Hey y'all, welcome to Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living. I'm your host, Sid Evans,

and today I'm talking with a young guitar player and songwriter who's showing up on some of the biggest

stages in the music business, from making her debut with Grand Ole Opry to performing with

Dolly Parton. Grace Bowers grew up in

Northern California, but when she was 14 years old, her parents decided to move the family to Nashville

for better schools and a different kind of life. At first, the culture shock was too much for her.

But as Grace became more and more serious about the guitar, she found a

music community that recognized her incredible talent. Now at just 18, she and her band The Hodgepodge

have a new funk and soul-inspired album out called Wine on Venus, a title inspired by Grace's grandmother, who passed away not long ago

at the age of 100. The album's producer is John Osborne from the Brothers Osborne, who's become

a friend and mentor as she navigates her abrupt rise to stardom. We'll talk about all that,

how Beebe King sparked a passion for music,

her obsession with Sly and the family stone,

and her honest feelings about hot chicken

on this week's Biscuits and Jam.

... Grace Bowers, welcome to Biscuits and Jam.

Thank you.

Where am I reaching you right now?

I am at my house right now in Nashville. Okay. So what part of Nashville are you in? I live in Oak Hill, which is, it's still technically in Nashville, but it just

doesn't feel like it. Yeah. Okay. Well, that could be a good thing, right? I mean... I would say it's a good

thing, yeah. Yeah, a little bit of distance is good.

Yeah, for sure. You've been in Nashville for how long now? Three years. I moved here from California

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