Welcome to another episode of Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living.

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

We've recorded these episodes as we've all sheltered at home.

And between passionate conversations about Southern food,

you'll also hear honest takes about how these musicians

have been dealing with the pandemic. Today's guest belongs to one of the most popular bands of the

last 10 years, and his inspiration comes from his North Carolina roots. To me, this is sacred,

this is sacred land. I'm very connected to it, shamefully so.

It's ridiculous how connected I am to it.

Scott Avitt, along with his younger brother, Seth,

formed the Avat brothers two decades ago

and broke through to mainstream success with their 2009 album,

I and Love and You. Since then, the Avits, along with bandmates

Joe Kwan and Bob Crawford, had sold out venues across the world, won multiple group of

the year honors from the Americana Music Awards and been nominated for three Grammys.

Their 10th and most recent album, Closer Than Together, landed at number four on Billboard's rock album chart last October. And the lead

single, High Steppen, is a great example of the exuberance the band brings to both record and stage.

This song is just pure fun. Overnighting on a desert strip, making time and losing grip, driving circles in the canyons of my mind.

Outside of the world of music, Scott is an accomplished visual artist, exhibiting his work for the first time earlier this year at the Soco Gallery in Charlotte.

This week, we'll talk about Scott's love for painting, as well as proper Carolina barbecue.

Lexington Barbecue, our father has taken us there growing up.

That was the benchmark for us growing up in the Piedmont.

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