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The Tennessee-native with a range of musical styles joins Biscuits & Jam.
I really love going to Royal Studios.
Credit: Renata Raksha
And the beauty shop is in that Copper Young area.
So I love going and eating there and seeing Karen.
And I used to work there, but I still love going to Maggie’s Pharm.
There’s nothing like it.
It’s really fun to watch him cook.
And he doesn’t just cook.
And I’m like, ‘Where is this chocolate cake?’
‘Oh, it’s in Nutbush, Tennessee.'"
-Valerie June
“Holidays are definitely a treat.
The biggest memory of holidays, though, is Gran’s yeast rolls.
Because she makes the best yeast rolls.
I actually sang about them on my last record.
The very first song is ‘Long Lonely Road’ and you say, ‘Pile in the church pew rows.
Gran makes the best yeast rolls.
gospel of stories told.
Bout the one way to stash your soul.'”
There is a song leader and there’s a songbook with like 900 songs in there.
It’s pretty thick and it’s all great songs.
And I love that character of voices that I learn from the church.
And I also love the messages of the songs that are still with me."
And our potential for beauty and its resilience.
It is appreciation and gratitude and humility.
It’s just like you were born with the story, when you’re Southern.
You’re born with the song.
It’s like, you’re going to be born in the South?
Here’s your song and here’s your story.
So that’s what it is for me.
All of those words and then some."
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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