What if your songwriting school was a sold-out room and your tuition was a bar shift? We sit down with Luke Stevens to trace a path from Oklahoma fields to Nashville stages, where classic 70s storytellers like James Taylor and Jackson Browne shaped a pen built for honest lines and clean hooks. Luke shares the spark behind Second Thoughts First, a title he caught in the wild and turned into a chorus about overthinking until the right person makes life simple. Then the script flips with Since Y...
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What if your songwriting school was a sold-out room and your tuition was a bar shift? We sit down with Luke Stevens to trace a path from Oklahoma fields to Nashville stages, where classic 70s storytellers like James Taylor and Jackson Browne shaped a pen built for honest lines and clean hooks. Luke shares the spark behind Second Thoughts First, a title he caught in the wild and turned into a chorus about overthinking until the right person makes life simple. Then the script flips with Since Y...
Finding Your Voice: Abbie Callahan's Journey Through Music and Self-Discovery
Stories Behind the Songs
39 minutes
1 month ago
Finding Your Voice: Abbie Callahan's Journey Through Music and Self-Discovery
The first time Abbie Callahan heard Dolly Parton perform live, something clicked. At just 14 years old, watching from the audience with her mother and grandmother, Abbie experienced what she describes as an epiphany: "I saw that and I was like, 'oh, that's what I want to do.'" That moment set her on a path from Iowa City to Nashville, where she's now carving out a distinctive space with what she calls "Kaleidoscope Country." Abbie's debut EP "Grossly Aware" showcases her remarkable ability t...
Stories Behind the Songs
What if your songwriting school was a sold-out room and your tuition was a bar shift? We sit down with Luke Stevens to trace a path from Oklahoma fields to Nashville stages, where classic 70s storytellers like James Taylor and Jackson Browne shaped a pen built for honest lines and clean hooks. Luke shares the spark behind Second Thoughts First, a title he caught in the wild and turned into a chorus about overthinking until the right person makes life simple. Then the script flips with Since Y...
