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Riley Green relived his path to success as a country singer-songwriter during a lengthy conversation with brothers and podcast hosts Dan and Reid Isbell on a recent episode of God’s Country.
Green previously worked as a construction worker before he landed a record deal. Most recently, the “There Was This Girl” hitmaker released his third full-length studio album, Don’t Mind If I Do. The 18-track project arrived on Green’s birthday, October 18. He said via his record label that Don’t Mind If I Do “feels very true to who I am, where I come from and what I’ve learned along the way. I learned to play guitar to my granddaddy’s favorite Country songs from back in the day and this new album is a throwback to the era when I first became a fan.”
Dan and Reid — who have written music for Luke Combs, Miranda Lambert, Scotty McCreery, Jon Pardi, Lainey Wilson and others — started their weekly podcast this year. Guests appearing on the show so far include HARDY, Dustin Lynch, Colbie Caillat and others.
“One of our favorite things about country music has always been how intertwined it is with the outdoors,” Dan and Reid Isbell said in a statement when God’s Country launched. They hope to “bring the outdoor enthusiast or country music lover an up close and personal look into the minds of some of the best songwriters and artists of the genre — a place where they can be honest about struggles, relationships, their connection to the outdoors, the music business, family, whatever they feel comfortable talking about. We can’t wait to see where this partnership will lead and who this podcast will reach.”
The iHeartPodcasts/MeatEater show is available anywhere you listen to podcasts, including in the iHeartRadio app. Select country stations will broadcast the show between 7-11:30 p.m. local time on Sunday evenings. Find God's Country here.