Hillary Scott, a member of the award-winning band Lady A, joins Biscuits & Jam.

And so we would have the epitome of Southern food on our table every night.

It was beans and okra with some awesome ham in there, too, over rice.

Hillary Scott

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So I was always full, that’s for sure."

“I grew up going to church.

My parents had me in from the time I was in the nursery.

And that was during the years when my mom and dad were gone a good bit.

They were on the road.

And I sang in both places.

I would sing in school because we would have a Wednesday chapel every week.

Once I got into high school, I helped lead worship there.

We were a more traditional kind of Southern Baptist church that we would use a hymnal.

But it’s taken work.

I think, ultimately, we just really like each other.

We enjoy creating together and we make each other laugh and we have such a true foundation of friendship.

And we’re all very different people.

We come from different backgrounds.

We all share the same belief that we have been brought together for a reason.”

We wanted to really release music differently this time… ## About Biscuits & Jam

In the South, talking about food is personal.

It’s a way of sharing your history, your family, your culture, and yourself.

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