This multi-instrumentalist country/folk artist is playing Luck Reunion. People rave about his live shows. According to this article and interview he received an MFA in poetry from the University of Arkansas. This question and answer was interesting:
Q: To my ears, songs such as "I Won't Be Afraid," "Life On the Fence," and "Your Heart's A Big Tent," from "Peculiar, Missouri" and "The Arrangements" and the title tune from "Critterland" wear their queerness on their denim sleeves. Do you have a sense of how these songs been received by folks in the LGBTQ+ community?
They seem to like 'em. Because I'm a "daywalker," and spent most of my life passing as straight. I guess I got pretty good at writing queer-coded things. Our audience is diverse and welcoming, and that's my favorite thing about my work. As many bi/pan/yes/and people do, I often don't feel "queer enough."
A:I've never been part of certain queer subcultures or visibility movements. For me, being queer always lived at truck-stops, on Craigslist, while couch-surfing, and frequently involved being afraid, closeted, and tough. It never presented itself in a "respectable" way, so I feel very seen when other LGBTQ+ people like it. At the heart of queerness is a relationship to love, friendship, and sex that goes beyond procreativity, marriage, property, or gender. If I get to sing that into the world, I'm happy.
Here is "Critterland".
"Cheap Cocaine" is his most streamed song.
"Higher Lonesome" is good. Zach Bryan feel.
This has a Johnny Cash feel.
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