Pony Bradshaw, the rising Americana, alt-country, and indie-folk troubadour, knew he needed to switch gears.
These shows we do now, folks come to hear the North Georgia Rounder himself.
But Im not some character, Bradshaw, 44, tellsRolling Stone.
Pony Bradshaw completes a three-album cycle about Southern Appalachia with his latest LP, ‘Thus Spoke the Fool.‘Carley DuMenil*
Im writing songs and making up stories about the area I live in; its not me.
(RScelebratedBradshaws restless spirit last year.)
Bradshaw laughs that he sees himself as the fool.
I dont know anything, he says, but Im going to continue talking and writing.
Thus Spoke the Fool, however, is no gag.
Hes in the Volunteer State visiting his two teenage sons.
He also has a stepson.
Its a bit strange.
But I want to be a good dad, too.
Stability is at the core of Bradshaws current soul searching.
Instead, he landed in the United States Air Force.
Folks were drawn in by Bradshaws sorrowful tone.
Youre going to have to be able trade on your name forever.
If youre a chameleon, people wont trust you.
I wont be turning completely different, just not so specific to North Georgia.
Im steadily building my own philosophy, he continues.
Maybe by the time Im 50, Ill have something figured out.
