Nashville Talks W/ Taylor Jones

After a 6 week hiatus from the podcast, I'm finally back. Today I talk about the Live Original Tour where I've been the last 4 weeks, give an update on the status of The Vespers & even talk a little Hillary & Trump. This episode is me shooting from the hip & speaking from the heart.

Judah & The Lion frontman Judah Akers joins me on the show today. We talk about all things J&TL as well as his personal journey from college baseball to rock n roll. We talk about twerking at family parties & much much more.

My former neighbors & recent travel mates Jenny & Tyler join the show today. They've been making music together for many years now & have plenty of stories to tell. We talk about how they met, started playing music, got married, had kids, buying a house & living happily ever after. I genuinely love & respect these two for who they are as a couple, & followers of Christ. Tyler has been a legit mentor, teacher & example to both me & Bruno for the last 5 years & we've both been blessed by their friendship. Im excited to finally get a conversation recorded with them. check it out, fam. // @jennyandtyler on socials DISCLAIMER: In this episode we talk a little bit about The Gray Havens & me going on the road with them, but since this conversation was recorded those plans have changed & I will no longer be appearing on that tour with them. Please disregard those comments, but still go support those guys on tour if they come to your town. They're good folks & the s

My buddy Snoopy Clark joins me on the show today. His brother Terence has done this podcast with me before & together the two of them make a pretty awesome rhythm section. Snoop has played bass for Group 1 Crew for the last several years & most recently just got done with a couple months of shows with Toby Mac. He's truly a hustler in this industry & an example of hard work, persistence & focus earning you a great reputation as a musician. We talk about what all that means & much much more. Check him out, fam! // @snoopyclark on socials

My friend Jordyn has been a professional songwriter since she was 14 years old here in Nashville, so now at 22 we talk about what that journey has looked like. What was it like going to high school during the day & then to her publishing deal every afternoon. We talk about that & much much more. Check it out, fam! // @jordynshellhart on socials

My friend Zandy from The New Respects joins us on the podcast today. Their band is taking off like a rocket right now so I'm more than stoked to have gotten an hour of her time while she's home. We talk all about how quickly things are moving for the band right now & much much more. Check it out, fam! // @zandyfitz on socials

Artist manager of the stars Ben Hutto joins me on the show today. Judah & the Lion, Penny & Sparrow & Kris Allen all trust their careers to Ben & for good reason. I think you'll dig his perspective on things. Check it out fam!

My new friend Pat Kiloran joins the show today. Pat is from Minnesota & has a new record coming out July 12th. We talk in depth about his journey to Nashville, finding hustle jobs, having a son at 23 & much much more. Check it out, fam!

My neighbor & friend Joel Frame joins the show today. Joel is a hip hop artist with a vision to teach kids how to make hip hop music & express themselves in a positive way. The Battleground is a place Joel dreamed up (& eventually brought to life) where teenagers can come learn how to write songs, make beats, record & produce their music all in the same place. The Battleground is equipped with state of the art studio gear that the kids learn how to use & work on their stuff. Joel & his team of volunteers have created a safe place for kids (some of whom live in not so ideal situations) to come after school and work on their passion in a real studio. We talk all about the details in this conversation. check it out fam! // @nonamehiphop on socials

My buddy Taylor Alexander joins me this week. Taylor is a traditional country singer that loves Merle, Willie, Waylon, George Jones, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan & more. He's only 24 but his voice sounds like it comes from the 1950's, which I think is really cool. He has an EP out Friday June 17th, so search him out for it. We talk about what its like to be so broke that you have to go downtown & busk for your rent money & much much more. Also, He gives his opinion on todays country music, a response that you don't wanna miss! check it out fam! // @taylor4lexander on socials

My new friend Baylor Wilson joins the show today. I met Baylor at bible study recentely & immediately knew her story would be great for the podcast. She's a singer songwriter & has her own publishing deal with Sea Gayle publishing house here in Nashville & was also on the TV show SURVIVOR a couple years ago. We talk a lot about her journey to Nashville came to be. You'll find out what a chance meeting at a bed & breakfast with The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band did for her career, as well as whether or not all that Survivor stuff is the real deal or not. She tells all in the this interview & I think you're gonna dig it! check it out fam! // @BaylorWilson on socials

My friend B. Reith joins me on the show today. Brian truly is one of the most talented people I've ever met. He's the total package of singer, rapper and artist. He plays guitar & loop pedals as well, & writes all his own songs. Brian & I talk about his start in Milwaukee, WI and how he sang in his fathers studio as a kid. He talks about a few of his favorite authors & books & much much more. // @B_Reith on socials

My bandmate & soul sister Callie Cryar returns to the podcast in this episode. She's been on the road singing with Matt Maher for most the year & stopped in on her day off at home to tell us all about it. She talks about the differences in being on the road in your own band vs being the background singer with an artist, touring with other guys than just me & Bruno & Phoebe. Together we give an update on the state of The Vespers & talk about some of her favorite albums of all time. Its always real talk when me and Callie get together so everything we get into in this one is from the heart. Great to catch up with an old friend too. // @calliecryar on socials

My buddy Zach Crowell joins the show today & yes you did read that right, he's a Grammy winning Producer. He talks all about the unconventional way he won that award & why he still feels like that is still on his career bucket list. Zach has co-written & produced several hit songs in the country market in the last 5 years with artists such as Sam Hunt, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Dustin Lynch, & Scotty McCreery. Zach tells the story of how he went from broke songwriter about to lose his publishing deal, to one of the most in demand writers & producers in all of Nashville. You wont wanna miss this one, fam!

My guest today is none other than Jillian Edwards. Her signature voice & love songs have been the soundtrack to many of our lives for the better part of the last decade, & her story is just getting started. Jill tells us all about her approach to songwriting, traveling the roads for long miles both by herself & in a van full of people. We talk about how she met her husband Mr Will Chapman & much much more. check it out, fam. // @JillianEdwards on socials

My new friend Noa Jordan joins me on the podcast this week. We have some mutual friends in Jenny & Tyler & decided to have our first meeting be on this show. What better way, right? It was fun getting to hear Noa's story in real time as she was telling it as I knew very little about her. She talks about leaving her small town in Pennsylvania to come to Nashville to be a part of the Contemporary Music Center & how thrilled her mom was when she told her she wanted to drop out of college, which is always interesting. She talks about her love & respect for her favorite artists & the influence they have on her music. She talks about the first two years of her musical dream chasing journey in Nashville & much much more. Check it out, fam! // @NoaJordanMusic on socials

My British brother Adam Stockdale joins me this week. He fronts a project called Albatross and plays multi instruments for different artists from time to time as well. Adam talks about his literal journey from the UK to the US, touring the world with Mumford & Sons and the Avetts, he talks about some of the different attitudes & approaches between the two cultures & much much more. check it out fam! // @albatrossmusic on socials

My friend and fellow drummer Will Chapman joins me today. He's fresh off a European tour with his band Colony House so I finally was able to meet up with him at his house to record a conversation with him. His band is as busy as any band goin right now, and he tells all about how they came to be that way. Check it out, fam!

Today my mate Dan Jenkins returns to the show to talk about one of our favorite subjects: PRO WRESTLING. Its WrestleMania week so Dan & I thought it would be fun to record a conversation about our predictions & opinions about the WrestleMania 32 event thats happening April 3rd in Dallas, TX. It's the Super Bowl of wrestling so I'm always pretty excited this time of year! Check it out fam!

Im excited to have my buddy Paul Moak on the show today. Paul is a 5x Grammy nominee & has produced hundreds of albums here in Nashville including The Vespers most recent album "Sisters & Brothers." He's a Mississippian & guitar player as well and is the owner & producer at The Smoakstack studio in Nashville. We talk about the The Beatles, early MTV, the music industry now vs then, the importance of starting work early enough to be home for dinner with your family & much much more. check it out, fam. // paulmoakmusic.com @paulmoak3 on socials