S.G. Goodman

S.G. Goodman, an Americana singer-songwriter from Hickman, Kentucky, explores her roots and storytelling in music. She shares how her family’s farming traditions and Southern upbringing shape her songwriting. The conversation touches on the influence of her mentors, the themes of love and reconciliation in her new album, Planting by the Signs, and her process of co-producing the record. Goodman also performs her song "I'm In Love," showcasing her emotive style. This deeply personal discussion highlights the connection between tradition and modern Americana.

Singer-songwriter S.G. Goodman creates songs about complex people and conflicting ideas. She sings about complications that are close to her heart because she has lived them. Raised on a farm in rural Western Kentucky, growing up with a strong Christian background, reconciling the basis of her faith with her emerging understanding of philosophy, S.G. has plenty of stories she can tell through song. Marc talks with S.G. about farm life, being traumatized by corn, her OCD diagnosis, and her pandemic pen pal, Paul Schrader. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S.G. Goodman turns traditional Southern storytelling on its head with songs that present a deeper, more complex look at life below the Mason-Dixon line. As a queer person who lives with mental illness, she often sings about the social and political change she'd like to see in her part of the country. Goodman talks to Bruce Headlam about her new album, produced by My Morning Jacket's Jim James, and plays some of the songs live from her home in Murray, Kentucky.Subscribe to Broken Record's YouTube channel to hear old and new interviews, often with bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/brokenrecordpodcastYou can also check out past episodes here: https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.