{"id":1313438,"date":"2019-08-11T16:58:28","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T22:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1810228"},"modified":"2019-08-11T16:58:28","modified_gmt":"2019-08-11T22:58:28","slug":"what-carrie-underwood-taught-runaway-june-everything","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/what-carrie-underwood-taught-runaway-june-everything\/","title":{"rendered":"What Carrie Underwood Taught Runaway June: \u201cEverything\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by Alison Bonaguro<\/a><\/span> 15m ago<\/span><\/span> <\/p>\n

Right before an intimate Chicago radio show on Blarney Island<\/a> \u2014 right between Grass Lake and Fox Lake \u2014 on Sunday night (August 11), the women of Runaway June sat down with CMT.com to a) buy our own drinks and b) talk about what it\u2019s been like to be out on tour with Carrie Underwood and Maddie & Tae.<\/p>\n

While Underwood\u2019s Cry Pretty tour is on a bit of a summer vacation, Runaway June\u2019s Naomi Cooke, Hannah Mulholland and Jennifer Wayne talked about what they\u2019ve learned from her so far, and what they\u2019re looking forward to when the tour starts back up in September.<\/p>\n

When piqued Underwood\u2019s interest in Runaway June:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s been on to us since we released \u2019Lipstick<\/a>\u201d in 2016. She has been in our corner for years. So when we heard she was taking us on out on the road, that was the ultimate vote of confidence for us, especially from her.\u201d<\/p>\n

What they have learned from her so far:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEverything. What is she not<\/em> good at? We\u2019re just like, \u2019Teach my your tricks.\u2019 She shows up to everything. At that stage in your career, she doesn\u2019t need to be at everything. But she is an overachiever in every way and in the best way. She never half asses anything. Even at sound check, it\u2019s like it\u2019s a real show. It\u2019s so impressive. And watching her on the road with Mike and their boys, it shows us that it\u2019s possible. We wonder, \u2019Can we have real relationships? Can we have kids?\u2019 She has shown us it\u2019s doable. That\u2019s been so great for all of us to see. Nothing has ever been handed to Carrie Underwood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lessons they have learned from Maddie & Tae:<\/strong><\/p>\n

All three of us have become like sisters and best friends. But with them, they have truly been best friends forever, and they\u2019re truly enjoying what they\u2019re doing on stage. They really are like that in real life. And just like Carrie, they have an incredible work ethic. Despite their ups and downs in their career, they\u2019ve stayed true to who they are musically. It\u2019s really admirable. And it shows in their new music: it\u2019s progressive and it\u2019s grown up. That takes a lot of guts.\u201d<\/p>\n

All about the all-girl medley they do with Underwood at every show:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe go out back out to the stage after our set and Maddie & Tae\u2019s set, and we all sing a medley that\u2019s about ten songs long. Carrie put together this incredible list, from Tammy Wynette to Shania Twain. We do all these iconic songs \u2014 from decades and decades of country music \u2014 and the crowd goes crazy.\u201d At most stops so far, that list has included \u201cStand by Your Man,\u201d \u201cWalkin\u2019 After Midnight,\u201d \u201cCoal Miner\u2019s Daughter,\u201d \u201c9 to 5,\u201d \u201cRockin\u2019 with the Rhythm of the Rain,\u201d \u201cShe\u2019s in Love with the Boy,\u201d \u201cIndependence Day,\u201d \u201cWild One,\u201d \u201cWhy Haven\u2019t I Heard from You,\u201d and \u201cMan! I Feel Like a Woman!\u201d from Wynette, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton, The Judds, Trisha Yearwood, Martina McBride, Faith Hill, Reba McEntire, and Twain, respectively.<\/p>\n

The band\u2019s everyone\u2019s-invited pre-show ritual:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOn the Carrie tour, we don\u2019t have any kind of official pre-show ceremony. But we all do this pow-wow together with our hands in the center of the circle, with our band, our crew, and anyone and everyone who might be walking by. Like Carrie and Maddie and Tae. Everyone. Each person has a chance to shout out something on the count of three. Sometimes we\u2019ll shout out the number of the show, and hearing those numbers add up feels amazing,\u201d<\/p>\n

How they\u2019ve heard Underwood explain her decision to bring all women on tour:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cIt has been such a vote of confidence. Carrie said, \u2019I didn\u2019t really think about it like that, I just thought these are the acts that will put on a kick-ass show. That\u2019s the point here. These are the artists she thought were ready for this. And it shows, because we\u2019re playing to almost the full arena. But that\u2019s really just a huge testament to Carrie. They know she\u2019s gonna put on an amazing show, from start to finish.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before they joined Underwood on the arena tour, they\u2019d been everywhere, man:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cWe played as solo artists, and so we\u2019d end up at places like the Tootsies Orchid Lounge at the Nashville airport, and then we did shows in radio conference rooms and at coffee shops. We have played for a lot of empty seats. And that helps to know we\u2019re not the only ones who are doing it. All those gigs have taught us how to navigate whatever might go wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Alison makes her living loving country music. She’s based in Chicago, but she’s always leaving her heart in Nashville.<\/div>\n

@alisonbonaguro<\/a><\/div>\n

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