{"id":1318103,"date":"2020-02-06T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-02-06T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1816869"},"modified":"2020-02-06T08:00:18","modified_gmt":"2020-02-06T15:00:18","slug":"erin-enderlin-brings-country-roots-to-videos-vinyl-and-faulkner-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/erin-enderlin-brings-country-roots-to-videos-vinyl-and-faulkner-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Erin Enderlin Brings Country Roots to Videos, Vinyl, and Faulkner County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/shelburnec\/\" title=\"Posts by Craig Shelburne\" rel=\"author\">Craig Shelburne<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n9m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Although she\u2019s proud to be named one of CMT\u2019s Next Women of Country, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/artists\/erin-enderlin\">Erin Enderlin<\/a> has been part of Nashville\u2019s music community for two decades now. A talented songwriter, she\u2019s landed cuts with artists such as Luke Bryan, Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire and Lee Ann Womack. Meanwhile she\u2019s built her own audiences through compelling music videos and albums such as <em>Faulkner County<\/em>, which she released through Blaster Records in late 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Enderlin will soon share her music on two Texas stops on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/cmt-next-women-of-country-tour\">CMT Next Women of Country Tour<\/a>, headlined by Tanya Tucker. These dates are March 26 in Dallas at the Kessler Theater and March 29 in Houston at the Heights Theater. Enjoy our exclusive CMT Q&amp;A with Erin Enderlin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6sJpYrhGinc?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6sJpYrhGinc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>CMT: Your new album, <em>Faulkner County<\/em>, is named for your Arkansas roots. Why did that seem like the right title for this project?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Enderlin: This last year marked the year that I had lived longer in Nashville longer than I had lived in Arkansas. While I absolutely love Nashville, and it\u2019s such an amazing part of my story, it just made me think about how after all this time, Arkansas is still \u201chome.\u201d I\u2019m very proud of where I come from, and in so many ways it\u2019s shaped who I am as an artist and a writer. I wanted to pay homage to that with the title <em>Faulkner County<\/em> \u2014 and I also like that it\u2019s a little nod to one of my favorite authors, William Faulkner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You had some vinyl pressed for the record too. What is it about the vinyl listening experience that you enjoy?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Growing up my first music was on records, and I even had a little Fisher price turntable! I\u2019ve always loved vinyl. I remember listening with my parents, and especially with my Papaw, H.D. Clinton. I loved looking through the records with him, and I loved the whole process of having to carefully take the record out and place it on the player.<\/p>\n<p>I also remember getting into trouble for scratching my dad\u2019s Elton John record, <em>Goodbye Yellow Brick Road<\/em> \u2014 I was dancing too much and scratched it, ha ha! I still love the whole process and the sound a record has. It\u2019s so cool to finally have one of my own.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZgLn_aw5a9c?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZgLn_aw5a9c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cTonight I Don\u2019t Give a Damn\u201d will be familiar to CMT viewers. What was on your mind when you wrote that?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I wrote that song with Jim \u201cMoose\u201d Brown and Jessie Jo Dillon \u2014 both incredible writers. I was picturing this woman, the way she was feeling and headed out to a bar, and I thought what song would I want to play in that situation? I mean the jukebox selection is most important. I pictured her selecting Gene Watson\u2019s \u201cFarewell Party.\u201d I think a lot of people can relate to being in that emotional state when everything is just too much and for a little while you just don\u2019t give a damn. <\/p>\n<p><strong>What kind of vibe or cinematic effect were you hoping to capture when you filmed the video for it?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The director Ryan Nolan did an amazing job. We actually got to do a three-part story video collection. With this video we wanted to make the viewer a little unnerved. To really highlight the hopelessness and emptiness that the main character is feeling.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jeu3uY9Oz4c?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jeu3uY9Oz4c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cI Can Be Your Whiskey\u201d is a strong start to this record, almost a signal that you\u2019re about to hear a distinctly country record. When did you forge a connection with traditional country music?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Growing up I fell in love with country music. I especially love the storytelling and instrumentation like fiddle and steel guitar. Artists like Willie Nelson, Reba McEntire, the Statler Brothers, and Johnny Cash were some of the first I was heavily influenced by, while also being influenced by artists that sometimes played more on the pop country side of things like Kenny Rogers, Conway Twitty, and Barbara Mandrell. <\/p>\n<p>I watched a lot of TNN as well. I loved the biographies and live performance TV shows such as the Statler Brothers\u2019 show, Barbara Mandrell\u2019s show, and Ralph Emery\u2019s <em>Nashville Now<\/em>. If I could just have a fiddle and steel follow me around all day and be my personal soundtrack I\u2019d be in Heaven.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo\" id=\"47325937\">\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;img&quot;}\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Erin-Enderlin-w-guitar-1579457134.jpg?quality=0.85&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Erin-Enderlin-w-guitar-1579457134.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=481 481w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Erin-Enderlin-w-guitar-1579457134.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=660 660w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Erin-Enderlin-w-guitar-1579457134.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=768 768w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Erin-Enderlin-w-guitar-1579457134.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=980 980w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Erin-Enderlin-w-guitar-1579457134.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1200 1200w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Erin-Enderlin-w-guitar-1579457134.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1500 1500w, http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:file:http:shared:cmt.com\/news\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/Erin-Enderlin-w-guitar-1579457134.jpg?quality=0.8&amp;format=jpg&amp;width=1800 1800w\" title=\"CMT Next Women of Country #SeeHerHearHer\" class=\" js-srcset-img shortcode-image \" alt><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"photocredit\"> Ed Rode\/Getty Images for CMT <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>As a songwriter, what would you say is the biggest reward for you? For example, getting a song cut? Meeting your heroes? Performing your own work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Man, do I have to pick? I love being able to get up and play my songs for folks. There\u2019s something about a live performance that is just really something special. It\u2019s been an amazing honor to have heroes of mine connect with songs I\u2019ve written and record them, and to get to see them sing them live has moved me in ways I can\u2019t describe. <\/p>\n<p>And I\u2019ve met heroes of mine I never thought I\u2019d meet, much less work with. My very first album ever was <em>Waylon &amp; Willie<\/em>. A few years ago I got to tour with Willie and one day I asked someone if they could see if he would sign my show poster. He ended up inviting me up on the bus and talking to me about some of my songs. Moments like that are just incredible. <\/p>\n<p>But I still think the biggest impact for me is when someone reaches out and tells me their story, tells me how one of my songs got them through a tough time. Music has always been there for me and knowing that I get to be a part of the music that\u2019s there for someone else, it\u2019s just the best feeling.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S_USj1ILRN0?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S_USj1ILRN0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>You\u2019ll be touring with Tanya Tucker in March for a few Texas shows. What are you looking forward to the most about those dates?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Watching Tanya\u2019s show! Ha! I mean I really am looking forward to getting to see more Tanya shows and learning from her. She is such an amazing performer and artist. I\u2019m just so excited to be a part of this tour. I love going out and performing and I know these are gonna be some really special dates. I\u2019ve wanted to play the Kessler for a long time, so that one will be extra special for me.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you noticed that Texas crowds are different than other places you\u2019ve played?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I think so. They LOVE music there, and they really love original music there. I also love that they love to dance at shows. I\u2019ve had some incredible moments there and I know this run will add to those memories.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BRFSPSdyqcU?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BRFSPSdyqcU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>What does it mean for you personally to be included in CMT\u2019s Next Women of Country?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s meant so much to me to be a part of CMT\u2019s Next Women of Country. I\u2019ve been in Nashville chasing this dream for almost 20 years. Several years ago when I found out I was included in the class of 2018, I had just put out my first full record and was really putting it all out there. I had gone through a lot of ups and downs and some really tough years wondering if I could really do this. To have the support of CMT and Leslie Fram in particular meant more than I can say. I\u2019m honored to be a part of such a great group of talented artists.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So much about Nashville and country music has changed since you moved here 20 years ago. But what would you say has stayed the same?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well for one thing Bill Anderson is still killing it \u2014 he\u2019s one of my heroes. And I think the power of music has stayed the same. It\u2019s so amazing how music connects us all. No matter our language or background, music brings us together. Country music is alive and well and I don\u2019t think it\u2019s going anywhere anytime soon.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1816869\/erin-enderlin-brings-country-roots-to-videos-vinyl-and-faulkner-county\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Craig Shelburne 9m ago Although she\u2019s proud to be named one of CMT\u2019s Next Women of Country, Erin Enderlin has been part of Nashville\u2019s music community for two decades now. A talented songwriter, she\u2019s landed cuts with artists such as Luke Bryan, Alan Jackson, Reba McEntire and Lee Ann Womack. 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