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http://30a.tv Cortni Bird talks with Raelyn Nelson at 30a Songwriters Festival Courtney Bird Okay everybody we are back here at the 30a Songwriters Festival. I’m with Raelyn Nelson and it’s the Raelyn Nelson Band. So tell us a little bit about what you guys are doing. You really rock. Raelyn Nelson Thank you so much. So basically what we’ve been told it that it’s country garage rock. So I’m kind of the country in the band and the band guys are all rock and roll. So it’s kind of a hybrid between old country and Cheap Trick or Big Star. Courtney Bird It kind of gave me like a Darling’s feel. Raelyn Nelson Oh yeah. I love that. I love that. Courtney Bird Are they like one of your biggest inspirations? Raelyn Nelson Yeah, I like the Darlings, they’re cool. Courtney Bird So who are some of the people, obviously you come from a music family but who are some of the people who influenced you? What drives you to write? What really gets you into that artist mode? Raelyn Nelson Basically situations in life spark ideas for me to write songs. Little bitty things, even TV shows that I’m watching, regular everyday situations you know. Somebody will say something funny and I say that should be a song and then I just kind of get into that mode. Courtney Bird Have you ever had that awkward moment where a friend was like did you write that about me? Is that my personal business. Raelyn Nelson I have. I have an acoustic band that I do with my friend Hannah Fairlight it’s called Um Huh and we actually have a song that a friend of ours knew it was about her and got kind of upset. We lied and said it was about me instead of her. So if she asks, it’s not about her. Courtney Bird You should have said, “you’re welcome.” When she asked you, you should have said you’re welcome. Raelyn Nelson She was pretty upset but anyway. Courtney Bird So somebody in the audience knew that I was going to interview you and they wanted me to ask you if that was your grandfather’s bandana? Raelyn Nelson Yes, he gave me this bandana. The “Papa Willie” ones are the ones he gives me. He’s so cool. He lets us get up and sing the gospel set with him at his shows. So everytime he always has bandanas that he throws out into the crowd and he’s give me a new one. This one is actually an older one that I’ve had and now it’s got holes in it. Courtney Bird Those are the good ones. That’s when you’re like this bandana has been through some stuff. Raelyn Nelson And I give them away sometimes. Some people are like “I’ve never gotten a Willie bandana” and sometimes I’ll just give them mind you know because he’ll get me another one. Courtney Bird That’s really sweet. So holidays with your family. Did you guys just sit around and just ro ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ADRX86EQ0A