Don't miss Bailey Bigger's Post-Show Inspiring Interview...

In this heartfelt episode, Americana artist Bailey Bigger opens up about the realities of life on the road.

As an independent musician, Bailey shares the often-overlooked challenges of touring—from sleepless nights on broken futons to the struggle of finding comfort in unfamiliar towns.

Yet, amidst the hardships, she brings an undeniable joy: connecting with fans in places she’s never been before. ❤️

We sat down with Bailey right after her show to dive into her journey, discussing her unique influences (hello, Joni Mitchell vibes!) and how her voice and artistry have evolved, drawing from her Memphis roots.

Her passion for creating music is truly inspiring.

🎸 Why listen?

This episode isn’t just for music fans—it’s for anyone chasing a dream.

Bailey’s commitment to her new album, Resurrection Fern, and her devotion to fans is powerful.

Join us for a raw and refreshing look at the life behind the songs. 🎙️

Learn more about Baily Bigger here: https://www.baileybigger.com/

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Coyote Red.

Why do you live with me?

You can go anywhere you like, see what you want to see.

Welcome back to Americana Curious.

This is Americana Curious Raw, and I am one of your co hosts, Ben Fanny.

Normally Zach's with me, but he is not here in Charleston, South Carolina, at Thomas Market, because you get Bailey Bigger, who is recently relocated to Charleston.

And we're so excited.

We just heard her finish her set and y'all, it is like you're hearing like a, like Joni Mitchell 12 string guitar.

Just so intense and enjoyable and incredible songwriting.

So I want to ask you this question here.

What's a story from your past or from your touring that might surprise listeners?

Oh, my gosh.

That is such a hard question.

I'll be real transparent about touring in general and my experience with it.

I'm bad at touring.

This sounds bad.

I don't really like it, only because I'm like such a homebody to the core that, like, traveling is so hard for me.

When you're like, going for.

And this is kind of a universal experience.

I feel like a lot of people relate to this with touring of like, you don't know where you're waking up the next day.

You're sleeping on random couches and, like, it's just really hard on the physical body.

So I struggle with touring a lot and I think that's something that people don't talk about enough, you know, because it's really normal.

And yeah, a lot of people struggle with it, especially when you're like, in this kind of level that a lot of us are at and this like, Americana scene of like, we don't have two tour buses yet with a queen bed and like, you know, but can't really make enough money to buy hotels every time.

So it's kind of like roughing it a little bit.

And so it's always this battle of like, is it worth it?

But it is worth it once you play the show and you finish and you get to like, meet all the people who know your music that you've like, never even been through that town before.

And it's really mind boggling every time just how much you can reach, like, being an independent artist.

So I don't know if that's like a great answer, but that's kind of.

What is the craziest place that you had to sleep on tour just to rough it.

I'm going to get in trouble for this one.

I'm not going to say where, but it was at a house of somebody that I know and I Slept on like a futon, like a pull out futon.

And I like got comfortable finally.

And then the leg underneath it like broke and slipped and I just like slipped over sideways and was like wonky, like totally sideways.

Broken leg on this futon.

And I was like, well, guess the blood's rushing to my head tonight and I'm going to stay right here.

And so in that moment, I was like, we're going to get a hotel next time.

Like, this is just not.

I'm just going to.

I'm just going to lose the money.

I love it.

Really.

Less people know, like, you know, it's like you go to Bailey's Spotify, it sounds so professional.

And it's easy to envision people around the world listening to you, but you're like, I gotta pay the bills.

Like touring, like, I'm not staying at the Ritz, you know, it's.

And it's so important, I think, for listeners to support the artists that they like.

So you will, you will tour, you will come out and keep writing music.

And y'all, tonight we got to hear some of Bailey's new songs coming out.

So knowing that that album is coming out and I know you do have a tour that you're planning, what are you going to do this time so you don't have to sleep on the broken futon?

So this time I actually, I'm making enough money at the main show to like get a hotel that night.

So that's really exciting.

But my partner's going to go with me and we have family in Austin as well, so that's super helpful with like a nice house and so a lot of it's kind of working out.

I almost like plan the tour around, like, making sure there was comfort where I was going because I can't play my best if I'm not comfortable.

You know, if I get in this place, in this headspace of like, I just want to go home, I can't do this.

Then, like, I'm not playing great shows.

And so that's really important to me.

And like, you know, I don't think it's really putting me back at all or putting me behind.

I think it's just helping me excel even further by, like taking care of myself and prioritizing that.

Yes.

Playing a long game with your music.

Now I gotta ask, do you get compared to Joni Mitchell a lot?

All the time.

All the time.

She's the number one person I hear all the time.

And my dog's name is Joni, so it makes Sense.

Yeah, I love Joni Mitchell.

Yeah, she's great.

She's so.

Favorite Joni Mitchell song.

Gosh.

Either.

I love you, Turn me on.

I'm a radio.

I cover that one a lot.

It's really fun to play.

And then I also.

The last time I saw Richard at the end of Blue is, like, such a deep cut and just so beautiful.

Yeah, that's my favorite.

Wow.

And, yeah, y'all, it's.

It's really incredible.

So it has the.

Has the Joanie influence, but it's got a lot of other stuff going on in there.

I don't want to go too long in this raw interview, but when did you discover that you had that range and that voice, and it seems like you could generate it so effortlessly?

I'm.

I know it takes effort, but it seems like you're just really just chilling out out there as music and the sounds coming out.

So when did you discover it?

You know, I think as I've gotten older, my voice has gotten stronger just by, like, singing more and more and more.

And that muscle strengthens.

Obviously.

When I was younger, I got compared a lot more to, like, Nora Jones or Alison Krause, because I was a lot wispier.

And then, yeah, as I've gotten older, I think I've just.

That muscle's gotten stronger, and I challenged myself with the style of music I would sing, and I really kind of took influence from being in Memphis and trying to kind of, you know, pull that soul out from me that I had that I knew I had in me.

And, yeah, I mean, I tell people that.

I think when I'm on stage or just performing in general, I sort of channel something that's, like, not even, like, I don't know what it is, but it's just, like, I, like, become, you know, this version of myself that I don't really know how to recreate naturally.

It just happens when I'm.

When I have a guitar in my hands, you know?

Well, y'all, if you're not intrigued, then something must not be right about you, because when you see her perform, you'll see what I mean.

So turn off this interview.

Go check out Bailey right now and look for on tour.

Thanks for coming on.

Americana.

Curious.

Raw.

Bailey, thanks for having me.