Tenille Townes on Songwriting, Grit & Country Fame

Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris

Darrell Craig Harris

Music Interviews, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 107 Ratings

🗓️ 23 February 2026

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Tenille Townes is a two-time JUNO Award and 17-time CCMA Award-winning artist whose heartfelt storytelling and soulful vocals have earned her international acclaim. She's toured alongside icons including Stevie Nicks, Shania Twain, George Strait, and Miranda Lambert, and became the first female artist in Mediabase Canada history to score two No. 1 singles. With global tours across Europe, the UK, and North America, Townes continues to connect deeply through her introspective songwriting and powerful live performances. www.TenilleTownes.com www.Instagram.com/tenilletownes About Music Matters with Darrell Craig Harris The Music Matters Podcast is hosted by Darrell Craig Harris, a globally published music journalist, professional musician, and Getty Images photographer. Music Matters is now available on Spotify, iTunes, Podbean, and more. Each week, Darrell interviews renowned artists, musicians, music journalists, and insiders from the music industry. Visit us at: www.MusicMattersPodcast.com Follow us on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/musicmattersdh For inquiries, contact: musicmatterspodcastshow@gmail.com Support our mission via PayPal: www.paypal.me/payDarrell voice over intro by Nigel J. Farmer

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0:00.0	Welcome to Music Matters podcast with Daryl Craig Harris,
0:07.1	talking about all things music with celebrities, artists, music business insiders, and more.
0:20.6	Tenele Towns, how you doing today?
0:22.6	Hey, I'm so well.
0:23.7	How are you today?
0:25.0	I'm good.
0:25.8	So where are you coming to us from?
0:27.5	Okay, well, I'm in Nashville.
0:29.1	I'm in my little spare room that I've turned into my studio.
0:32.5	But I am originally a crazy Canadian from northern Alberta.
0:36.3	Oh, okay.
0:37.0	Yeah, it's, I love Alberta. Actually, it's such a pretty place. A little chill in, uh, in January, February, but. This is true. I love that you've been there, though. It is. It's, it's, it's, it breeds a certain kind of resilience to, uh, survive the cold up there, but, um, But I loved getting to grow up there. It's a really beautiful place and lots of great people.
0:54.7	Yeah, and country music is very strong in Albert. I actually
0:59.4	played at the Wrenchments Club many years ago.
1:05.0	Club that's in the cool running, the movie.
1:07.8	Right. That's right. So two, two Juneau Awards, which is basically the Canadian Grammy, two Academy Country Music
1:14.2	Award, which is the CMAs, 17 Canadian Country Music Awards.
1:18.8	So you have quite a pedigree, and you're an amazing songwriter.
1:23.1	I love the new single Enabling, which I believe that's actually already came out, right?
1:27.8	Yes, that's officially out there. Thanks for saying that and loving that song.
1:31.0	That was kind of the song I wanted to introduce this new season of music with. It comes from
1:37.7	the story of sort of like the heart of the turmoil of a situation that really kind of woke me up to wanting to get better at having some
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