The Co-Write Bobby Duncan and Donovan Dodd

Today we welcome Mike McClure to The Co-Write! McClure is on every short list of the best songwriters around. He has well over 10 records to his credit as an artist and scores of others at the helm as producer for groups like Cross Canadian Ragweed, Turnpike Troubadours, Whiskey Myers among many others.  
Any history book written about the Red Dirt and Texas Music scene would undoubtedly have a chapter dedicated to McClure and his influence on those who have followed him. McClure is set to release his next project in the next few months (exact release date TBD) and he seems genuinely excited about what he has put together. “It's about finding that truth and love really are worth fighting for. And what can save us,” McClure says of his upcoming record “Looking Up.”
Enjoy the episode and go visit Mike’s Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lookingup/looking-up-the-new-solo-record-by-mike-mcclure
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It’s a special Co-Write/New Slang mashup this week!  We were fortunate enough to sit down last with with Thomas Mooney, the host of the popular podcast New Slang.  We handle the hosting duties here on part one, and once your finished scoot over to New Slang for part two. 
 
We start off with a general interview with Tom, but at the end of the episode we begin a fantasy draft where each of us picks our best six artists lineup for a dream festival.   We put some parameters on the draft, but the most important one was we each started out with our favorite artists.  
 
We hope you enjoy this, and we look forward to bringing you more mashup episodes in the future! 
 
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Tom’s experience with Covid-19 - Off the Top 
 
The Beginnings of New Slang - 14:35 
 
What does Tom look for in new acts - 21:45
 
How does Tom envision New Slang’s future - 34:30
 
Tom ranks his sports affiliations and sports talk- 45:00
 
Rapid Fire: 1:01:00
 
First half of dream festival draft - 1:16:00

Courtney Patton has been wowing fans of independent, Americana music across the country for nearly a decade.  Her deeply insightful and personal songwriting coupled with her undeniable vocal gift has settled Courtney in the top tier of Texas singer/songwriters.  In addition to all of her musical talents, Courtney is one of the smartest, funniest, and most genuine artists in our scene, and it’s always a joy to spend time in her presence.  We have been big fans of Courtney for many years here on The Co-Write, and we were finally able to find time to sit down with our great friend and talk about all things CP.  
 
Sequestered Songwriters - (Off the Top) 
 
A Brief Career at Nike Golf - (16:30) 
 
Starting Out in Music - (23:30) 
 
Taking a Leap as a Single Mom - (41:00) 
 
Equality in Texas Music - (49:20) 
 
Patton/Eady Songwriter Workshops - (1:06:00) 
 
Rapid Fire - (1:12:30) 
 
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www.courtneypatton.com 
 
Video of this podcast is available exclusively to patrons of The Co-Write on our Patreon Page.  Join today for just $5! 

Brady Black has electrified fans of Texas music for over two decades.  His exciting stage presence is most memorable as a part of the famed Randy Rogers Band, but Brady has a history in the scene that predates that venerable 5 man wrecking crew.  Brady was kind enough to join us for an episode of The Co-Write a few months back, and as always it was a great hang!  
 
Quarantine Talk - Off the top 
 
The Staying Power of The Randy Rogers Band - 10:00
 
How Important is Work Ethic? - 21:45
 
The Highway 6 Band and Brady’s Origins - 34:00
 
How Reckless Kelly Changed Brady’s Future - 38:30
 
Brady’s Musical Upbringing - 49:00
 
Brady The Session Player - 52:00
 
Rapid Fire - 1:06

Greetings Co-Write Listeners!  Today we have a little preview of a podcast that is only available in full on our Patreon account.  Donovan and I sat down last month and put together a list of our 10 favorite songs including an additional 5 honorable mentions.  We went through the list across the table from each other and listened to portions of said songs as we talked through why they made our list.  There was one caveat.  None of the top 10 could be from the Texas music scene.  This was one of Donovan and I’s favorite podcasts since we started doing this thing 4 years ago, and we wanted to give you a little taste of what’s going on over on the Patreon page.
 
Be sure to check out our Patreon page for the full episode of this podcast, as well as videos of our previous podcasts throughout our Covid Quarantine time. 
 
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Jason Eady has solidified himself as one of Texas’ brightest songwriters over his 15 year career making music across the region.  Starting with 2005’s, “From Underneath the Old”, to 2018’s, “I Travel On”, and each record in between, Jason’s songs reach a depth that few other songwriters will ever know.  Throughout his career Jason has pushed boundaries lyrically and sonically on his journey, and continues his pursuit of great songs even after permanently etching his name among the great Texas singer/songwriters. 
 
Since being quarantined Jason and his wife Courtney have put together one of the most popular streaming shows in our independent music genre with their Sequestered Songwriter’s guitar pull on Monday nights. 
 
On this penultimate quarantine episode - 
 
Sequestered Songwriter’s - Off the Top 
 
An Old Friendship - 18:25 
 
Jason’s Ranger of Sound on His Albums - 21:00 
 
What are Jason’s Most Memorable Songs - 32:00 
 
Future Plans - 42:00 
 
Rewriting the Formula - 49:40 
 
Jason’s Writing Process - 1:18:00 
 
Rapid Fire - 1:36:00