Episode 114: Crossover w/ Country Down Under and Troy Cassar-Daley

<p><strong>Don’t forget! RSVP for Adobe & Teardrops’ 9th Anniversary livestream bash</strong> <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/events/646884879378010/"><strong>here</strong></a><strong>!</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I was supposed to be in New Orleans this week but I’m still taking vacation! It’s our very first podcast crossover with Country Down Under! Country Down Under is a charming podcast from -- you guessed it -- Australia hosted by Tamlyn Butwell and Amy Wescott. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Each episode is a deep dive into a specific artist and their discography. Since both hosts self-identify as queer, they play my favorite game where they read queer subtext into a lot of these songs. The series also features some out queer country artists, too!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week is a deep dive into Troy Cassar-Daley, one of my favorite artists whom I’ve discovered thanks to CDU. Cassar-Daley is of aboriginal descent and his first hit, “Dream Out Loud,” is definitely the first country song with a didgeridoo. I also included “Black Mountain” for the same reason; also, it’s interesting to hear someone from outside the US provide commentary on our history, given our similarities with Australia. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tamlyn and Amy provide more detailed shownotes</span> <a href= "https://www.countrydownunder.com/episodes/troycassardaley"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> here</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">-- and of course you can find their playlist on Spotify.</span></p> <p><strong>Featured Music:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“Dream Out Loud”</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">“Black Mountain”</span></li> </ul> <p><br /> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Send me music via</span> <a href= "https://www.submithub.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">SubmitHub</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">! Send me money via</sp