Episode 2: The Rising Tides

Where the hell was the song five minutes before somebody heard it?In this Women’s Writes mini, Parker Welling follows that question from the dream that brought Emmylou Harris “Michelangelo” to the day Rhett Akins almost skipped a co-write, looked down, and found “Dirt on My Boots” on his own two feet. Along the way, she gets into Rodney Crowell’s “Great Whatever,” why a title can sit in your phone for years before it finally raises its hand, and why her favorite question in a co-write is “What’s the weirdest thing in your phone?”What if even a solo write is a co-write between you and the song? And what if, after enough swings at pitches six inches outside, the muse knows exactly who to throw the weird ones to?Follow AlongWomen’s Writes on TikTok — @thewomenswrites https://www.tiktok.com/@thewomenswrites?_r=1&_t=ZP-99n4TLNC5xHWomen’s Writes on Instagram — @thewomenswrites https://www.instagram.com/thewomenswrites/Host - Parker Welling — Parkerwellingnohe https://www.instagram.com/parkerwellingnohe/Host - Lydia Vaughan — Lydia_vaughan https://www.instagram.com/lydia_vaughan/Our PartnersTitle Sponsor — Kilometre Music Group: https://www.kilomg.comVideo Production provided by — dbVrentals: https://dbvrentals.comCreative Direction / Brand Development - AYA Creative: https://www.ayacreative.xyz/Podcast Editing & Production - Ashlyne Huff Blue / Small Batch Sound: https://www.smallbatchsound.com/Home Team Publishing / G Major Management - https://www.instagram.com/gmajormanagement/The Green Room PR - https://www.thegreenroompr.comContact: mailto:[email protected] you enjoyed this episode:Subscribe to Women's WritesFollow us on Instagram and TikTokShare this episodeLeave a reviewTag us when you're listening

Songwriters spend a lot of time stepping into someone else’s shoes, imagining what an artist would say, how they’d say it, and what the world looks like through their eyes. But what happens when you’ve gotten so good at writing as somebody else that writing as yourself feels scary?In this mini episode, Parker shares a conversation with a fellow songwriter that sparked questions about creative identity, staying inspired, and the ways our greatest skills can sometimes become the places we hide.Follow AlongWomen’s Writes on TikTok — @thewomenswrites https://www.tiktok.com/@thewomenswrites?_r=1&_t=ZP-99n4TLNC5xHWomen’s Writes on Instagram — @thewomenswrites https://www.instagram.com/thewomenswrites/Host - Parker Welling — Parkerwellingnohe https://www.instagram.com/parkerwellingnohe/Host - Lydia Vaughan — Lydia_vaughan https://www.instagram.com/lydia_vaughan/Our PartnersTitle Sponsor — Kilometre Music Group: https://www.kilomg.comVideo Production provided by — dbVrentals: https://dbvrentals.comCreative Direction / Brand Development - AYA Creative: https://www.ayacreative.xyz/Podcast Editing & Production - Ashlyne Huff Blue / Small Batch Sound: https://www.smallbatchsound.com/Home Team Publishing / G Major Management - https://www.instagram.com/gmajormanagement/The Green Room PR - https://www.thegreenroompr.comContact: mailto:[email protected] you enjoyed this episode:Subscribe to Women's WritesFollow us on Instagram and TikTokShare this episodeLeave a reviewTag us when you're listening

Summer Overstreet and Savana Santos join Parker and Lydia for a conversation about friendship, creative trust, and making music that sounds like you. From Summer’s Nashville songwriting roots to Savana’s breakout with Avenue Beat’s “F2020,” they explore the paths that brought them together—and how their different instincts shape their work.They take us inside their collaboration on The Women of Cheatham County, digging into songs like “Good Little Industry Girl” and “COCAINE + HOOKERS ,” the relationship between songwriting and production, and finding the right person to get a little fearless with. Along the way: following unexpected ideas, trusting each other’s taste, and giving each other permission to do things they might have talked themselves out of alone.Plus, Title Talk, and the Song That Got Away.Follow AlongWomen’s Writes on TikTok — @thewomenswrites https://www.tiktok.com/@thewomenswrites?_r=1&_t=ZP-99n4TLNC5xHWomen’s Writes on Instagram — @thewomenswrites https://www.instagram.com/thewomenswrites/Host - Parker Welling — Parkerwellingnohe https://www.instagram.com/parkerwellingnohe/Host - Lydia Vaughan — Lydia_vaughan https://www.instagram.com/lydia_vaughan/Summer Overstreet — Summeroverstreet https://www.instagram.com/summeroverstreet/?hl=enSavana Santos— Savanasantos https://www.instagram.com/savanasantos/?hl=enOur PartnersTitle Sponsor — Kilometre Music Group: https://www.kilomg.comVideo Production provided by — dbVrentals: https://dbvrentals.comCreative Direction / Brand Development - AYA Creative: https://www.ayacreative.xyz/Podcast Editing & Production - Ashlyne Huff Blue / Small Batch Sound: https://www.smallbatchsound.com/Home Team Publishing / G Major Management - https://www.instagram.com/gmajormanagement/The Green Room PR - https://www.thegreenroompr.comContact: mailto:[email protected] you enjoyed this episode:Subscribe to Women's WritesFollow us on Instagram and TikTokShare this episodeLeave a reviewTag us when you're listening

How did Alan Jackson write one of Faith Hill’s most convincing songs about a woman losing herself in marriage? And how did a heartbreak-fueled chorus become Russell Dickerson’s love song to his wife?In this mini episode, Parker explores empathy, unexpected songwriters, and the specific details that make a song universal, from “I Can’t Do That Anymore” to the story behind “Blue Tacoma.” A songwriter isn’t confined by age, gender, or labels and one song can hold more than one truth.Follow AlongWomen’s Writes on TikTok — @thewomenswrites https://www.tiktok.com/@thewomenswrites?_r=1&_t=ZP-99n4TLNC5xHWomen’s Writes on Instagram — @thewomenswrites https://www.instagram.com/thewomenswrites/Host - Parker Welling — Parkerwellingnohe https://www.instagram.com/parkerwellingnohe/Host - Lydia Vaughan — Lydia_vaughan https://www.instagram.com/lydia_vaughan/Our PartnersTitle Sponsor — Kilometre Music Group: https://www.kilomg.comVideo Production provided by — dbVrentals: https://dbvrentals.comCreative Direction / Brand Development - AYA Creative: https://www.ayacreative.xyz/Podcast Editing & Production - Ashlyne Huff Blue / Small Batch Sound: https://www.smallbatchsound.com/Home Team Publishing / G Major Management - https://www.instagram.com/gmajormanagement/The Green Room PR - https://www.thegreenroompr.comContact: mailto:[email protected] you enjoyed this episode:Subscribe to Women's WritesFollow us on Instagram and TikTokShare this episodeLeave a reviewTag us when you're listening

Ashley McBryde and Terri Jo Box join Parker and Lydia for crazy stories and the easy chemistry of a deep friendship. From “Bible and a .44” to “What If We Don’t,” their decade-plus of writing together comes with plenty of laughs.They share how “What If We Don’t” came back ten years later, giving Terri Jo her first radio single and Ashley her biggest add week at country radio. Along the way: an unreleased Wynonna cut, Music Row Freakshow, drunk songwriters bowling against professionals, and the trust behind their songs.Plus, Most Likely To, Title Talk, and a Song That Got Away conversation that turns toward songs they wish had gotten away—and one they love about Trent Willmon’s Wranglers.Follow AlongWomen’s Writes on TikTok — @thewomenswrites https://www.tiktok.com/@thewomenswrites?_r=1&_t=ZP-99n4TLNC5xHWomen’s Writes on Instagram — @thewomenswrites https://www.instagram.com/thewomenswrites/Host - Parker Welling — Parkerwellingnohe https://www.instagram.com/parkerwellingnohe/Host - Lydia Vaughan — Lydia_vaughan https://www.instagram.com/lydia_vaughan/Ashley McBryde — AshleyMcBryde https://www.instagram.com/ashleymcbrydeTerri Jo Box — TerriJoBox https://www.instagram.com/terrijoboxAshley’s Website —https://linktr.ee/ashleymcbrydeOur PartnersTitle Sponsor — Kilometre Music Group: https://www.kilomg.comVideo Production provided by — dbVrentals: https://dbvrentals.comCreative Direction / Brand Development - AYA Creative: https://www.ayacreative.xyz/Podcast Editing & Production - Ashlyne Huff Blue / Small Batch Sound: https://www.smallbatchsound.com/Home Team Publishing / G Major Management - https://www.instagram.com/gmajormanagement/The Green Room PR - https://www.thegreenroompr.comContact: mailto:[email protected] you enjoyed this episode:Subscribe to Women's WritesFollow us on Instagram and TikTokShare this episodeLeave a reviewTag us when you're listening

You might already have a favorite songwriter—you just don’t know their name.In this mini episode, Parker follows the songs she grew up loving back to the women who wrote them, exploring how music, friendship, and creative influence travel across generations. From Matraca Berg and Gretchen Peters to Taylor Swift and Liz Rose, it’s a look at the people who shape our lives through songs—and the inspiration we carry without knowing where it began.What are your five favorite songs? Do you know who wrote them?Follow AlongWomen’s Writes on TikTok — @thewomenswrites https://www.tiktok.com/@thewomenswrites?_r=1&_t=ZP-99n4TLNC5xHWomen’s Writes on Instagram — @thewomenswrites https://www.instagram.com/thewomenswrites/Host - Parker Welling — Parkerwellingnohe https://www.instagram.com/parkerwellingnohe/Host - Lydia Vaughan — Lydia_vaughan https://www.instagram.com/lydia_vaughan/Our PartnersTitle Sponsor — Kilometre Music Group: https://www.kilomg.comVideo Production provided by — dbVrentals: https://dbvrentals.comCreative Direction / Brand Development - AYA Creative: https://www.ayacreative.xyz/Podcast Editing & Production - Ashlyne Huff Blue / Small Batch Sound: https://www.smallbatchsound.com/Home Team Publishing / G Major Management - https://www.instagram.com/gmajormanagement/The Green Room PR - https://www.thegreenroompr.comContact: mailto:[email protected] you enjoyed this episode:Subscribe to Women's WritesFollow us on Instagram and TikTokShare this episodeLeave a reviewTag us when you're listening

Jessi Alexander and Connie Harrington take us back to the beginning of their friendship and creative partnership, talk about what they bring out in each other as writers, and share the stories behind songs like “Make Me A Mop”, “I Drive Your Truck”, “Mine Would Be You” and more.Plus, they put their friendship to the test with a game of Most Likely To, turn a random title into a song idea during Title Talk, and Jessi plays their favorite uncut song in a segment called The Song That Got Away.Follow AlongWomen’s Writes on TikTok — @thewomenswrites https://www.tiktok.com/@thewomenswrites?_r=1&_t=ZP-99n4TLNC5xHWomen’s Writes on Instagram — @thewomenswrites https://www.instagram.com/thewomenswrites/Host - Parker Welling — Parkerwellingnohe https://www.instagram.com/parkerwellingnohe/Host - Lydia Vaughan — Lydia_vaughan https://www.instagram.com/lydia_vaughan/Guest - Connie Harrington — Connieraeharrington https://www.instagram.com/connieraeharrington/Guest - Jessi Alexander —Jessilalexader https://www.instagram.com/jessilalexander/Our PartnersTitle Sponsor — Kilometre Music Group: https://www.kilomg.comVideo Production provided by — dbVrentals: https://dbvrentals.comCreative Direction / Brand Development - AYA Creative: https://www.ayacreative.xyz/Podcast Editing & Production - Ashlyne Huff Blue / Small Batch Sound: https://www.smallbatchsound.com/Home Team Publishing / G Major Management - https://www.instagram.com/gmajormanagement/The Green Room PR - https://www.thegreenroompr.comContact: mailto:[email protected] you enjoyed this episode:Subscribe to Women's WritesFollow us on Instagram and TikTokShare this episodeLeave a reviewTag us when you're listening

Women’s Writes started with a simple idea: get a group of female songwriters together for a weekend to hang out, write songs, and actually get to know each other.What happened next became the theory behind this entire podcast. In our first mini episode,Parker starts with the accidental experiment that started Women’s Writes and falls in a rabbit hole that leads to the realization that friendship creates proximity, proximity creates creative preference, and creative preference creates opportunity. Because sometimes the reason the same people keep ending up in the room together is simply because they like to hang out with each other.Follow AlongWomen’s Writes on TikTok — @thewomenswrites https://www.tiktok.com/@thewomenswrites?_r=1&_t=ZP-99n4TLNC5xH Women’s Writeson Instagram — @thewomenswrites https://www.instagram.com/thewomenswrites/Host - Parker Welling — Parkerwellingnohe https://www.instagram.com/parkerwellingnohe/Host - Lydia Vaughan — Lydia_vaughan https://www.instagram.com/lydia_vaughan/Our PartnersTitle Sponsor — Kilometre Music Group: https://www.kilomg.comVideo Production provided by — dbVrentals: https://dbvrentals.comCreative Direction / Brand Development - AYA Creative: https://www.ayacreative.xyz/Podcast Editing & Production - Ashlyne Huff Blue / Small Batch Sound: https://www.smallbatchsound.com/Home Team Publishing / G Major Management - https://www.instagram.com/gmajormanagement/The Green Room PR - https://www.thegreenroompr.comContact: mailto:[email protected] you enjoyed this episode:Subscribe to Women's WritesFollow us on Instagram and TikTokShare this episodeLeave a reviewTag us when you're listening

Women’s Writes is a podcast about the creative relationships behind great songs.Hosted by hit songwriters and close friends Parker Welling and Lydia Vaughan, the show brings great writing combos together to unpack their stories, songs and friendships.New episodes every Thursday, alternating between conversations with some of our favorite songwriters and shorter episodes exploring songs, stories, creativity and country music history.Subscribe for full episodes and more from Women’s Writes.Follow @thewomenswrites on instagram, TikTok and YouTube

In this first episode of Women’s Writes, Lauren Alaina joins hosts Parker Welling and Lydia Vaughan for an honest and inspiring conversation about songwriting, creativity, and the many stages of life. Lauren opens up about her new album, Stages, motherhood, and a brand-new collaboration with Kane Brown. She also shares the story behind a special song on the album featuring her brother and talks about the experience of recording outside songs co-written entirely by women. The conversation goes even deeper as Lauren, Parker, and Lydia dive into their own relationship as co-writers — exploring the creative connection, trust, friendship, and magic that happens when women write together. Whether you’re a songwriter, music fan, or simply interested in the stories behind the songs, this episode is a special look at the people and experiences that shape the music we love.Follow AlongWomen’s Writes on TikTok — @thewomenswrites https://www.tiktok.com/@thewomenswrites?_r=1&_t=ZP-99n4TLNC5xHWomen’s Writes on Instagram — @thewomenswrites https://www.instagram.com/thewomenswrites/Lauren Alaina — @laurenalaina https://www.instagram.com/laurenalaina/Host - Parker Welling — Parkerwellingnohe https://www.instagram.com/parkerwellingnohe/Host - Lydia Vaughan — Lydia_vaughan https://www.instagram.com/lydia_vaughan/Lauren Alaina — laurenalaina.komi.ioOur PartnersTitle Sponsor — Kilometre Music Group: https://www.kilomg.comVideo Production provided by — dbVrentals: https://dbvrentals.comCreative Direction / Brand Development - AYA Creative: https://www.ayacreative.xyz/Podcast Editing & Production - Ashlyne Huff Blue / Small Batch Sound: https://www.smallbatchsound.com/Home Team Publishing / G Major Management - https://www.instagram.com/gmajormanagement/The Green Room PR - https://www.thegreenroompr.comContact: mailto:[email protected] you enjoyed this episode:Subscribe to Women's WritesFollow us on Instagram and TikTokShare this episodeLeave a reviewTag us when you're listening