CAAMP's Taylor Meier on No Setlists, Recording in a Ford Dealership & Arena Shows || World Saving Archive

Andy Frasco's World Saving Podcast

Andy Frasco

Music Interviews, Music

4.8 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Taylor Meier of Ohio folk-rock sensation CAAMP joins Andy Frasco for an unforgettable conversation about making it in music without overthinking it. From Athens coffee shops to Columbus arena shows, Taylor shares his band's incredible journey.

Episode Highlights:

- How CAAMP recorded their debut album in a Ford dealership with a Windex bottle counterweight
- The band's philosophy of never using setlists and reading the room every night
- Taylor's mentor Jesse Henry - the long-haired folklore figure who taught songs, not scales
- Why overthinking kills creativity and how tequila saved their first record
- Stories from the road: $700 casino wins and pre-show dice games
- The journey from 200 people at Casa Nueva to selling out Columbus's Nationwide Arena
- Working with Phil Cook, Waxahatchee, and other North Carolina music legends

Website: www.caamptheband.com

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hey guys, it's Andy.
0:05.8	Welcome to World Save Podcast.
0:08.8	This week, we're going to be doing something special.
0:12.4	I'm getting a little busier so I can't do a podcast every week.
0:18.4	I'm trying to get you three new ones a month.
0:20.5	For one of the
0:21.3	month, one of the weeks, we're going to be doing the World Saving Archives, or we'll bring
0:24.7	back one of our interviews from the past five years. You never know. It could be the
0:29.6	Billy Strings interview. It could be the camp interview. We're just, we want to bring back
0:34.9	the ones for all the new listeners who don't want to dig deep in the archives.
0:41.0	So we're going to present them to you.
0:42.6	So if you like the interview, send it to your friends.
0:45.3	Share it, like it, comment on it.
0:47.3	Get this thing together.
0:49.1	All right, guys.
0:49.7	Enjoy the World Saving Archives.
0:51.5	And I'll see you next week with a new episode.
0:55.5	All right. Next up on the interview hour, we have Taylor from Camp. Yes. I love this interview actually.
1:04.6	He seems like a great dude. He works hard. He likes to have fun. And he's from Columbus, Ohio.
1:11.5	So shout out to Columbus, Ohio.
1:13.5	These guys are blowing up.
1:14.7	They're the next band up in that world.
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