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Country Mile

Country Mile

Written by: USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee
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 Country Mile, the USA TODAY NETWORK’s new podcast series, explores the evolution of one of America’s truest art forms through the stories told by the stars who lived them.

The format is simple: Two artists, two stools and an unscripted evening of memories taped before a live audience. Guests include Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks, Dierks Bentley, Chris Young, Ashley McBryde, Vince Gill, Ricky Skaggs, Tenille Townes, Marty Stuart and more.Copyright USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee Music
Episodes
  • Episode 10: Brad Paisley counts his blessings – a sold out European arena tour, his first TV special, but mostly the ability to give back

    Episode 10: Brad Paisley counts his blessings – a sold out European arena tour, his first TV special, but mostly the ability to give back
    Nov 27 2019
    Brad Paisley thinks he’s special – Europeans know it.

    Paisley’s first television special “Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special” will air 7 p.m. Dec. 3 on ABC. He filmed the television show in Nashville in September a few weeks before he headed to Europe for his sold-out arena tour.

    Paisley sat down with The Tennessean’s Country Mile podcast to talk about “Brad Paisley Thinks He’s Special,” his record-setting European arena tour and the importance of giving back. Paisley, along with his wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley, and Belmont University are partnering to open a free grocery store for those in need that is set to open in early 2020. The Store, by the way, was inspired by his sons when they were younger. His wife thought they were acting spoiled, put them all in the car and drove them to a place to volunteer in California called The Unity Shoppe. The Paisley family was so inspired by the trip that they tirelessly worked to bring a version of the concept – a free grocery store – to middle Tennessee.
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    49 mins
  • Episode 8: Garth Brooks & Ashley McBryde take us to songwriting school

    Episode 8: Garth Brooks & Ashley McBryde take us to songwriting school
    Nov 13 2019
    The first seven installments of The USA TODAY NETWORK's Country Mile podcast were taped in some of Nashville's most storied, intimate rooms – with just a few lucky folks on hand to hear some of country music's most influential artists talk about the moments that made their careers.

    Episode 8 – well, Episode 8 is a party. Thousands of country music fans packed into Belmont University's Curb Event Center to hear one of country's biggest stars ever, Garth Brooks, and one of its most exciting voices, Ashley McBryde, talk about the songwriting craft. There are lots of laughs, a few tears and a wealth of career advice for any aspiring writer.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • Episode 7: Marty Stuart & Chris Scruggs

    Episode 7: Marty Stuart & Chris Scruggs
    Nov 7 2019
    Recorded in the historic RCA Studio B, Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Marty Stuart and Chris Scruggs talk the history of country music, and preserving it for the next generation.
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    51 mins
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