{"id":7378,"date":"2017-10-08T16:26:10","date_gmt":"2017-10-08T21:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=7378"},"modified":"2023-09-03T21:15:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T21:15:15","slug":"5-shots-with-fairbanks-erin-enderline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garyhayescountry.com\/?p=7378","title":{"rendered":"5 Shots With Fairbanks: Erin Enderline."},"content":{"rendered":"

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I had the pleasure of taking ‘5 Shots’ with the very talented Erin Enderlin<\/a> today & I am proud to bring you the results of that & introduce you all to this amazing singer\/songwriter. \"\"<\/span><\/span>\"\"<\/span><\/span>\"\"<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Round 1 ~ How long have you been a singer songwriter and how did you 1st get started?<\/p>\n

Well, I was that weird kid. I fell in love with country music super early. I even took a Conway Twitty record for show and tell in kindergarten. By the time I was in 4th grade I was writing songs and performing them for my music class. Then I started playing shows in public at 16. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Round 2 ~ What is your motivation to keep going when times seem hard?<\/p>\n

The folks I’ve met that tell me stories of how they’ve connected with my songs is a big motivator. Seems like whenever it’s toughest, somehow someone gets sent my way with encouragement. Also, I think about how much music has meant to me and what would’ve happened, what I would’ve missed, if my heroes had given up. Plus my sister says I can’t quit or she’ll kick my butt haha.<\/p>\n

Round 3 ~ When did you get your first quitar and how did you learn to play?<\/p>\n

I played around on my parents guitar really young, then started playing the piano at 5. I got my own guitar and started taking lessons at 13. My guitar teacher Terry Holmes was amazing and was a huge influence on me. He really encouraged me in my writing and was the first person to explain to me you really can write and sing as a profession. He passed away from cancer when I was 16. While he was in treatment he wrote me letters encouraging me to follow my dreams and saying that he really believed I could do it – he’d played with several Nashville artists before moving to Arkansas. I still have them.<\/p>\n

Round 4 ~ If you had to say one person, who would you say influenced your musical style the most?<\/p>\n

Reba<\/p>\n

Round 5 ~ What is your favorite thing to do outside of music?<\/p>\n

Drink coffee and hang with my friends.<\/p>\n

Last Call….Open message to your fans<\/p>\n

I’m excited to announce that I have a new single “Ain’t It Just Like A Cowboy” coming out August 11th. I can’t wait for everyone to hear the album Whiskeytown Crier coming out September 1st. It is everything I ever wanted in an album. I was basically a kid in a country music candy store!!<\/p>\n