Chris Stills has been in music his entire life. He still tours the world playing! In fact, he'll be playing in West Hollywood, CA on June 15th and then he will be playing in La Rochelle, France on July 11th. Chris has performed with Leanne Rimes, Ryan Adams, and Smashing Pumpkins. One of my favorite tracks on his new album, called "DONT BE AFRAID,"…

Justin Fabus, 2018 CMA Fest performer and CMA "Emerging Artist" is this week's singer - songwriter guest on the podcast. His new album, "Remedy," is coming out June 22nd, and you can listen to the title track of the record now (link below.) When you sit down to do collaborative work with someone you've never met, whether that be recording a podcast…

Honey County, powerful girl-band made up of Dani Rose, Devon Jane & Katie Stump, have a huge announcement in this week's podcast! Their song, "Love Someone" will be in the hit tv show, Nashville in the Season and Show finale, airing June 14th! I'd been looking forward to having these ladies on the show for a long time, so it was amazing to finally …

Valerie Morehouse is a vocal expert and coach to artists and actors including Hunter Hayes, Tyler Hubbard and Brian Kelly of Florida Georgia Line, Michael Ray, Sia, Drew Taggart of The Chainsmokers, Steve Aoki, Avril Lavigne, Noah Cyrus, Rachel Platten, Ruby Rose, Jeff Bridges, and cast members of the Nashville TV series including Connie Britton, C…

James McCoy Taylor is a Texas grown artist and a former cast member on ABC's The Bachelor. This interview happened at the strangest show I've ever experienced. James was so sweet to take some time, literally last minute, to talk to me this night. Every artist has their story about a difficult show and this was definitely that night for James.…

Clay Walker, the artist behind legendary songs like "I Could Make a Living" and "This Woman and This Man" talks fishing, hunting, and the love of family. In the 15 minutes I had to talk with Clay, I felt like I got to know him in a really personal way. So glad you get to enjoy this too!By Jana Martin

Brett Myers has over 30 songs out and a new single with Colt Ford, Rattlesnake. Rewinding the clock a bit, you may remember Brett from his World Series winning professional baseball career. He played 11 seasons of Major League Baseball and is now in his third year of being a professional country musician. Before he put the baseball down, Brett was …

The Swon Brothers, Colton and Zach Swon, talk about their experiences with country music icons Blake Shelton and Brad Paisley and share some insight into what they've learned from watching these leaders in country music. We also talk about our favorite podcasts! Let me know what your fav pods are! Send me a message @countrymusicpod on Instagram, Fa…

Colt Ford has sold over a million albums, his songs have been streamed over a billion times, and he has a brand new album coming out May 5th called “Love Hope Faith.” Hope you enjoy this little pre-show chat we had when he came to Denver!

It was an honor to speak with singer and songwriter Ned Ledoux about his life of music, and the meaning behind some of the songs on his album, Sagebrush.By Jana Martin

Lit band members A Jay and Jeremy Popoff are my guests on this 34th episode of the podcast. It was an honor to travel to California and get to speak two guys who have given decades to the pursuit of the careers in music. I love finding artists that cross genres. Music is an artistic expression and to hear the lovely melodies that Lit is playing now…

Jenny and Blake Marvin are the creators of Two Way Crossing. They are married and quit their full time jobs, sold their possessions and moved to Nashville to pursue their music career in 2014. Also on this podcast is their dummer and technical guru Jaron Mossman. They mention some of their favorite podcasts which I have linked in the description of…

Hunter Hayes writes 150 to 200 songs per album he releases. His exeptional work ethic and interested personality make this episode one of my favorites. Our conversation made me think about music rights, laws and what is being done to ensure that content creators are able to continue to make a living in the industry.…

WildHorse is one of my favorite albums from 2017. Five years. Longer than it takes to start and graduate college. That is how long it took for this album to finally come out! Boy, was it worth the wait. I had the hardest time deciding which songs to play in this episode, because I truly love them all. It was such an honor to speak with Raelynn and …

So much fun to talk about college, politics and education with Chancey Wiliams in this episode of the podcast! Thanks to Chancey for his time, and thanks to you all for your submissiones of "successful moments" which I share at the beginning of the episode. After you check out our interview, make sure to watch the amazing BBC tourism video in the w…

Gethen Jenkins, a powerful musician with an honest American soul, joined me in this episode to talk about defining success as an artist. As I mention in the intro, tell me what you've been successful at lately! DM me @countrymusicpod and I'll share some of the stories on next week's episode!

If you're from LA you know Graham Bunn from #grahaminthemorning on Go Country 105. If you're in ABC's Bachelor Nation, you remember him from The Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise. Graham was so gracious to meet up with me in the middle of the Driftwood Music Festival right before his interview with Kip Moore. His energy is contagious and I hope…

Sam Riggs tells me THE craziest stories about what he has seen, and been a part of, at concerts in this episode. That is reason enough to listen. Enjoy!By Jana Martin

Tracy Dixon, co-host of 98.5 KYGO's Denver morning radio show, is an incredible role model to me, as a woman in the media and country music industry. It is easy to understand why she has been so successful when you get the chance to talk with her. There is so much to learn from listening to Tracy talk about her work and love of her career in this e…

Russell Dickerson and I had fun telling stories about camping problems and wine tasting, but what really amazed me was to learn about his hard core hustle in country music. He shares so many the details about the road that led him to his debut album “Yours.” I also got to meet his wife Kailey, not only the inspiration behind his love songs, but als…

When you look at Country music today you’ll see a patchwork of people with different ideas about what they think country should sound like. You may hear some say that Florida Georgia Line raps too much, the Dixie Chicks are too political, or Wheeler Walker Jr. is too dirty. But it’s all country. Does country music have to twang, or have a banjo, or…

This episode marks the beginning of what I want this podcast to be, a casual conversation with an artist after a show. Hudson Moore and I talk for about 20 minutes, then we sign off, and then we really talk. Actually I do most of the talking, sorry about that Hudson, but I really enjoyed the relaxed nature of this conversation. Im so thankful to Hu…

Jerrod Niemann, the artist of songs like "Lover, Lover" and "What Do You Want," has soothed and inspired country music fans for years. Leading up to the interview, I started out with a list of 50 questions and whittled it down to six...knowing I would have ten minutes to talk to him. Interviewing Jerrod and having him tell me stories about his life…

A week ago, I had no idea what meeting and talking to William Michael Morgan would be like. If I had to guess, I'd say that maybe he'd be a little self important, as a rising Country Music star might be. I might even have thought that he would d be in a rush to get done with our interview, especially since he was about to go on for a show. As you p…

The guys from the Eugene Tyler Band, Dan and Eugene, came out to Colorado for a month long run of shows from Denver to Boulder and Fort Collins. If you didn't catch them here, you'll have to head up to the East Coast, where they play almost every weekend. They're based in New York, have been playing together for 10 years and have a brand new album …

I cannot count the times that I've started humming "When It Rains" on days that I am feeling down and I'm sporting a frown. I can still feel the passion in "Guinevere" as I set my iPod on repeat and pound out the miles on a treadmill. I will never forget the moment that I stood with my arm around my sister, tears of sisterhood streaming down my fac…

Sometimes in the music industry (okay in LIFE) you make mistakes, or decisions that you wish you could change. But sometimes you do everything right, go all-in, and everyone you love supports you. Both of these scenarios have happened to Nick and both times, things didn't go as planned. Nick Lynch is here to tell you that he is no victim to past de…

Taylor Swift has been in Denver all week for the trial about her assault in 2013. While I think it is disgusting that this man could bring her to trial over something terrible that he did, I think there are a lot of dirty problems in the music industry that this conversation has brought to light. I was lucky enough to go to the trial last week and …

I had so much fun talking to Maddie, Emma and Dawson the other night on the phone. Their band, Temecula Road is fresh, vibrant and already an amazing track record. They've played all over the country, opening for Martina McBride, Jessie James Decker, Kenny Rogers, Love & Theft and so many more. They're coming out with some new music soon so keep up…

Happy New Year friends! I am so excited for this brand new year of country music podcasts. You know its going to be a great year when your first episode is with a country music legend. While “God Bless the USA” is his most prolific song, Lee Greenwood has released over thirty country music albums starting in 1962. Seven of his songs are #1 hits and…

It was so much fun talking with Tyler about living in Nashville, writing songs and pursuing a life of music! I'm so thankful I got to meet him and chat the other day at a coffee shop downtown. I absolutely love living in a place like Denver, where musicians like Tyler and his band make their dreams come true by playing at Red Rocks...like the did a…

If you don’t already know, Craig Campbell has had many hit singles in Country Music including “Fish,” “Family Man,” and my personal favorite “Keep Them Kisses Comin.” His current single is titled "Outskirts of Heaven." What some of you might not realize is that before he got his first record deal, Craig used to tour with Tracy Byrd and Luke Byan pl…

Madeline Smith is not just a powerful vocalist or beautiful writer. After talking to her for an hour on the phone the other day, I felt like we were good friends. Her honesty about the hard work she has been putting into her career is a fair warning to those who might think that pursuing a music career is easy. I so enjoyed getting to hear about ho…

I love that I get to share a conversation like this one. Tim Zack and his band mate and guitarist Jeff Westwood were not only super fun to hang out with, but they told me so many amazing stories and they shared some really fantastic insight into making their band successful. Banding together and staying strong amidst long, late hours and little tim…

Thanks for checking out this week's episode with Joey Canyon. Joey is a country music artist who has produced two albums and is the host of his very own television show "The Joey Canyon Show" on RFD-TV. He is a man who is passionate about the country of legends like Merle, Willie and Johnny. No amount of difficulty could slow Joey down as a young a…

Nathan Dean, lead singer and band founder of Nathan Dean and the Damn Band, joins me on the podcast this week. This Arizona based band makes their rounds all around the American West and Midwest playing at venues like the Grizzly Rose and events like Sturgis. Our conversation was so enjoyable because of Nathan's honesty about the reality of leading…

It was such a pleasure to sit down with Lee Gladney, Ashley Gill, and Ed Schifferns of the Triple Nickel Band. They share the coolest story about how the band was started decades ago by Ed's father. While each of these guys live so far away from each other they are able to come together on the stage every performance and make a memorable night for …

Kory Brunson is hard core. He discovered his country music career by writing an amazing song. He has grown that career from a hope and a dream into something that sustains him and his family.

Matt Buckstein, Colorado native Country music artist takes some time to talk to me about losing his band mates, playing at The Grizzly Rose, and his methods for song writing. Hope you enjoy. Thanks for listening! -xx backroadspodcast@gmail.com FACEBOOK: The Buckstein YOUTUBE: Buckstein INSTAGRAM: @TheBuckstein TWITTER: @BucksteinMusic…

Mark Mackay, L.A. Cali boy and San Fran native told the boss "laters" and dove heart first into making his dreams as a Country Music artist a reality. It was amazing to listen to him talk about following his convictions and taking the daily trials of slumming it on the road in stride. I had the pleasure of seeing him play at the Grizzly Rose in Den…

Ryan Chrys, founder of Ryan Chrys and the Rough Cuts band joins me to talk about his life in music both in country and rock. We even get into talking about travel and his experiences at Burning Man! Contact me at backroadspodcast@gmail.com. LINKS - WEB: RoughCutsBand.comFACEBOOK: Ryan Chrys and The Rough CutsTWITTER: @RyanChrysINSTAGRAM: @RyanChrys…

Zona Road, the three man band from Mesa, Arizona took some time when they came to Denver to talk to me about what its like playing in a touring band. In episode two of Country Backroads Podcast and Review, band founder Kody Herring who plays guitar and does the lead vocals, Keith Hammerl who plays the bass and does vocals and Andrew Keiser who play…

Spencer Crandall is a 21 year old country music artist that has given up everything he knows to pursue the one thing he knows he can't live without. He joins me in this premier episode of Country Backroads Podcast and Review. In my conversation with Spencer we talk about his experiences playing around Denver and the reasons he feels he had to leave…