Episode 006 - Steve Eaton

Episode Six is here at last! In it, I sit down with the incomparable Steve Eaton for a nearly 60-minute conversation.

Steve opens up this episode with a performance of his song "The Bridge" and talks about how the song came about. From there, he discusses his desire these days to write songs that "mean something."

In this wide-ranging conversation, Steve touches on the lack of modern-day protest songs and on the ways in which religion and faith have changed since he was growing up.

Steve discusses some of the changes in the music industry and talks about how hard it is for musicians to make a living these days. He also shares the story of how The Carpenters came to record his song "All You Get From Love Is A Love Song."

From there, Steve discusses the positive aspects of being on a record label, his days on the Sandpiper Circuit, and he talks about the beginnings of and the future for the Idaho Songwriters Association, the group he co-founded nearly a decade ago.

Steve also shares his song "Where Do I Fit In?" and closes the episode with the title cut from his 1974 album, "Hey Mr. Dreamer."

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Episode Seven features music from and conversation with multi-instrumentalist Joseph L. Young.