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Biscuits & Jam

Caitlyn Smith's Soulful Songwriting

Biscuits & Jam

Meredith Corporation

Music Interviews, Arts, Food, Music

4.8608 Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2022

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

In this week’s episode, Sid Evans, Editor-in-Chief of Southern Living Magazine, talks to one of the most exciting young talents in country music, singer, songwriter, and musician, Caitlyn Smith. They discuss the email to Patty Griffin that helped kick off her career, her introduction to Southern Food, and how she fell in love with songwriting. Plus, Caitlyn recalls the first time she heard the recorded version of “You Can’t Make Old Friends,” the hit song she co-wrote for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. For more info visit: southernliving.com/biscuitsandjam Biscuits & Jam is produced by: Sid Evans - Editor-in-Chief, Southern Living Krissy Tiglias - GM, Southern Living Lottie Leymarie - Executive Producer Jenny Snyder - Audio Engineer/Producer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:36.7

Welcome to the summer tour edition of Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living.

0:40.8

I'm Sid Evans, editor-in-chief of Southern Living magazine.

0:45.0

My guest today is the incredible singer, songwriter, and musician Caitlin Smith, who's made

0:51.0

a name for herself as one of the most exciting young talents in country music.

0:55.9

Caitlin grew up in the small town of Cannon Falls, Minnesota, where her Sundays were spent

1:01.0

singing in church or enjoying the land of 10,000 lakes. But in the last decade, she has left an

1:07.0

indelible mark on Nashville. Today, we talk about memories of helping her mother cook at their family's bed and breakfast,

1:14.6

how she fell in love with songwriting, the email to Patty Griffin that helped kick off her career,

1:20.5

and her introduction to Southern food.

1:23.0

Plus, Caitlin recalls the first time she heard the recorded version of You Can't Make Old Friends,

1:29.3

the hit song she co-wrote for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton.

1:33.4

All that and more this week on Biscuits and Jam.

1:39.1

Well, Caitlin Smith, welcome to Biscuits and Jam.

1:42.1

Hello, Sid. Thank you so much for having me.

1:44.9

It's great to see you again. The last time I saw you was in 2016, and you were performing for a

1:54.4

Southern Living event up in New York with some other Nashville songwriters. Do you remember that?

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