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Kassi Ashton covered Chris Stapleton’s debut single when she appeared on a recent episode of God’s Country with the show’s hosts, brothers Dan and Reid Isbell. Ashton, who released her first full length album in September, teamed up with the Isbells to deliver a rendition of “What Are You Listening To?” Stapleton teamed up with songwriter Lee Thomas Miller to write the song, which made its debut more than a decade ago.
“What are you listening to?/ Is it a cover band in some college town bar?/ Where it's na-na-na's and air guitars/ Or is it something to get you through?/ Just a sad song playing on the radio station/ Tears still fallin' and hearts still breakin’/ ‘Cause you're hanging on/ Or is it a love song about someone new?/ What are you listening to?”
“This week, Reid and Dan Isbell bring singer-songwriter and nature enthusiast Kassi Ashton out to God's Country. Kassi unearths the deep importance of native grasses and the surprising history of America's manicured lawns. The conversation winds through the highs and lows of Nashville’s Music Row, with Reid revealing the unusual place he first met Kassi. They discuss her powerful new album, Made From Dirt, and share hearty laughs over a memorable ‘One That Got Away.’ Kassi brings Reid and Dan to the brink of tears with her Gravorite with one of the best performances yet!”
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.