F4F - Royce Johns - Thank You Kindly

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Catch UpWhere are they from, what do they farm, how did they get into farmingHow’s the family - do they farm with family?Iowa raised - 515 area codeWhat are they up to today?Husband, father, guitar picker, and singer/songwriter, “occasional grinner”MusicOpener for: Sammy Kershar, Deana Carter, Sawyer Brown, Collin Raye, The Cadillac Three, Walker McGuire, Sunny Sweeney, etc. Two records (Truckstop Souvenirs - 2018)(One Last Two Step - 2020)Goal: release full-length records to stand the test of time Plan: releasing new full-length record compromised of songs writing in 2023Playing music for 10 yearsStarted at 19 ~150-200 shows a yearPerforms a lot around small town’s in Iowa2021 - Iowa Arts Council funded next records with grants Where do you want to be in 5, 10, 15 years?Why Iowa? Do you have the goal of traveling across the country?Who is your support system? How far in advance are you booked out? How much time do you leave between each performance?How are you using social media to brand yourself? Has it come to your advantage? RealtorNothing I could find on thisIf you were an animal, what do you think you would be?Right now, who inspires you?If you could make anything bigger on your body what would it be?

 

Would you rather: 

Lose your voice or unable to play guitar Get lost in the wilderness of in a dangerous city Day at Adventureland or day on the lakeEat all raw food or cooked food for every mealFamous on the internet or in real lifePerform in Nashville or in small town Iowa

 

Word Association

Ocean                         Coffee                         Lion                             Dance

Adventure                   Book                            Butterfly                       Camera

Serenade                    Laughter                      Farm                           Unknown

 

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What would you go back and tell yourself and age 18?