I’ve heard the best things about the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, and have been yearning to go. I’ve also heard the best things about the concert series in Sundance, Utah. And as luck would have it, we found ourselves there last weekend.
This beautiful setting cradled by towering pine trees swept up away from the extreme heat in the valley, and it was so lovely.
We happened to run into Dave’s sister and her family at dinner before we headed up, which was so fun. And then we made our way up into those mountains.
Three Songwriters, Lots of Stories
We were so entertained by these three songwriters who told us so much about their stories behind the number one hits they have written.
I never knew much about songwriters before, so it was fascinating to me to think about that job. The creativity, the teamwork it takes. The patience and the hope that someone will pick up something they’ve written and put their whole heart into.
One of the songwriter’s songs was made popular through a TikTok dance, and he had his three daughters come up on the stage to show the dance. And then they got the whole audience involved. It was the cutest and everyone ate them up.
Some of my favorite songs were “Next Thing You Know” by Jordan Davis, “Yours” by Russell Dickerson, and “McArthur” by HARDY, Eric Church, Morgan Wallen, and Tim McGraw.
I’ve never been the biggest country music fan, but you guys! These songs are so beautiful. They spoke to me about some things I’ve been thinking lately. I love how they really tell a story.
And how the songwriters told the story behind even those stories.
We all have our own stories. And our own journeys.
And we’re all muddling through them all the best way we know how.
That feels so beautiful to me.
I left those mountains a little more converted to country music, and a lot more grateful for the people who pour their hearts into telling the rest of us we’re not alone.