[00:16:02] Speaker B: Wow.
[00:16:02] Speaker A: Joy Beth has that skill that you have where it's taking the room. Like, it's quiet and you feel there's that emotion that you bring in your voice, but also the words. It's not even just. I mean, the melody is obviously a part of it, but you.
I hadn't seen that in the local much since we've been over there. And you had that. And that was something that Nikki T. And I were talking about. Like, Emmy's getting this thing figured out.
[00:16:27] Speaker B: Thank you. That was such a fun show. And I think it's about, like, writing words interesting enough that make people want to shut up and listen.
[00:16:35] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:16:36] Speaker B: But I also think it's just, like, realizing that if you take the focus off of you and, like, stop worrying about every little note and what people are going to think of you and how you look on stage and all this stuff and just put the focus on, like, I want to serve other people in this room. Like, I heard one time, it's not the entertainment industry, it's the service industry, and we're here for other people.
And I think when you start to have the outlook that, like, music is not for you, it's for everyone else in the room. It's for whoever that song is being played for that day, it starts to shift the way that you perform.
And I think it's a little bit more intriguing kind of thing, you know?
[00:17:16] Speaker A: Yeah, it definitely is. And I forget who. Who we had you up there with. I got to look that up. But, like, you. You set the tone for that, for that round. And it was so. It was so cool. I'm trying. I want to. I want to look that. Look that back up real quick. Who you were.
[00:17:32] Speaker B: Yeah, I think they just moved to town. I think we've got it right.
[00:17:34] Speaker A: Cooper Ledford and Maddie Rose, who were also.
[00:17:37] Speaker B: They were amazing.
[00:17:38] Speaker A: Maddie has been here for less than a month.
[00:17:40] Speaker B: It's crazy.
[00:17:41] Speaker A: And Cooper's been here for, like, six.
[00:17:42] Speaker B: Wow.
[00:17:43] Speaker A: And they're at. They're right around that same. That same age where they're. They're not even. They're not even 21 yet.
[00:17:48] Speaker B: That is crazy.
[00:17:49] Speaker A: What was it like moving here and playing rounds under 21 and being in the bar setting.
[00:17:54] Speaker B: X's on your hands.
[00:17:55] Speaker A: X is on your hands. Shout out to all the great. All the venues. Like, whether it was Live Oak or Losers or Duck Blind or now Odies in the local. Yeah, the venues. Thank you, guys for. For letting us. Letting us bring in the. The underage talent. But what's that like, being a kid and then being in an environment like that?
[00:18:15] Speaker B: I started to get, like, really nervous about it at first. Like, I just felt like. And I don't know if, like, imposter syndrome is the right thing. It's just like, all of these people, you just go in and you think all these people know what they're doing, and I don't know what I'm doing and what am I doing up here and all of these things. But then I started to really, like, take a little bit, like, gain confidence from being, like, the youngest person on the round or the youngest person in the writing room or the youngest person on the lineup. Like, that's a good sign. And just, like, finding a way to, like, let that make you more confident than letting it make you more insecure of, like, I'm. I'm here and I'm doing this, and I'm younger than everybody else, and it might mean that I look a little bit greener on stage and I don't bring as much to the writing room as other people do or whatever. But, I mean, how lucky am I that I get to learn alongside people by doing it?
And I think that I'm excited when I'm the youngest person on things. It's like, to me, it's a confidence booster. It's like, you're here, and I think that Nashville is, like, there are a lot of things that are given to you and people are willing to help, but there's a sense of, like, earning what you get here.
And I'm proud of that, you know? So I think it took me a second to get that perspective. I used to be so nervous, but then I just thought. And I still get a little nervous, and I always want to get a little nervous. But coming in with, like, a quiet confidence about you is. Is what is going to make you perform better and write better and do everything better here.
[00:19:48] Speaker A: Yeah, absolutely.
Someone that you've. One of the songs that you played the other night at the local, you mentioned that you wrote it with my good buddy Johnny Clawson.
[00:19:55] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:19:55] Speaker A: Talk about working with writers. Not only just Johnny, but other folks that are at the top of the songwriting world currently, and you're getting to be in the room with them and getting to even in some way, be the artist in the room at such a young age.
[00:20:09] Speaker B: Yeah, absolutely. That's been such a fun thing to do. And it's kind of.
I owe a lot to, like, Warner Chapel and Smack for that. Of just, like, kind of taking me under their wing and letting me kind of work up rosters and stuff. But I think that you just go in there and you. You're just, like, in awe of how good they are. Like, you bring your best ideas and you do your thing, and then you watch them. Like, with that song Craftsman that I played with Johnny, like, I had this. I had the title and this idea, but, like, I had no idea how to make it work. And I just, like, told him about it, and it's just like, it's crazy to watch them just, like, put the pieces into place. Like, they're so good at what they do.
And I tried with Ben Williams and brought in the same kind of title of, like, I think this is cool. And I see direction, but I don't know how to do this. And you just watch them, like, know exactly where it's going, know exactly how. How to, like, form the phrasing and the melodies that they just come up with. And. And I think that they're just. They're kind. And I think that that speaks a lot to, like, I always feel comfortable in those rooms, which is really. Like, not everyone makes you feel that way.
[00:21:14] Speaker A: No. Especially being a young female. I think that's something that I think about guys like Ben and like Johnny that do so well writing with females, because it's such a different thing. And I know you have girls that you enjoy writing with you, and. And. And you're a girl that girls enjoy writing with. But there's. There's something about keeping that. That professional but comfortable to where it feels like family. Like you're writing with your brothers or your cousins.
[00:21:38] Speaker B: Right.
[00:21:38] Speaker A: You know?
[00:21:39] Speaker B: Exactly. And it's like, you look up to them in so many ways, but it's also fun to be, like, you know, a peer, a co writer.
[00:21:47] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:21:48] Speaker B: And, like, work alongside them and learn and then also just, like, have a good time and be friends and take advice about writing, but then also other things, what they're doing. Can I pick your brain on this? Can I pick your brain on this? And it's just. It's been awesome to kind of learn from people who are crushing it right now.
[00:22:06] Speaker A: Yeah. And it's kind of like, it's got to have that validating feeling, too, that you're a young artist and these guys are out here getting hit after Hit after hit. And they're wanting to put time on their calendar to spend with you and grow you as an artist. And they see that, you know.
[00:22:20] Speaker B: Thanks. Well, I'm grateful for them.
[00:22:22] Speaker A: Yeah. No, and I'm sure they're grateful for you as well.
For sure. You excited for Rock the Country or Rock the South this year? I get all my rock this. There's so many shout out to all the rock the countries but Rock the South. Have you been there before?
[00:22:34] Speaker B: No, I've never been.
[00:22:35] Speaker A: Okay.
[00:22:35] Speaker B: So have wanted to go every year and we could never make it work. We were on vacation or the. The money just wasn't there for tickets or whatever. So I'm super. I'm super excited.
[00:22:45] Speaker A: Yeah. It is a time. I think the first one I did it was when I was working with Trey.
[00:22:50] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:22:52] Speaker A: I think Miranda was headlining that day. Ella was there just hanging out with us. Like it was a wild. It was a wild time. And that was when it was back in Coleman. Now this year it's in Decatur.
[00:23:03] Speaker B: Is this. This is the first year they indicator. Okay. Yeah.
[00:23:06] Speaker A: Which is going to be cool. This is also the first year they're doing a side stage. And the fact that it gets to be us and there's. There's folks like yourself playing is the most full circle thing.
[00:23:17] Speaker B: Right.
[00:23:17] Speaker A: Ever. Have you done the festival thing before? Like gone as an intent. Like attended festivals.
[00:23:22] Speaker B: Honestly, I've been like in and out of them, but I've never done like a. We're going to buy tickets every day and we're going to go all day every day and do the thing. And I've always wanted to. So I'm really excited that I'm planning to come down for the whole time and yeah, I'm excited to like experience that and then like pretty cool cherry on top to play at the end of it. So.
[00:23:41] Speaker A: Yeah, big time. Cherry on top.
[00:23:43] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:23:43] Speaker A: Because I'm trying to.
[00:23:44] Speaker B: Actually the whole dessert is.
Yeah. Maybe getting to go. Is the jury on the top.
[00:23:50] Speaker A: Yeah. Yeah. It's freaking awesome.
But because I'm trying to think of what festivals are in Mississippi. Really. Because there's the Neshoba County Fair is
[00:23:57] Speaker B: a big one done that we would do. Like we were only. Have you ever been to the Nashoba County Fair?
[00:24:03] Speaker A: No, but I've heard stories. My buddy. I have a. My old roommate, a guy I used to work with downtown doing security. He's a guy named Ethan Willis. Ethan's from Philly. Where? Same place where Cali and Hardy and all those guys.
[00:24:15] Speaker B: It from it is a cr. You should, you should go. I hear it's a crazy world and it's so fun.
They call it Mississippi's giant house party.
And yeah, they get, they get great artists every year and we were able to do that. But it's funny because it's just like Mississippi is just small and so you go into this place of there's tens of thousands of people and it's just like, you know, so many of them and it just feels like a big, almost like reunion in a way.
But there's like cabins there.
[00:24:43] Speaker A: I was gonna say the cabins. Like, yes. A lot of the festivals that we go to have that camping element. Rock the south is one of them where people are bringing their, their pull behind campers or some folks are intense. Like the one in Ohio we go to every year. We, we stay intense for five days and it's awesome. It's a lot of fun. Yeah, but that one I've always heard. It's the, it's the cabin festival.
[00:25:02] Speaker B: Yes. They have these cabins and a lot of them, like my family doesn't have one, but a lot of them are like family owned, like generation they passed
[00:25:09] Speaker A: down where people grow up and then they, then they're the ones running the cabin and then they pass it down to their kids and so on.
[00:25:15] Speaker B: And like a lot of these cabin, I mean, and they're nothing fancy and they're probably worth more than all of those people's houses. Like it's crazy. And they, I don't even think they turn on AC except for like that week of the fair or maybe a couple days before. So it's like you buy and it's for that one week. And it's the.
I want to say it's like usually the last weekend in July and it is hot and you're just sweating your guts out all day and it's so fun and you're just eating fried food and riding rides that you think might kill you and then going to see good music.
[00:25:47] Speaker A: You know, part of the excitement is getting on those rides where it's like, oh, little screw or nut pops out. We're. Yes, we're done.
[00:25:54] Speaker B: Last time I was at the Neshoba County Fair, it was like 2am and we had like, it was like we all gathered around this like, like patio and this person had a piano and they like passed out a bunch of these like church hymns and everybody was just like singing along at 2 in the morning.
[00:26:11] Speaker A: That is like the most Mississippi thing ever. We're out here. We're getting rowdy. We're doing some borderline degenerate activities. Yeah, we're gonna take it back to Jesus.
[00:26:20] Speaker B: Exactly. I was like, what am I doing? And I love it, you know?
[00:26:24] Speaker A: That's so cool. Yeah. And the Rock the South lineup this year is unbelievable, too. Where you're gonna get to see. I don't even remember all I know who's playing, like, our side stage and stuff. But the Rock the South lineup, I gotta pull that back up for a second because it is. It is one where the. I mean, the day that you're playing your Riley's headline and which is gonna be sick. Jesse Murph, have you ever seen her live?
[00:26:47] Speaker B: Never seen her live, but I can't wait.
[00:26:49] Speaker A: I got to see her, I think three or four times this past year at different festivals. Unbelievable.
[00:26:53] Speaker B: From the videos I see on, like, her Instagram and stuff, I'm like, this feels like such a cool show.
[00:26:58] Speaker A: And it's. And it's all ages, too, where, like, the people screaming the most are, like, little girls.
[00:27:02] Speaker B: She has such, like, a wide fan base and demographic. It's awesome.
[00:27:06] Speaker A: Yeah. And then Craig Morgan, he's freaking awesome. Jake Worthington. Graham Barham. Chandler's playing the side stage with us. Zach. John King. Ava Hall.
[00:27:15] Speaker B: I love Ava.
[00:27:16] Speaker A: Ava's another one, too. Like, talk about being a part of this. This young, like, where songwriting is so important to you guys of these young females coming up right now, because I feel like there's a huge crop of you.
[00:27:25] Speaker B: Yeah. Ava is awesome. And she.
We had classes together kind of throughout Belmont. We're the same year. I think she graduated in December.
But I'm really excited for her and everything that's happening for her. For her. But it's fun to, like, start, whether it's on even, like, artist or writer side. But also, like, my friends, who I just was in classes with freshman year, and that's why we were friends, now have, like, jobs in the industry, and they're crushing it. And it's really fun to, like, go network or hang with, like, like, your friends, and you go way back, and it. It's cool to see, like, your class kind of continuing to rise and what that looks like. And I'm just happy for everyone. Like, you just want good people to win you.
[00:28:05] Speaker A: Yeah. It's exciting. And you're gonna be there all weekend. So Thursday night, Zach, Top Travis, Tracy Lawrence, the Castellos, Cole Goodwin, who's another one like yourself, who. I've gotten the watch over the rounds. Then our side stage that Day is the Creekers, Tysdelt, Connor Hicks, and Cali Prince.
[00:28:19] Speaker B: Oh, I'm so excited again.
[00:28:21] Speaker A: All the. All the homies.
[00:28:23] Speaker B: Yes.
[00:28:23] Speaker A: And then Friday. Have you ever seen Aldean live before?
[00:28:25] Speaker B: No. No. Ever seen Aldine laugh?
[00:28:27] Speaker A: She's unbelievable.
[00:28:28] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:28:29] Speaker A: Pyro. It's like, okay, feel. It's gonna feel closer to those rock shows you grew up going to with your family.
[00:28:34] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:28:34] Speaker A: I'm excited when he plays, like, Big Green Tractor and take a little ride with you in Dirt Road Anthem. Like the old school songs that we all grew up on, Right?
[00:28:42] Speaker B: Exactly.
[00:28:43] Speaker A: You're gonna be. You're gonna. You're gonna. It's. He's one of those guys, like, Luke Bryan was another one I remember seeing at a festival, and I'm like, wait, I know every single song.
[00:28:51] Speaker B: Crazy people like that. Because it's like, you don't even. You kind of go into the concert and you're like, I'm a fan of them, but I don't listen to them a ton. Like, I wonder how much I'm gonna know. And then it's just like, the first song, you're like, oh, yeah. Second song. Oh, yeah. The third, like, okay. I know your entire catalog, and I
[00:29:07] Speaker A: didn't realize this is my childhood. Yeah. The Friday's, Aldean Brantley, Big X, the Plug.
[00:29:11] Speaker B: Yeah. I'm excited to see.
[00:29:12] Speaker A: He's wild, too. At a festival. It's a whole different vibe.
[00:29:17] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:29:17] Speaker A: Which is a lot.
[00:29:18] Speaker B: Where have you seen him?
[00:29:19] Speaker A: I saw him in. I forget which festival it was one of them. We do so many of them.
[00:29:24] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:29:24] Speaker A: What I forget was, I think it was somewhere over the Midwest. Nikki T. Went to a show with Big X at Eastside bowl here in Nashville. Wait, Tiny little club. Yeah. Nick. Nick went. Went to that with Ike. And Nick said it was just insane because that's a small room.
[00:29:39] Speaker B: Yeah. Oh, my God.
[00:29:40] Speaker A: Like, Big X takes up, like, the entire stage. Like, just him because he's such a large, human. Exact unit.
[00:29:45] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:29:45] Speaker A: Who else on that? Lauren, Elena, Austin Snell. Then that side stage, that is Tyler Nance, J. Webb, Miles Morgan and Ethan Garner. So it's.
[00:29:52] Speaker B: That's awesome.
[00:29:53] Speaker A: It's cool for us getting to be a part of that and to have, like. Like the fact that you're playing in Cali and Connor and Tyler Nance and Miles Morgan and Tice. Like, it's all kids that we've gotten to see, like, come up.
[00:30:06] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:30:06] Speaker A: And that's a big show for you because you haven't. What, have, like, opening it's been mostly Rick's. You've gotten to do stuff.
[00:30:11] Speaker B: Rick's. I've done some. I got to open for Avery Anna. That was a cool thing in Florida.
And then, like, a venue in Kentucky I've done some stuff at.
And then, like, Eddie's Attic stuff.
[00:30:22] Speaker A: Yeah. Oh, yeah, that's right.
[00:30:23] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:30:24] Speaker A: Because you've gone down there with. Is it Hudson?
[00:30:27] Speaker B: That's this next weekend with Hudson McCready. Yes.
[00:30:30] Speaker A: Who is awesome.
[00:30:31] Speaker B: I've never met him.
[00:30:32] Speaker A: He is a great one. I've only gotten him. So he still lives out in the Knoxville area.
[00:30:36] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:30:37] Speaker A: He's still out in East Tennessee, but I've had him on, I want to say, like, two or three rounds.
[00:30:42] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:30:42] Speaker A: And he's a great kid. Like, really, really, really nice guy.
[00:30:46] Speaker B: Yeah. Since I, like, posted that, there's been a couple people come up to me and just like, like, sing his praises. So I'm excited to get.
[00:30:53] Speaker A: Yeah. I think you two are really gonna hit it off. That'll be a great show.
[00:30:55] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:30:56] Speaker A: Eddie's Attic. So have you been that you've been down there and played before?
[00:30:58] Speaker B: Yeah, I opened for Julia Cold on there, and then I opened for Kaylee Hammock there, I want to say, last November.
[00:31:07] Speaker A: Oh, so that was. So Kurt was there for that one.
[00:31:09] Speaker B: Kurt was there, Yes. I think it was the day after the CMA Awards.
[00:31:13] Speaker A: Oh, so he was feeling. They were feeling good.
[00:31:15] Speaker B: Yeah, exactly. Exactly. And I don't know, I just have so much. I mean, I've loved all the artists I've opened for, but Kaylee, like, Kaylee sat in the audience to take videos of me so I could post. And, like. And, like, here's some merch. And, you know, like, here's advice. And do you need any of this green room? Do you need space for your merch? Do you need, like. She's just an incredible human. And so that show is really, really
[00:31:38] Speaker A: cool and so incredibly talented, too.
[00:31:40] Speaker B: Oh, my God.
[00:31:41] Speaker A: Her voice is just one of the.
To me, over the last, like, 10, 15 years, like, most iconic, like, female voices. Like, you know, when it's a Kaylee Hammond song.
[00:31:50] Speaker B: Exactly. And her writing and just her, like, understanding of her image and who she is. Like, I love me some Kaylee Hammond.
[00:31:59] Speaker A: That's awesome. So what are kind of the plans for this year? Obviously, Rock the South is a big show. There's going to be some other ones to talk about. The Eddie's Attic one with Hudson, and then there's going to be other stuff, I'm sure, popping up. Show wise. So our show's a big emphasis for you. Is it getting new, new music out? Like, what's the plan for. Yeah, aside from just graduate with. Congrats on that too.
[00:32:19] Speaker B: Thank you.
[00:32:19] Speaker A: It is so hard to finish it all the way through. Like, I know so many guys and girls that started at Belmont and then ended up dropping out.
[00:32:28] Speaker B: Right.
[00:32:28] Speaker A: But it's like, why not just you're proof that you can do the out of the classroom stuff and still get the degree.
[00:32:36] Speaker B: Yeah, yeah, I, you know, and I'm like pumped for people who like are dropping out and doing the thing and that if you're dropping out, that typically means, like, really great things are going on. But I just, I was learning so much in class that I was like, this is helpful. And the internships through Belmont were like, how is writing so much and how is getting like my calendar, like dates put on my calendar and stuff like that. And so I just thought, like, I know that it gets really busy and overwhelming, but it's not like once school isn't in the picture, it's not busy and overwhelming. And I'm going to enjoy the resources I have here and just try to do it all. And I think that there's a million different ways to do it and no one does it the same way. But I just think that getting the most knowledge you can as you're doing it beforehand, you're doing it is really helpful.
And so, yeah, so graduating and still riding is like very much at the forefront of what I want to be doing shows like that. I love support slots because it's just like you get to go to crowd that, you know, you didn't have to worry about selling tickets for and kind of put yourself on the same graphic with an artist who you really respect and who the town really respects. And I think that's a really good look.
But then we're also trying to do like more full band stuff. I played my first full band show last year at Country Showcase and so that's been really fun to like, get more comfortable with my band. We've been up to Maryland and Las Vegas and we'll do the festivals and stuff like that.
[00:34:07] Speaker A: What was Vegas like?
[00:34:08] Speaker B: It was at Stoney's and it was so fun. I loved it. It was such a good venue. It was a really good crowd.
[00:34:14] Speaker A: Had you been out there before? Was that your first time?
[00:34:16] Speaker B: I had, yes. I'd been in Vegas before, but never to play. And I love Vegas. I think it's so fun. I think there's like so much to do. And I think that weekends there really fun. I think, like, living there would be crazy.
[00:34:27] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:34:28] Speaker B: But I think it's really fun to just travel to and stuff, so. And I am just such a. Like, I love being on the road all the time. Like, I love being in some random, like, town in the middle of nowhere. I love being, like, on a road where you can't see anything. Like, I just love the. I just have an itch to like, always have a suitcase unpacked or, you know, or, like, have a suitcase packed and, you know, like, once you get to like, it's really fun. The little stints I have where it's like a lot of shows and. And your suitcase is literally sitting in your room until it's like, time to unpack and pack and go for the next day.
[00:35:01] Speaker A: I lived that life for a long time.
You get back on Sunday and then you wash your clothes and then you pack it again and then you're gone on Wednesday and then back on Sunday and it's rinse and repeat.
[00:35:12] Speaker B: Like, such a rush from that. And I think it's kind of a side note, but like, my dad, when he was working at Lee, he let us study abroad trip to Cambridge, England, and for 20 college kids. And at the time I was in fourth grade and my sister was in fifth grade, and they just like, took us out of school and we just went to England for a couple months.
[00:35:33] Speaker A: That's awesome. From East Tennessee.
What was that experience? Like, you're in fourth grade, so you're what, like 10, 11, 10 years old.
[00:35:43] Speaker B: And we just like, packed as many suitcases as you could carry through the airport and just, just, just left. And every weekend we would travel, like, they would do excursions around the UK and stuff. And.
And then we did like a month of independent travel anywhere you wanted to plan in Europe. So, like, all the college kids who were going with us, like, plan their own stuff. And then our family did, and I just think it gave me such a travel bug. And like, I just think there's so much perspective even from a riding point of view, there's so much perspective you get just from, like, seeing the world.
My sister's adopted from Guatemala, so we go to Guatemala a good bit and get to, like, go back and see her, like, foster family there and stuff like that. And just we've gotten to just do a lot of cool things through travel. And I think it's shaped so much of, like, who I am. And I think that even if it is, like, I mean, obviously Going to London is a little bit different than going to, like, some random city to play some random show for 20 people. But it's like you still get that bug from it, and you still get to scratch that itch with it.
[00:36:48] Speaker A: You know, it's that adventure. Adventure of being somewhere new.
[00:36:50] Speaker B: Exactly.
[00:36:51] Speaker A: And it gives you so much perspective. Right, because there's a lot of folks that. Even for me, like, being from New York, a lot of my friends are still up there and haven't. They've gone on vacation to, like, Florida or gone to some of the major cities on trips, but they haven't got. It's important to see how other people live.
[00:37:07] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. And it gives you all. It gives you a lot more gratitude for how you live. It gives you a lot more grace for differences of people. And, like, I think it just makes you a little bit more chill about the little things in your life, and it makes you more interested in, like, learning about people's stories and cultures and. And I think that only helps your writing and your artistry and your, you know, your career.
[00:37:31] Speaker A: I think that helps you as a person, too.
[00:37:33] Speaker B: Oh, yeah. Helps your heart.
[00:37:34] Speaker A: Yes, it really. It really, really does. So. So writing a lot. Do you have any. Any songs? You're really excited about where we're going to be getting some new music here soon.
[00:37:42] Speaker B: It's actually at the end of this month. We're gonna start a new release schedule. And I'm so excited about this music. I think it is, like, sonically, really starting to get down the lane to where I want to be. And it just feels like me. I was set up on a session and I got the demo back, and I was just like, oh, like, this is it. I think that we as songwriters put so much emphasis on lyrics and melody, which obviously we should, but then we will, like, not care so much about the pieces you put around it. And sometimes it's like you can put the pieces around it and make the puzzle, or you can take the production and make it a whole new puzzle. And vocally, I feel like I want to use my voice as, like, more of a main instrument of a song and just, like, cooler harmonies and like.
Like, Sabrina Carpenter is like, queen of that. Of her. Just listening to her. If you isolated her vocal, it is just so interesting to listen to because of all the different layers and the parts of going on and so trying to, like, embody different things that I want to make me stand out. I feel like we've. We've put as much of those as we can in this music and just writing, I feel like I've. I just feel like I know a lot more of, like, who I am and what I want to say and why I'm doing it. Like, I think when you don't have a why, it's like, where do you. What do you do?
And so I'm really, really excited about it. We're gonna do, like. I think it's gonna be just, like, singles leading up to an ep, but that's awesome.
[00:39:02] Speaker A: Let's go. Thank you. You talk about finding your lane and sonically give me a little taste of where that kind of lives.
[00:39:10] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:39:11] Speaker A: What is this new lane? Because we know what you were putting out before, and all that stuff was great. I think a great introduction to you as an artist singing about what you were doing at that time. But tell me about what's. What's coming.
[00:39:22] Speaker B: Yeah, absolutely. I think that I'm just a lot more, like, honest in it and vulnerable about my life. I think that we can get in our heads about wanting to just find a cool hook or wanting to find a really great melody, which those things are important. And there's songs that are just, like.
They're what they are because they have a cool vibe, and that's also incredible songwriting as well. But I think that I'm just a little bit more transparent about, like, my story and. And where I come from and things I've gone through, and a little bit more interested in, like, how people are going to, like, take the song and. And kind of put it over their own lives versus you're just, like. You're telling your story and that's it. I think you kind of start to think about and see in the comments of, like. Like, Tick Tocks and stuff of, like.
[00:40:05] Speaker A: Yeah, I was gonna ask people. I was gonna ask about the comments and people relating to the songs that you're teasing on there.
[00:40:13] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:40:13] Speaker A: Or your interpretation and reworking an incredible song like Tin man or Church Tuner or whatever. What's it been like having an audience of, like, over a hundred thousand people on Tick Tock and climbing up there on Instagram, too.
[00:40:29] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:40:30] Speaker A: And getting people commenting.
[00:40:31] Speaker B: Yeah.
I think we don't give enough credit to the people who listen to our music and what they think about it. Like, it's such a good guide for where you want to go. I think that industry is, like, really, really helpful and can give you a lot of great advice and can lead you along the way, but at the end of the day, it's people who are commenting who are going to come to your shows and who are going to stream the music and buy the shirts and do all the things and really, like, invest themselves into the community that you're creating.
And so, like, for example, the next song is called Daughter, and I had written the chorus and I hadn't even finished the song, and I had no intentions of releasing.
Was just really personal to me. And I just. I put it on TikTok and then I just kind of watched it and it didn't go viral. I think it got like 60 or 70,000 views. But I. But the comments were what stood out to me. I think it was just like.
It was comments of, like, people telling their stories and how they related to this song. And. And there was a comment of, like, I found my community in this comment section, and there's people, like, making these threads under the comments, talking to everybody in them, and also a demand for it of, like, please release this. When is this out? How can I stream this? Like, all of those things? And so for the first time, I felt like there was, like, a little bit of importance in what I was doing and, like, demand for it and, like, a bigger purpose in it because you start to, like, see the way that you are hopefully having just a bit of a positive impact on someone or just making them feel understood or, like, kind of tell their story. And.
And so I feel like once you get a glimpse of that, it's like you are, like, addicted to the need to, like, release it because you just want to, like, it's the service industry we're here to serve, you know?
[00:42:16] Speaker A: So, yeah, that's such a great way to look at it with. I love how you calling it the service industry, because without the fans and without the people, like, even that's. That's the great part about growing up loving music. I feel like if you don't love music, if you don't love listening to music, trying to do it as an artist isn't gonna work, you know?
[00:42:34] Speaker B: Absolutely.
[00:42:35] Speaker A: So thinking back to, like, your favorite songs growing up and how excited you were when there'd be a new. A new Taylor Swift song or a new Kings of Leon or new whatever, and the fact that people are feeling that way about something you weren't even thinking about releasing.
[00:42:49] Speaker B: Thanks.
[00:42:50] Speaker A: And you're. And that's. That's the fan base right there. The community and the fact that they're all talking to each other and you're. You're connecting people through a chorus of a song you just threw up there.
[00:43:00] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah. It's super cool. And it's like, I know social media can be annoying and the algorithms don't always work in your favor, but, like, it's free if you want it to be free. And it's a. It's such a great just bridge to where you have direct access to anyone who's interested in what you're doing. And the. The tools that you have in your hands because of that is like, I think you can create something really special. And I think right now it is, like, I'm not saying it's what breaks artists, but I think that.
So there's not an artist that is broken in the past, you know, couple years where social media isn't some, in some aspect, really influential in the way that they've, like, skyrocketed, you know?
[00:43:41] Speaker A: Yeah, it is. I mean, yeah, it is a. It is the way that artists are being broken. And it's okay to say that because it's the world that we're living in.
[00:43:49] Speaker B: Right.
[00:43:50] Speaker A: You know, like, you need to be able to show that you can connect with people.
[00:43:54] Speaker B: Right.
[00:43:54] Speaker A: And the social media thing is what sells tickets now. It's a different. Just like radio was and just like CDs being available at Walmart or Target was, you know, it's just a different world that we're living in. What's a comment that really stood out to you where you were like, wow, I impacted this person.
[00:44:12] Speaker B: Yeah.
I think that one of the comments is like, this helped me leave and when I needed to. And I think that that makes a difference because you feel like you're making a difference some way in their. In their life, even if you don't know their story. Totally.
But I think a comment that I read the other day was like, your voice feels like home.
[00:44:33] Speaker A: Wow.
[00:44:34] Speaker B: And I have kind of like taking it on myself to, like, how in my artistry do I like. I think that's such a good way to put it. Like, how do I make it feel like home? Like, how do I make it feel like home? When you come to a show and when you stream a song and when you look at my social media, like, I just want it to feel like you've known me for a lot longer than you have. And I want it to be really approachable and easy and relatable. And I think, like, home is a great way to put for, like, where I'm trying to go, you know?
Yeah, yeah.
[00:45:04] Speaker A: You've got this thing figured out, girl.
[00:45:05] Speaker B: No, no, you do.
[00:45:08] Speaker A: You are so insightful.
[00:45:09] Speaker B: Thank you.
[00:45:10] Speaker A: Like, it is not enough people have that.
[00:45:13] Speaker B: Thanks.
[00:45:13] Speaker A: And have that feeling that putting themselves in another person's shoes, you know, like that. That empathy, if you will, like, of wanting. Really caring. What. And just wanting to spread positivity, too. Even if it's singing about a negative experience.
[00:45:28] Speaker B: Right.
[00:45:29] Speaker A: That's got to be the coolest part. You're singing about something that was. That was sad or like a breakup or something bad that someone did.
[00:45:36] Speaker B: Right.
[00:45:36] Speaker A: And someone else went through that, too.
[00:45:38] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:45:39] Speaker A: And they're finding that. That recovery and getting back on their feet through your words and your voice.
[00:45:44] Speaker B: Exactly. And then I think you kind of find, like, in your own life, personally, you see, like, reasons that maybe, like, you went through certain things and not that it's all for music, but it's like. Like, if you get to take what you've gone through or an experience that you've had and shape it into something that helps somebody kind of work through something or just, like, smile or just, like, roll their windows down in the car. Like, if you get to bring people joy or understanding in any way, like, that's. That's the thing, you know, like, that's it. And that's. And once you find a why in that, it's like you're so much more motivated to, like, get up and work as hard as you can all day, every day, because it's like, you see a real purpose for it, not just.
It's not about you, you know?
[00:46:28] Speaker A: No, it's the service industry. You're out here.
You're out here serving people that are looking for these. I mean, honestly, it's not. It's great. Now. What do you like doing when you're not doing music? I know it's. It's busy. You're writing a lot.
You're going out doing the thing, going to events and stuff. You're getting ready to do more stuff on the road. But, yeah, to get away from the music stuff. What do you like doing?
[00:46:48] Speaker B: Yeah, well, I love to travel. If, like, my.
My. One of my best friends, Fallon, she is, like, the travel queen, like, always has a trip booked. This past semester, she was in Spain all, like. She's crazy. Just goes, yeah, exactly. Like, she just. She's like, the definition of, like, getting it out of the group chat and booking the flight and going.
And so anytime I have, like, a weekend free, it's like, where can we go? What can we do? Whatever.
But then I also, like. I love to scrapbook, which is kind of funny, I think. It's like, I love, like, going back through my life it's, like, nostalgic to me. It's almost like journaling in a way of, like, getting to, like, go through pictures and experiences of this past year and, like, put it into something that's tangible, that's, like, really fun for me. I love, like, crafts and stuff. Like, I love, like, making art. I can't paint. I can't do that stuff. But I like being creative in other ways, not just music.
I love to just, like, go for drives.
I love embers.
I love just, like, going on a walk or just, like, doing something that I think, like, I heard. I can't remember where I heard this, but we're talking about, like, if you have a job that is, like, a lot of working with your mind, your free time should be full of things that are, like, moving or working with your hands or, like. And so that's really fun to me of, like. Yeah, I love to run.
We've gotten into, like, races this past year.
[00:48:13] Speaker A: Oh, really?
[00:48:14] Speaker B: Yeah. I want to try to do a half marathon this year, so we'll see. I like, just, like, setting goals off and checking them. And my mom, like, I do them with my mom and my sister.
[00:48:23] Speaker A: Oh, it's a family thing. I love that.
[00:48:25] Speaker B: Yeah. And so we kind of all got into it. My mom and sister got into it first, and then I've kind of, like, joined the. The bandwagon a little bit, and so that's fun.
I love volleyball. I played volleyball for a long time in, like, middle and high school. And so anytime we can get, like, on a beach volleyball court or whatever, I love to be outside.
And then, like, my comfort show is friends, and if I have a few hours free, that will be on.
[00:48:51] Speaker A: Have you been. Have you been to New York?
[00:48:53] Speaker B: Yes. Been in New York, and then we got to go to the Warner. Warner Brothers Studio in LA and, like, see the couch and do all the things or whatever.
So. So, yeah, it's really cool. I love that, like, lifestyle, and I just think it's fun that. That. That show is crazy. Like, how it is passed through generations and, like, it. It's timeless in a way, but it's funny, like, starting to get into the. I think they're in their 30s, and so I'm younger, but, like, starting to, like, watch it and experiencing more of, like, what they're experiencing is funny. So I love. I love a good comfort show, too.
[00:49:24] Speaker A: Yeah, no, it's important to have those. And have you done the. The Music City Marathon or any of the. Any of the running. Any of the running events?
[00:49:31] Speaker B: I did one here. It wasn't the Music City one. I forget what it's called.
It was a 10K.
And then we do them in Kentucky. They do, like, a bluegrass 10k on the 4th of July.
[00:49:41] Speaker A: I feel like the Kentucky ones have a lot of hills.
[00:49:44] Speaker B: Yeah. This one that we did is not too bad because it's through, like, kind of downtown Lexington, so not that bad. But I've heard the Nashville one is bad. I'm a little scared about it.
[00:49:52] Speaker A: Yeah.
[00:49:53] Speaker B: I heard it's hilly, but. Yeah. And then they do, like, some Starkville races, but I'm. They do those in January, and I'm not about the cold, so we do them in the summer.
[00:50:03] Speaker A: Yeah. It's like, I. Growing up, I used to do Thanksgiving up in Maine because that's where my dad's side of the family was, and my dad grew up as a runner. Ran cross country in college. My little brother ran cross country in college. My sister's always been athletic. I've never been a runner. I definitely need to try to be better about that. I feel like it'd be good for me.
[00:50:18] Speaker B: It's like the runner's high thing, like. And I'm honestly, like, I'm new to it. I've only hit it, like, a few times, but once you get there, you're just like. Oh, like, it. It feels, like, euphoric in a way. You're just, like, running, and you don't even feel like you're using any energy. It's really weird.
But, like, that. Those kind of things are really, like, calming to me.
But, man, sometimes it's. Sometimes I do not run.
It sucks sometimes, but it's. It's good for your brain.
[00:50:44] Speaker A: Yeah, no, it sounds like it. Yeah. They would do turkey trots during Thanksgiving, but it was in Maine.
[00:50:49] Speaker B: Okay.
[00:50:50] Speaker A: So It'd be, like, 20 degrees, 15 degrees, and I'd be stand. I'd be. I'd have to. I'd be on the. I'd be standing with the rest of the family, watching them as they went wild.
[00:50:58] Speaker B: Yes, my family did like their own. Kind of, like, whoever wanted to do it did like, their own turkey trot this. This year at Thanksgiving, and I did not participate in the summer. I'm there.
[00:51:10] Speaker A: That's awesome. That's awesome, Emmy. Well, hey, congrats on everything. And do we have a. Do we have a Release date for February 27th? February 27th. All right, so this episode will have already been out. Yeah, for sure. So everybody. And it's called Daughter.
[00:51:23] Speaker B: Right, Called Daughter.
[00:51:24] Speaker A: So everybody go Stream daughter. Stream it and be on the lookout. What's the best way. Do you post more stuff on Tick Tock Instagram or do you kind of balance it with both?
[00:51:33] Speaker B: I'm all the time on Tick Tock, but the best way to keep updated on, like, releases and shows and stuff is Instagram, so be sure it's. All my social. Socials are just at Emmy Moyen Music so people can follow me there and figure out everything.
[00:51:46] Speaker A: Get on. Get on the train now. We've. I've gotten. I've been lucky to do podcasts with folks early on and then getting to watch them grow over the years, and it's always cool. And I think this is going to be one that people are going to go back to because I. I really do believe this. This year is going to be big in the years after. Like, you're so wise beyond your years. Like, and you're someone that Nikki and Nikki T. And I are very proud to call family and someone that we always love. Always love having around and can't wait to introduce. I've introduced you on stage.
[00:52:18] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:52:18] Speaker A: Like, well over a dozen times.
[00:52:20] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:52:21] Speaker A: But on that.
On that June.
[00:52:24] Speaker B: Yeah.
[00:52:24] Speaker A: Summer day. Crazy introducing you into cater Alabama at Rock the South.
[00:52:29] Speaker B: I can't wait.
[00:52:30] Speaker A: Gonna be so full circle. And is your family coming out for that?
[00:52:33] Speaker B: Yes, they'll be there.
[00:52:34] Speaker A: Let's go. I can't wait to hang with the family.
[00:52:36] Speaker B: Yes, I know. Have you met them?
[00:52:38] Speaker A: I feel like I.
[00:52:39] Speaker B: Have you met my dad before?
[00:52:40] Speaker A: Yeah, I think so.
[00:52:41] Speaker B: Okay. Yeah, you meet my mom.
[00:52:42] Speaker A: But we definitely have to. And shout out to the family for raising Emmy. Just rowdy enough. Just a little bit rowdy. You know, all those.
[00:52:50] Speaker B: There's a little bit in me.
[00:52:51] Speaker A: Just a little bit. And seriously says we're so proud of you and. And can't wait for the world to hear daughter and all the songs that are coming.
[00:52:58] Speaker B: Well, y' all have been so good to me, and I'm just, like, grateful to be a part of this. And what y' all are doing is amazing. And I just. Anyway, I can be a part of it. I love to.
[00:53:06] Speaker A: Let's go. That's awesome. Well, y' all be sure to check out our girl, Emmy Moyen. Look up Emmy Moyen music. Check out daughter. It is out right now. Also, big shout out to our friends from Surfside. No bubbles, no trouble.
Lots of iced tea, lemonade, and lots of vodka. Go and check them out. I'm gonna send you with an eight pack to bring back to your place, too.
So shout out and they'll be. They'll be at Rock the South as well, so.
[00:53:28] Speaker B: Okay.
They're great. Yeah, I love them.
[00:53:31] Speaker A: No bubbles, no troubles People come up
[00:53:33] Speaker B: to me still maybe some troubles.
[00:53:35] Speaker A: Yeah, still. Still some. No, no bloating while you're boating. You know, that's the other big one during the summer. But check out our friends from Surfside. And for more on us visit. Raised draft for my girl Emmy. I'm Matt Brill. This has been outside the round
[00:53:50] Speaker B: I
[00:53:50] Speaker C: ain't never been the kind for stay one place for too long I ain't never been the best at sin I love you to a girl I love only got a couple tricks on my sleeve they usually just make them leave so if you know me if you really know me you know I'm just a 2tr on it maybe the drinking and the lack of money for show I'm just a two trick on it
[00:54:25] Speaker B: yeah.
