Apologies for the slightly tardy newsletter delivery this week – but I have a good excuse. Yesterday, my daughter and I made the trip to Atlanta to see Beyoncé and the Cowboy Carter tour, and we just rolled back into town tired and invigorated and filled up with that good kind
Plus, a glut of energizing, fight the power-ready tunes.
Trying to turn it from a red state to a…Western swing state? Sorry, sorry…
We need a better word...
Because we love a throwback
The titan of rough and rowdy red dirt is also one of modern country's great romantics.
So many cowboy songs, and what is it about 'Hurricane'??
Plus summery tunes and some near-misses...
What's bringing you joy and hope right now?
Plus Trisha Yearwood as a good hang
On Zach Top and "Good Times & Tan Lines"
And Van Plating, for giving us a reason to think about him.