Never skip a Turnpike x CWG collab.
There’s no doubt that the alternative country scene is not only the most popular that it’s ever been but also arguably the most talented as well. While it seems as if the likes of Zach Bryan, Tyler Childers and Sturgill Simpson have risen to the top in popularity, countless other acts have proven time and time again that they deserve to be put into these conversations as well. Of course, you can look to the likes of Whiskey Myers, Flatland Cavalry, Colter Wall, Shane Smith & the Saints and more. For my money, however, two of the most consistent and ultimately underrated artists working today are both Charles Wesley Godwin and the Turnpike Troubadours.
Though Turnpike has finally started to get the attention they’ve deserved over the past 15 years, highlighted by a massive boost in popularity last year thanks to the success of their sixth studio album, The Price of Admission, as well as some high-profile concerts with the likes of Bryan and fellow Red Dirt legends, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Godwin still hasn’t quite gotten the attention that he quite clearly deserves broadly speaking…