It’s all intertwined. Country music, folk music, blues music, rock music—you name it, they’re all poetry driven. And I think it’s all intertwined. They categorized me as rockabilly.

Yet, when most people think of country music, names like Rhiannon Giddens, Miko Marks or even Beyoncé don’t typically come to mind. However, it’s these artists and others like them who prove ...