{"id":231,"date":"2024-05-29T00:01:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T00:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mimlpod.com\/?p=231"},"modified":"2025-04-01T14:12:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T14:12:29","slug":"episode-43-chris-edwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimlpod.com\/?p=231","title":{"rendered":"Episode 43: Chris Edwards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"e-9652-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-iAJcmt kMXkFi\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\">Chris Edwards, simply put, is a singer-songwriter rooted in the deep Pineywoods of East Texas. With a suitcase full of influences ranging from the old-time folk and country he grew up with (thanks to his grandparents&#8217; record collection) to more recent Texas troubadours like Robert Earl Keen into rockier territory like the Old 97&#8217;s, Chris Edwards&#8217; blend of catchy melodies and literate lyrics prove that he is a songwriter, first and foremost, focusing on &#8220;just writing good songs.&#8221; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-9652-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-iAJcmt kMXkFi\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\">We enjoyed getting to sit down and have a conversation with Chris via Zoom. We learned a lot about his music, his approach to songwriting, what he loves about music and his new album, Homebrew, which is coming out on June 28th.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\">Check out the episode here: <a href=\"https:\/\/spotifycreators-web.app.link\/e\/fAJCtlbHQRb\">https:\/\/spotifycreators-web.app.link\/e\/fAJCtlbHQRb<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-9652-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-iAJcmt kMXkFi\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\">To find more info on Chris, visit on the web at: <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-9652-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-iAJcmt kMXkFi\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chrisedwardsmusic.com\/\">https:\/\/chrisedwardsmusic.com\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-9652-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChrisEdwardsMusic\/\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-iAJcmt kMXkFi\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ChrisEdwardsMusic\/\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-9652-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chrisedwardsmusic\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-iAJcmt kMXkFi\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chrisedwardsmusic\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"e-9652-text encore-text-body-medium\" data-encore-id=\"text\" data-slate-node=\"element\" data-slate-fragment=\"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\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ChrisEdwardsTX\"><span data-slate-node=\"text\"><span class=\"sc-iAJcmt kMXkFi\" data-slate-leaf=\"true\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ChrisEdwardsTX<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chris Edwards, simply put, is a singer-songwriter rooted in the deep Pineywoods of East Texas. 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