Podcast appearances and mentions of walt wilkins

Walt was in the movie business? Yes, ready for some more great tales? Dive in with Bob and Monte and Walt Wilkins.

Enjoy this conversation with Walt Wilkins, songwriter troubadour. It's one of our best visits ever and I can't wait for you to hear other segments soon.

Teaming up with producer Walt Wilkins, Gibson has released an album that includes Americana, folk, and a traditional Celtic song featuring Ireland native Pat Byrne.

The Marijuana Crack Down with Walt Wilkinshttps://www.audacy.com/989wordThe Tara Show Follow us on Social MediaJoin our Live StreamWeekdays - 6am to 10am Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/989wordRumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-2031096X: https://twitter.com/989wordInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/989word/ "Red Meat, Greenville." 02/29/24

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My guest today is Don Strickland. He grew up in small towns and big cities in Texas, and spent the last 40 years in Austin raising a family and growing his career in computer technology for companies such as Schlumberger and Apple. A few years ago, Don made a decision on how to travel one of the hardest and most meaningful roads, a human faces. He invited all who braved it to travel and learn and grow with him. I invite you to lean in and enjoy this journey with Don at the wheel.Portrait by John LangfordVisit us at littlebigvoices.comMessage Mark at mark@littlebigvoices.comFollow Little Big Voices on Facebook and Instagram – thank you!Support the Little Big Voices Community!Don's Blog: My Road (2005 – 2020)Donisms: Favorite sayings of Don remembered by his friends and family.Don's Music References:About Walt WilkinsOn Spotify and Apple MusicThe album Plenty on Spotify and Apple MusicBetween Midnight and Day on Spotify and Apple MusicSongs About Texas Music Video and Tribute to Don by Walt Wilkins About Darden SmithOn Spotify and Apple MusicBlessings on Spotify and Apple Music, by Darden Smith Wonderful Tonight on Spotify and Apple Music by Eric Clapton Don Strickland Memorial Playlist on Spotify– these were Don's favorite musical artists with a few additions from friends and family.Don's Book References and Complete Show Notes: How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott AdamsMen Explain Things to Me by Rebecca SolnitTalking to Strangers by Malcolm GladwellBooks by Yuval Noah HarariMortality by Christopher HitchensFoundation Series by Isaac AsimovThe Daily Stoic by Ryan HolidayStillness is the Key by Ryan HolidayThe BibleOrwell's Roses by Rebecca SolnitRecollections of my Non-Existence by Rebecca SolnitHope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities by Rebecca SolnitAnticancer: A New Way of Life by David Servan-SchreiberDon's Obituary by Jan ChapmanOur treasured Don Strickland – husband, father, brother, uncle, cousin, grandad, mentor, and friend – slipped out of a failing body and into the next adventure on Thursday, October 27, 2022. The love of his life, Jo Ann, was by his side, as she was for over 41 years. Don made a brilliant and inspiring 4-year effort to live life to the fullest while coping with the gradually disabling effects of glioblastoma.“Please don't let this event define your lives in negative ways,” Don wrote 3 years ago. Nothing would please him ...

Brandon Rhyder is not only one of Texas Country's forefathers, but maybe the most innovative of them all. Tune into today's podcast to learn about his start, his continued success even through the pandemic, along with his role with the Texas Country Music Awards!Find Brandon's music, tour dates and merch at https://brandonrhyder.com/You can support Texas Toast by following us on social medias (@texastoastpod), giving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, subscribing on YouTube and MOST IMPORTANTLY, sharing the show with a friend! Intro song: "The Ride" by Jon StorkOutro song: "You Can Go To Hell" by Phineus RebSupport the show

Bill Small's voice is a powerful creative tool that has been creating songs and conversations throughout his life as a professional musician, entrepreneur and business coach.In this episode of The Coach's Journey Podcast, Bill describes the challenge of blending his passions for music and conversation in order to create the life he wanted, highlighting key shifts in his mindset that enabled a balance to emerge.During 35 years of performing and playing music and 20 years helping small business owners to thrive, Bill has accrued some wonderful stories and a huge amount of wisdom, not least through his experience of two of the biggest movements in personal development: The Landmark Forum and the Law of Attraction.In our deep and searching conversation he reflects on creativity, integrity, personal responsibility, and money.Alongside his work as a coach and as a musician, Bill is the co-host of The Subtle Art of Not Yelling podcast and co-founder of a creative community called The Box, both of which serve to help people chunk down their projects and get out of their own way in order to finish what they've made. In this episode, we talk about:Important versus interesting, and how we choose between themWhy finishing our creative projects mattersThe comparison sticks we beat ourselves withHow to show up as everything we are, instead of our divided selvesIntegrity, and what it means to honour your word as yourselfFinishing his work is something Bill has committed to in order to honour the creative process, and hearing him speak about how he approaches all aspects of his fiercely creative life is truly inspiring.To learn more about me, visit https://www.robbieswale.com/, and to learn more about Bill, visit https://www.artistmind.co/.For information about my wider work, my writing or to buy my books, visit www.robbieswale.com.Music by My Good Man William: listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4KmeQUcTbeE31uFynHQLQgTo support the Coach's Journey, visit www.patreon.com/thecoachsjourney and to join the Coach's Journey Community visit www.thecoachsjourney.com/community. Things and people we mentioned (that you might be interested in):- Bill's podcast The Subtle Art of Not Yelling https://subtleartofnotyelling.com/ - Toku McCree on The Coach's Journey Podcast https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-15-toku-mccree-sales-with-honour-and-love-on-the-end-of-a-sword - Toku McCree on the Coaches Rising Podcast https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/the-path-to-coaching-mastery-and-what-new-coaches-get-wrong-with-toku-mccree/ - The Coaches Rising Podcast https://www.coachesrising.com/podcast/ - Robbie's 100 podcast challenge https://www.robbieswale.com/writing/2022/2/4/the-12-minute-method-100-podcasts-challenge - Robbie's appearance on The Subtle Art of Not Yelling https://subtleartofnotyelling.com/robbie-swale/ - The Tim Ferriss Show https://tim.blog/podcast/ - Steven Pressfield's appearance on the Tim Ferriss Show https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RhIp9C5OO8 - Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler https://www.gruffalo.com/julia-and-axel - 12-minute article on The Lost Relics of our Art https://www.robbieswale.com/the-12-minute-blog/2021/12/4/the-lost-relics-of-our-art - Bill's music https://billsmallmusic.com/ - The Landmark Forum https://www.landmarkworldwide.com/the-landmark-forum - Walt Wilkins and the Mystiqueros https://www.mystiquero.com/ - Erhard Seminars Training (EST) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhard_Seminars_Training- Phil Bolton on The Coach's Journey Podcast https://www.thecoachsjourney.com/podcast/episode-2-phil-bolton-from-forensic-accountant-to-the-go-to-career-coach-in-london-and-on-to-work-with-ceos-mds-and-founders - The Secret https://www.thesecret.tv/the-secret-documentary/- BetterUp https://www.betterup.com/ - Steve Chandler https://www.stevechandler.com/index.html - Bob Doyle https://thelawofattraction.com/about-bob-doyle/- Mastering Your Personal Brand https://www.robbieswale.com/mastering-your-personal-brand- Miles Hanson https://twitter.com/mileshanso- The Box https://subtleartofnotyelling.com/box/- The 12-Minute Method https://www.robbieswale.com/about-the-12-minute-method

Who is Bill Small?Bill Small is no stranger to diversifying his skills; he's made his living as a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, Mystiquero, entrepreneur, artist, producer, vocal coach, business and personal coach... all facets that combine into a potent musical force evident on his latest release, Call Me Lucky.Bill grew up in a musical household where everyone could sing, just a stone's throw from the Big Apple. From Sinatra and swing to show-tunes. Todd Rundgren to Pink Floyd. Growing up in the 70's with FM radio and 2 older sisters to steal records from, he caught the music bug bad. Part of his teen years were spent learning everything he could about theater while working as a student performer and intern at The Whole Theater Company in Montclair, NJ. When he wasn't doing that he was writing songs and.....you guessed it, playing in bands! Bill moved around some during high school with his family, and then on his own after graduation, and always found a band to play music with. Playing in bands has been a constant for most of his life. After 2 years studying voice at at Berklee College of Music in Boston, and another couple of years living in Jersey and working in New York City, he decided to make a change. His family had lived in a magical place called Austin, TX before he was born, and when he was very young, they used to take family vacations to Texas. He had been hearing about all the great music there and of course, being in his "Guitar Slinger" phase, the lure of Stevie Ray was too hard to resist. Bill moved to Austin along with two great friends and fine musicians from Jersey, and they found themselves performing all over Austin in the early nineties as Heavy Weather.More bands came and went in the nineties (Radio Thieves, Stringbones), and a solo record entitled Singin. There was a move back to Boston, then to Nashville, a divorce and then finally a move back to Austin in 2004. As Bill puts it, fate intervened for his longest running band gig to date. “I got a call from my friend Marcus Eldridge, another old friend from Texas who had recently returned from Nashville. He was having lunch with my friend John Greenberg, and Walt Wilkins. I heard Walt in Nashville and we met once briefly, and I was a big fan of his music. Walt needed a band for a gig at Gruene Hall and John was kind enough to remind him that I played the bass. So the Mystiqueros were born on stage at Gruene Hall in the spring of 2006. Best band I've ever worked with. Period.”Since then, there's been more records produced and or engineered, lots of miles, lots of shows, and lots more to come. Call Me Lucky is Bill's latest solo offering...a soulful and thoughtful album full of plenty of stomp and groove. Coupled with Bill's unmistakable vocal style, it makes for a journey just as entertaining as his life story. How to Connect with Bill?Website: https://billsmallmusic.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wbsmallInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/willibsmall.....FREE 6-Week Quantum Abundance Course for the First 30 Who Registerhttps://drvic.systeme.io/quantum-abundance-lp Do You Want to Learn the Simple Business Success Formula to Quantum Leap Your Life, Business and 10X Your Fulfillment in Life? www.CallwithDrVic.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's guest is Bill Small, a singer-songwriter and entrepreneur at ARTIST MIND, INC. in Austin, TX. A badass business and personal coach, Bill Small has helped hundreds of clients achieve new levels of success and fulfillment over the last 15 years. In 2008 Bill joined the coaching team at Northstar ventures which provided coaches for programs by noted authors Joe Vitale and Bob Doyle, both featured in “The Secret.” That same year Bill worked with Bob Doyle as his personal coach, and was featured in the documentary film, The Boundless Living Challenge. In 2016 Bill created Artist Mind Inc. to make coaching available to small business owners. In 2018 he was asked to join the consulting team at VIP Medical Consultants, and became a partner in healthcare start-up Advanced Clinical Management. Taking a break from touring and live music performances during the 2020 pandemic shut down, Bill created and launched the Awareness Advantage Workshop, a group training course in mindfulness. In 2021 it's back to performing and launching a new podcast, The Subtle Art of Not Yelling with co-host Miles Hanson. In this episode, you'll also hear highlights from 3 of Bill's latest songs.   In our interview, we talk about MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT Marketing Healthcare Business Mindfulness Creativity Career Coaching Growing up outside of New York City, Bill honed his performance skills early in student workshops at the Whole Theater Company directed by Olympia Dukakis. After attending Berklee College of music, he spent the next 3 decades working as a performer, producer, recording artist, vocal coach, and songwriter. In 2006 he became a founding member of the Texas Americana group Walt Wilkins and the Mystiqueros, and over the next 15 years released 5 records with the band, 4 solo records, and toured the U.S. and Europe. Bill Small https://www.artistmind.co/ (Bill 's Website) Media Kit: https://kitcaster.com/bill-small/ https://instagram.com/mindartcoach (@mindartcoach on Instagram) https://www.facebook.com/wbsmall (Bill 's Facebook page) Music tracks are copyrighted, provided by the artist, and used with permission.

I first became aware of Songwriter Terry Klein in 2018 when Radio Promoter Adam Dawson of Broken Jukebox Music sent me Terry's sophomore effort, “Tex”. I saw that Walt Wilkins produced the album and that's really all I needed to know to be intrigued enough to give it a full and complete listen. He has garnered high praise from two of my musical heroes, Mary Gauthier and Rodney Crowell as well as press and radio outlets across the United States and Europe. For his third album, Terry went to Nashville and worked with producer, multi-instrumentalist and award winning songwriter in his own right, Thomm Jutz. Good Luck, Take Care is described as a raw, visceral departure from the work he's done before. Ten dynamic songs that take hold from the first measure, knock you off balance, and won't let go without a fight. Adam contacted me in early 2022 to see if I might be of assistance in getting Terry a Kansas City gig because the postponement of Folk Alliance International's Music Conference here until May 2022 was going to leave a big whole in his touring schedule to promote “Good Luck, Take Care.” Terry was able to find a Kansas City gig and I was only too happy to have him on the Tasty Brew Music Radio Show the day before he was to appear in our town. Enjoy this on air conversation where we extoll the virtues of leading a lyrical life from Boston to Austin, collaborating with some of the best producers and songwriters in Americana/Roots Music and the importance of investing in your craft through co-writes and workshops.

The first radio charts of 2022 are in and daaaang is there so much good stuff already! This week's features include Kerosene Drifters, Luke Laprade, Chris Crisp, Palmer Anthony & Graycie York, Joey Greer, Walt Wilkins and our young artist spotlight of the week, Hayden Hilliard! Find all of our podcast episodes in audio or video format at www.texastoastpodcast.comand every single song we've mentioned on the show in our TEXAS ON TAP Spotify Playlist!Support the show (https://paypal.me/texastoastpodcast)

This is Part Two of the Jamie Richards Real Deal Interview. Please visit stonecoldcountry.net for the full interview. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hot off of the heels of one of his biggest career hits, Twang, Jamie Richards shows no signs of slowing down. With a professional career that started in Nashville in the 90s, Jamie's worked with several of the top major labels. But it was his Curb Records debut in 2001 that got things going for our September featured artist Jamie Richards. There is so much to love about Jamie's soul searing vocals, but Jamie is also an accomplished songwriter whose songs have been covered by Walt Wilkins, Ken Mellons, and Kevin Fowler to name a few. Jamie has also written with the very best hall of fame songwriters known to the world. Dean Dillon, Larry Cordle, Rory Burch, and Jim Rushing are just a few of the notables that have broken bread with the near legendary honky tonker. In this two part reflective interview, Jamie takes us to his Nashville years, the best song he's ever written, and the future. This is an up, and close view of an artist that has never compromised his musical integrity. Jamie Richards is among only a select few that still remain proudly, and lovingly holding the torch high for traditional country music, and we are all better for it.  For fans of 90's country! https://b3967f2ko4s8mzdasd3bferl9y.hop.clickbank.net/ (https://b3967f2ko4s8mzdasd3bferl9y.hop.clickbank.net/)

Episode 197 is Part 2 of a two-parter recorded down in Marathon, Texas at the Marathon Songwriters Festival. This Part is conversations about West Texas and songs with Josh Grider and Kelley Mickwee. Part 1 was with Courtney Patton, Walt Wilkins, and Drew Kennedy.This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol, The Blue Light Live, and Charlie Stout Photography.New Slang PatreonNew Slang TwitterNew Slang InstagramNew Slang FacebookNew Slang Merch StoreThe Neon Eon PodcastThe Neon Eon Merch Store*Pre-Order The Lubbock Way, the debut book by Thomas Mooney, here.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/ThomasMooney)

This is part one of a two part series. Hot off of the heels of one of his biggest career hits, Twang, Jamie Richards shows no signs of slowing down. With a professional career that started in Nashville in the 90s, Jamie's worked with several of the top major labels. But it was his Curb Records debut in 2001 that got things going for our September featured artist Jamie Richards. There is so much to love about Jamie's soul searing vocals, but Jamie is also an accomplished songwriter whose songs have been covered by Walt Wilkins, Ken Mellons, and Kevin Fowler to name a few. Jamie has also written with the very best hall of fame songwriters known to the world. Dean Dillon, Larry Cordle, Rory Burch, and Jim Rushing are just a few of the notables that have broken bread with the near legendary honky tonker. In this two part reflective interview, Jamie takes us back to the very beginning, his parent's dairy farm, the big tent revivals, and the paying your dues decade in Nashville. This is an up, and close view of an artist that has never compromised his musical integrity. Jamie Richards is among only a select few that still remain proudly, and lovingly holding the torch high for traditional country music, and we are all better for it.  Check out installment I of this two part series. For fans of 90's country! https://b3967f2ko4s8mzdasd3bferl9y.hop.clickbank.net/ (https://b3967f2ko4s8mzdasd3bferl9y.hop.clickbank.net/)

Episode 196 is Part 1 of a two-parter recorded down in Marathon, Texas at the Marathon Songwriters Festival. This Part is conversations about West Texas and songs with Courtney Patton, Walt Wilkins, and Drew Kennedy. Part 2 with Josh Grider, Kelley Mickwee, and Bobby Hamrick comes out later this week. This episode's presenting partner is Desert Door Texas Sotol, The Blue Light Live, and Charlie Stout Photography.New Slang PatreonNew Slang TwitterNew Slang InstagramNew Slang FacebookNew Slang Merch StoreThe Neon Eon PodcastThe Neon Eon Merch Store*Pre-Order The Lubbock Way, the debut book by Thomas Mooney, here.Support the show (https://www.paypal.me/ThomasMooney)

As season two continues, I am thrilled to have Kelley Mickwee on the show today.  Kelley is a fellow Cherokee who moved to Austin from Memphis and joined up with a killer four piece called the Trishas.  She's a Shiny Soul Sister in Kevin Russell's Shinyribs.  She's a founding member of Red River Songwriters along with Drew Kennedy, Josh Grider, Walt Wilkins, Susan Gibson and Brandy Zdan.  But what I admire most about Kelley is her show on Sun Radio called River Girl Radio.    We talked about her love of said show and how the theme of the often has her diving into deep artist listening.  Much like my passion for doing this podcast.   Cleaning also comes into our conversation about her records.    If you don't mind heading over to Apple podcasts and giving us a review, we'd sure appreciate it awful good! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-top-five-records/id1494022573   Cheers!   www.kelleymickwee.com www.thetrishas.com www.redriversongs.com www.sunradio.com www.shinyribs.org   https://thebiggunshow.com/ https://www.facebook.com/thebiggunshowband/ https://www.instagram.com/thebiggunshowband/ https://www.youtube.com/thebiggunshowband

In this conversation, Kyle shares his heart behind his music and the journey he's been on as a singer/songwriter. Kyle talks about what he has learned about truly being present in life. He also discusses what led to him and his wife getting involved with the foster care system and eventually adopting two children. Kyle Hutton is a husband, father, business owner, and singer/songwriter. A self-professed inspiration junkie, his music explores the landscapes of hope and regret, redemption and addiction, faith and doubt. Kyle’s songs have been recorded by artists Roger Creager, Cory Morrow, Radney Foster, Walt Wilkins, and more. His five CDs, “Small Price to Pay,” “Coming Home,” “More Like Me,” “Thank God for the Band,” and “Longest Days, Shortest Years” house Texas Music chart topping singles and collaborations with his songwriting heros.Kyle spends time running his business, writing, performing, recording, producing, promoting and bringing RLRM to thousands of people each week in the syndicated radio showConnect with Kyle: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5od8JuTILT8J2L9DeB1TUe?si=3I1BFf2PSDi7YpZLcf3a1Q  | https://kylehutton.com/about/  | https://realliferealmusic.com | https://www.instagram.com/kyle_real_life/ | https://realcontentsolutions.com/Connect with Justin: Instagram.com/kellerthinks | Circlefifty.com | medium.com/@kellerthinks | fb.com/kellerthinks | twitter.com/kellerthinks | TikTok.com/@kellerthinks 

For 10 years of his music career, Adam Hood was just background noise in many of the venues he was playing. His audiences were more concerned with the eight ball in the corner pocket or chasing tail. Then this masterful storyteller, songwriter and musician came to Texas, and he was embraced with both arms. His incredible music started to be celebrated and showcased. Other artists took notice. He's written for and with some legendary names in Texas and Nashville. The last time he came on The Road Less Traveled, he described his music as “story-driven, roadhouse rock.” His lyrics have the power to speak to your soul and make you jump in your car and chase the sunset.Walt Wilkins: https://www.adamhood.com/Drew Myers: https://www.drewmyers.life/The Texan Theater: http://www.zacwilkersonmusic.com/Kincy Abstract and Sabine Title Company: https://www.kincy-sabine.com/index.htmMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com

The landscape of the Texas Music scene is beautiful, and it's the amazing singer/songwriters that celebrate that beauty. Each one of these artists brings a wonderfully great perspective to the genre – each perspective is unique and powerful. Our two featured artists on this Road Less Traveled exemplify that. Walt Wilkins is a poet that can pierce your soul with one verse. Zac Wilkerson writes powerful blues ballads, filled with fire. The respect for each other's music runs deep. That is why Drew Myers asked them to share the stage for one night at the Texan Theater in Greenville, Texas. Walt and Zac are both card-carrying members of the Defining Audacity Family. They have both been on The Road Less Traveled before.Zac Wilkerson: http://www.zacwilkersonmusic.com/Walt Wilkins: https://www.waltwilkins.com/Drew Myers: https://www.drewmyers.life/The Texan Theater: http://www.zacwilkersonmusic.com/Kincy Abstract and Sabine Title Company: https://www.kincy-sabine.com/index.htmMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com

Hey everybody, welcome to The Troubadour!  I’m super excited for today’s episode.  Today we’re visiting with a guy I’ve wanted to have on the podcast since we started this thing.  Corby Schaub is a multi-talented instrumentalist, studio player and producer I’ve been a fan of for a long time.  So much so that I’d actually tried to hire Corby to play on my last record back in 2013. Corby has had quite a career in the music business.  He toured through the rise of Ryan Bingham’s career and still plays with Walt Wilkins and the Mystiqueros among others.  He’s been in major motion pictures and has hung out with actors including Jeff Bridges, aka, The Dude. Make sure and go to corbyschaub.com to see what he’s up to now. Here comes Episode #93 of The Troubadour. All of Corby’s social media links, music and merch can be explored by going to his website at https://www.corbyschaub.com/ Hope you enjoy the episode! How YOU can support the podcast! If you’re interested in supporting the podcast and helping us FREE CARLY from the bondage of editing every episode CLICK HERE and help us hand off this part of the process to a third party! There’s another way to support the podcast AND ALSO earn some free swag in the process.  CLICK HERE to check it out. You can listen to our wonderful podcast by clicking on any of the following links: The Troubadour Podcast Website, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean

I used to do a podcast called The Hart of Americana. Those episodes are no longer available, so I am putting them up here. This episode was from March 16th, 2017.   Welcome to another week from the past. This week on the show I am putting out my conversation with Walt Wilkins from back in March of 2017. Walt can be described as the godfatherr of music in the hill country area. Walt has been nothing but kind to me from the start, and it shows right here. Enjoy this conversation, and go check him out live.   moderndayjesters@gmail.com - Email me with any questions, or random thoughts.   shawnhartmusic.com - For all your shawnhartmusic needs.

Terry Klein is a songwriter's songwriter. His debut record, Great Northern, was produced by Walt Wilkins. Great Northern appeared on multiple 2017 Ten-Best lists and garnered praise from Rodney Crowell and Mary Gauthier. Klein and Wilkins teamed up again for the follow up to Great Northern, Tex, which is out now. Hosted by James Hodder Recorded at The Icarus Club

Brandon Rhyder’s backstory in becoming a modern-day staple of the Texas and Red Dirt Music scene sounds familiar, yet is totally unique.  In the beginning, a small spark is lit inside the aspiring artist.  They ponder their life and the gravity of the decision to seriously give the dream of being a touring and recording artist an honest to goodness shot. Then, through a series of events, that small spark gets fanned into a flame and through hard work, dedication, perseverance and “conviction” leads to a successful career.  Sounds simple doesn’t it… But in Brandon’s case, before any of that happened, it took a little encouragement from his friend Ricky to make him seriously consider giving the music business a shot; and when he did, it completely changed the trajectory of his life.  Brandon grew up in northeast Texas, but it really wasn’t until he attended college at UT-Tyler that he even considered picking up the guitar.  Once he did, it was a natural evolution for him to start stringing chords together behinds the words he’d already been writing.  But, that’s almost where the story ends. After graduation, Brandon did what most good boys and girls do; he entered the workforce, took a steady job and settled down with his wife.  The thought of pursuing a career in music hadn’t even crossed his mind.  He and his new wife built a home and began what looked to be a very “normal” life.  Interestingly enough, within a year of building the home, and through the encouragement of the home builder himself, (the previously mentioned Ricky), Brandon and his wife headed for Austin.  They put a for-sale sign in the front yard and took off to chase the music dream.  Almost 20 years after making that decision now, it’s certainly proved to be the right one. In this interview with Brandon he talks with us about his early years in Austin and slowly building a following.  Then, he explains that after meeting and sharing the stage with legendary singer-songwriter, Walt Wilkins, things quickly changed.  Walt produced Brandon’s 2005 record, “Conviction”.  After that, Brandon’s career gained steam very quickly with larger crowds at live shows and record sales going way up. With the success of Conviction, Brandon was soon playing 180+ live shows per year; a pace that would continue for the next 6 years. In the interview Brandon also talks about recording trips to Nashville and working with other legendary artists like Radney Foster who would also go on to produce Brandon’s 2008 record, “Every Night”.  During this time of his career Brandon explains how he landed a deal with a Nashville publishing company and was travelling there at least six times a year or more to write with other people. Towards the end of this interview the conversation takes a more serious tone as Brandon divulges his recent multi-year struggle with a health issue.  Finally after many, doctors and many tests, they were able to pinpoint what had been plaguing him and now Brandon is feeling better than he has in years which has lead to great vocal range and more new songs being written. Brandon also talks about the awful disease that is Cancer, and how it recently claimed the life of his hunting and fishing buddy, who also happened to be his father-in-law.  The silver lining in this sad story is that Brandon has written and recently recorded a new tune stemming from this experience which pays homage to his father-in-law. In the final minutes of the interview Brandon relays a very sad story to us involving a friend and fan of his music named Jacob who was a member of our armed forces whom just in the morning before this interview was recorded, had attempted to take his own life.  Brandon makes clear that he wants to shine more light on the tragedy that is PTSD and the high suicide rate of former military personnel. In Carly’s outro for this show she gives a couple resources for those suffering from PTSD which we ask that all listeners of the podcast and readers of this blog to share with others.  The first is Mission 22, who’s goal is to put an end to veteran suicide. Please visit www.mission22.com and consider donating to their cause.  The second resource is the Suicide Prevention Lifeline whose number is 1-800-273-8255.  One life lost is one too many…. To find out more about Brandon Rhyder, where he’s playing next, and how to buy his music and merch, please visit www.brandonrhyder.com .   Listen via: The Troubadour Podcast Website Apple Podcasts Google Play Spotify Stitcher Podbean

Jason Wickens sits down with Texas songwriter troubadour Walt Wilkins. They discuss his storied career and journey from Texas to Tennessee and back. And of course some hard earned advice for the aspiring singer-songwriter.

I can't be a Vegan. 1st Annual Texas Country Singer-Songwriter Showcase in Bandera, Texas, Hill Country. Next Gigs. Shooting by SXSW, 12-year-old survived being buried under avalanche in French Alps. This episode discusses Walt Wilkins, Richard Dobson and the McKay Brothers

Unfortunately this is a lost episode. For whatever reason, the way we normally do things did not work, so the show did not record. So this is me giving a recap of the episode. I am so sorry to all of you who wanted to hear the episode, so did I. I hope y'all have a great holiday season and we'll see you again next year. 

The Co-Write is back from the 7th annual Red River Songwriter's Festival!  The boys are here to share their stories from the festivities, as well as their review of some of the shows they were able to see.  Sitting down for a brief discussion is the great Walt Wilkins.  Walt talks about his involvement with the RRSF, as well as his own festival, Waltstock & Barrel, which is coming up in April.  A special thanks to our friends at TX Whiskey and Legal Draft Beer for supplying your humble hosts, and the artists who joined them, with an ample supply of things to keep us warm in the snow!  Download, Subscribe & Enjoy!  Find Us www.thecowrite.com FACEBOOK Twitter @thecowrite @bobbyduncan @donovandodd Instagram  @thecowrite

Everything happens for a reason. Don't believe me? Just ask our featured artist on Episode 111 of the Defining Audacity Radio Show, Mr. Bradley Banning. He's the poster boy for that perspective. I'll share my in-studio conversation with Bradley on this episode (as well as an excerpt from our live-audience show with Drew Kennedy and Walt Wilkins.) #liveonpurpose

If you love songwriting and storytelling this is the show for you! Drew Kennedy and Walt Wilkins are incredible, and their chemistry together on stage is undeniable. It was my dream show. I was SO excited about putting Drew, Walt and their incredible music in the spotlight. This live-audience show did not disappoint! #liveonpurpose #supportlivemusic

Walt Wilkins is a legendary singer/songwriter on the Texas Music scene. I found out during my in-studio conversation that he's an even better human being. What an amazing man. I was so honored and blessed to get to know him and talk about his goals, dreams and aspirations, which includes working at a small-town airport.

This week Bobby and Donovan get the chance to talk to master songwriter, producer & friend, Walt Wilkins.  Recorded live from the Live Oak Music Hall green room in Fort Worth, the guys touch on many topics with Walt including:  his musical beginnings, influences, the move to Nashville and then back to Texas, nightmare songwriting stories from Nashville, his favorite concert, the birth of The Mystiqueros, how he feels about being referred to as the "Godfather" of Texas songwriters, his new record "Streetlight" & the time he hung out with Michael Jackson.  Download, Subscribe & Enjoy!!!   Find Us  www.thecowrite.com FACEBOOK @thecowrite @bobbyduncan @donovandodd   Walt Wilkins  www.waltwilkins.comwww.waltstockandbarrel.com  

The Co-Write is back!!!  After a three week break, The Co-Write brings you a brand new episode this week.  Joining Bobby and Donovan in the green room at The Live Oak Music Hall is the uber talented Kylie Rae Harris. Donovan kicks things off with a brief review of his recent trip to Boston (3:10).  Kylie joins in on the fun at (11:40), and details her weekend of kid-less, gig-less "shidiot" fun.  The trio discuss the perils of being a working writer in Nashville at (17:00).  At (25:00), Donovan gets Kylie's perspective on the progress of female songwriters in the country genre.  THE BANANA BANDIT makes an appearance at the (37:00) minute mark.  And finally a special guest says, "What up", at (41:00).   Find Us www.thecowrite.com thecowrite@gmail.com Twitter @thecowrite @bobbyduncan @donovandodd Topics Mentioned Boston, MA  The Live Oak Music Hall  Sunday Supper Club  Josh Weathers  Kylie Rae Harris  Whales  Anthony Bourdain  Tulsa, OK  Little Big Town  Patty Griffin  Bonnie Raitt  Rodney Foster  Zane Williams  Walt Wilkins  Jason Eady  Kacey Musgraves  Marren Morris  Taylor Swift  Adele  Sara Bareilles  Mike Doocy  Beyonce  The Banana Bandit Love and War in Texas  Shiner Sunday