Meeting The Faces Behind the Music with The American Cattlemen Podcast
Meeting The Faces Behind the Music with The American Cattlemen Podcast
By Jessica Graham
One of our favorite parts of the American Cattlemen Podcast is meeting different people involved in the cattle industry. We always have a list of entertaining and educational podcasts lined up for you. You can listen to past and present podcasts on almost any platform, or on our website: www.americancattlemen.com/podcast.
One of the notable entertaining podcasts that comes to mind is the interview with rising country star, Zoee. Zoee interviewed with our host, Chap Ramsey. Zoee’s story is nothing short of entertaining. She describes her past living in Tasmania and fishing with her family. Zoee describes her adventures, “it’s a very abundant little beautiful island and I’m extremely grateful to have grown up there. I did a lot of motorbike racing down there for a while I wanted to go pro motorbike racing which is a whole other story.” During her time in Tasmania, she was introduced to country music. “I really kind of fell in love with music by accident. My obsession with music started very young,” she explains.
Zoee explains how her music obsession paved the way for a songwriting future. “I remember vividly going through songs and listening to the first verse and then going back and listening again. Then I’d try to understand it. I’d go to the choruses and then figure out how they connected up, what they meant, and how the bridge connected it all together. I didn’t realize that at the time, but I was learning to songwrite. Between that and my love of journaling and writing poetry I kind of started writing songs and from there, I picked up my dad’s guitar one day and turned some of this poetry into my first song.”
In the same episode, we get to speak with Alex Key. Alex is a rising country music artist. We get to learn a little more about Alex, his roots, and his current work.
“I grew up on an old family farm in the foothills of South Carolina,” Alex explains. The family has roots tracing back to the 1700’s, and you can tell Alex appreciates the country atmosphere. Alex Key still keeps up the farm and is passionate about keeping true to his rural roots. His professional career started about 4 years ago.
Host, Chap Ramsey, thinks Alex sounds a lot like George Strait and Alan Jackson. Alex speaks of his passion for the ‘90’s country. He grew up listening to this era of music, and appreciates it. “That’s what I was raised on and I love that sound. I love that sound. So I come out with country music, and that’s what I consider a ‘true’ country sound,” says Alex. His songs are relatable and include: “Tomorrow I’ll Be Over You”, “Neon Signs”, “Haunted House”, “Stained Glass”.
You can listen to the full episode as well as a plethora of other entertaining and educational podcasts at: www.americancattlemen.com/podcast.