Ep. 45: Riley Green - From Hard Hats to Hit Records

Ep. 45: Riley Green - From Hard Hats to Hit Records

Author: The Brothers Hunt October 22, 2024 Duration: 1:37:09
This week on God's Country, Dan and Reid Isbell sit down with multi-platinum artist and avid outdoorsman Riley Green. Riley shares his inspiring journey from working as a construction worker to landing his first record deal, giving fans an inside look at his rise to stardom. The conversation kicks off with where they'd "Rather Be" than the studio, before touching on the excitement of the upcoming deer season. Riley reflects on how his faith in Jesus has shaped his career and life, and they dive into his latest album Don't Mind If I Do, which has impacted him in ways he never anticipated. Things heat up when the brothers debate who’s faster in a foot race, with Riley throwing in his pick and promising to return for the contest. Plus, listeners will be surprised to learn a little-known fact about Riley that even the hosts didn’t know! God's Country on Instagram MeatEater on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, and Youtube Clips Subscribe to The MeatEater Podcast Network on YouTube Shop God's Country Merch Shop MeatEater Merch More from MeatEater See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The weekly conversation inside God's Country is hosted by Dan and Reid Isbell, known collectively as The Brothers Hunt. Their background is key: they are working Nashville songwriters who grew up immersed in the Tennessee wilderness, and that unique perspective shapes every episode. This isn't a formal interview show but a series of deep, often meandering talks with major country artists and songwriters, focusing on the raw connection between their craft and the landscape. Listeners will hear stories about hunting trips that led to a hit song, fishing metaphors that unravel a lyric's meaning, and how the discipline of sports or the solitude of a mountain trail directly fuels creativity. The podcast digs into the genuine, often messy, relationship these musicians have with the outdoors-far beyond the clichés. It’s about the dirt-under-the-fingernails reality that inspires the music, offering a backstage pass to the moments of inspiration that happen off-stage and outside the city limits. You get the sense of sitting around a campfire with insightful friends, where the talk seamlessly drifts from guitar chords to gun dogs, from song structure to river currents. For anyone curious about the authentic stories behind country music and the wild places that birth them, this podcast provides a consistent, engaging, and surprisingly grounded listen. The Brothers Hunt facilitate these conversations with the easy familiarity of shared experience, making each episode feel like a natural extension of their own lives spent between the studio and the woods.
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