Going Country (with Terry Barr)

In this episode I'm joined by writer and music lover Terry Barr. I've known for a while that Terry is a fan of country music, so I recently asked him to recommend some country albums to me, since it's a music genre I'm not very familiar with. Among the ones he suggested to me were the two albums we discuss in this episode:SIDELONG by Sarah Shook &The Disarmers - originally released in 2015 and re-released in 2017BACK TO THE COUNTRY by Loretta Lynn - released in 1975In addition to talking about the music on the albums, Terry and I also delve into several other topics related to them, including misconceptions about - and prejudices against - country music. We also talk about the growing public acceptances (thankfully) of openly queer artists like Sarah Shook, Orville Peck and others, and we also discuss...well, a LOT of other things!Give us a listen and then go and listen to the great music we talked about - or listen to those two albums first and then join us. I'm not going to be bossy about it. Do whatever works best for you! To learn more about Terry Barr, you can find his many Medium articles here. He's also recently begun writing a newsletter on Substack. The first one can be found here. In addition to all of that, Terry is also the author of four books, including ⁠The American Crisis Playlist⁠, which was released in 2022.Check out his writings. You'll be glad you did. Thank you very much for reading and listening. I hope you have a wonderful day!Buddy Gott This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit buddygott.substack.com