THE TROUBADOUR PODCAST

In this episode of The Troubadour Podcast, hosts Jared Pete Gile and Carly Evans sit down for a candid, long-form conversation with Texas Red Dirt standout William Clark Green about his deeply personal seventh studio album, Watterson Hall. Released in March 2026 on Bill Grease Records and produced by Logan Wall, the 14-track record marks a mature evolution in Green's songwriting, drawing from his...

In this in-depth conversation, Oklahoma country artist Krislyn Arthurs joins the show to discuss her bold, boundary-pushing sound, fearless songwriting, and the realities of building a career as a fully independent musician. From touring relentlessly, balancing a day job with music, to the upcoming release of her debut album Honky Tonk PhD, Krislyn opens up about finding her true voice, raw storyt...

Today's episode is the next in a group of interviews we recorded at Steamboat Music Fest this past January.   In this episode we interview Andy Hedges .   Andy is a songster, reciter, storyteller, guitarist, and collector of cowboy songs and poems. The son of an Italian schoolteacher and a rodeo cowboy turned preacher, Andy was born in Lubbock, Texas, in the spring of 1980. He grew up in the small...

Today's episode is the next in a group of interviews we recorded at Steamboat Music Fest this past January.   In this episode we interview Doug Moreland .   Doug is an accomplished musician and chainsaw artist.   He's led an interesting life and is one of the funniest guys you'll ever meet.   I first saw Doug perform about 25 years ago at one of Willie Nelson's 4 th of July Picnics and he's still...

Today's episode is the next in a group of interviews we recorded at Steamboat Music Fest this past January.   In this episode we interview Paul Overstreet .   Paul is a multiple-time Grammy award winning songwriter and is certainly a legend in the business.   Early in his songwriting career he penned songs for folks like George Jones as well as writing multiple hits that were cut by Randy Travis i...

Today's episode is the next in a group of interviews we recorded at Steamboat Music Fest this past January.   In this episode we interview Hope MacGregor .   Hope has an amazing story on her journey to becoming a full-time artist, which includes graduating from West Point, becoming a helicopter pilot in the military, and getting a law degree.   Yes, she's an amazing human! She performed for us as...

Today's episode is the next in a group of interviews we recorded at Steamboat Music Fest this past January.   In this episode we interview Shelby Stone .   Shelby has been making a name for herself over the past several years and will soon be playing the famed Billy Bob's Texas on April 3 rd , 2026. You can listen to all of our 200+ previous episodes by getting a   BACKSTAGE PASS by visiting our P...

Today's episode is the first in a group of interviews recorded at Steamboat Music Fest this past January.   In this episode we interview past podcast guest, Dalton Domino .   Along with being a great writer and artist in his own right, Dalton has also been instrumental in the career of Shelby Stone.   Shelby's episode will be released in two weeks. You can listen to all of our 200+ previous episod...

On today's episode we get to talk with Hayden Baker .   Hayden has a new album out called Alive & Well and it's a damn good one.   While Hayden is known for his serious guitar picking skills this album really highlights his talent as a songwriter too!   Hope you enjoy it!   You can listen to all of our previous episodes with over 200 hours of interviews with folks like Ray Wylie Hubbard - Ray Bens...

You can listen to all of our previous episodes with over 200 hours of interviews with folks like Ray Wylie Hubbard - Ray Benson - William Clark Green - Casey Donahew - Pat Green - Corb Lund - Jack Ingram - Paul Thorn - Shane Smith – Bruce Robison & MORE by getting a   $3 BACKSTAGE PASS by visiting our PATREON PAGE Ryan and Bronson from The Filthy Heathens are the guests on this episode.   The Filt...

You can listen to all of our previous episodes with over 200 hours of interviews with folks like Ray Wylie Hubbard - Ray Benson - William Clark Green - Casey Donahew - Pat Green - Corb Lund - Jack Ingram - Paul Thorn - Shane Smith – Bruce Robison & MORE by getting a   $3 BACKSTAGE PASS by visiting our PATREON PAGE Jackson Taylor is an artist who works in many different mediums as you'll hear on th...

This coming January, more precisely, January 5 th – 10 th , 2026, the 40 th Steamboat MusicFest will take place.   MusicFest has been described as "The Superbowl of Texas Music", and anyone who's ever been would say that's an accurate statement.   In this episode Carly and Pete were able to visit with the founder and creator of this incredible event, Mr. John Dickson.   John recounts how he first...

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The #1 way you can support The Troubadour is by visiting our  Patreon page Carly and I were thrilled to have Josh Crutchmer back on the show to talk about his 3 rd and latest book, Red Dirt Unplugged . Along with working a day job for a little ol publication called the New York Times, native Okie and Red Dirt Music Fan, Josh Crutchmer, is a journalist who's played a significant role in getting rec...

The #1 way you can support The Troubadour is by visiting our Patreon page Ryder Grimes is the guest for this episode.   He's on a fast rise in the Texas Music scene with several songs charting in his relatively short career so far.   With a full-length record coming in the near future you can get a good taste of what he's all about NOW by checking out his current EP "Echoes of the Dial".   Ryder G...