Show Notes
Megan and Rebecca Lovell of Larkin Poe join Playback Sessions for one of the most honest conversations we've had on the show. Two sisters, one band, fifteen years of label deals, genre pivots, and near-breakdowns on the road
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๐ Chapters: 00:00 โ Intro 01:05 โ Touring While Pregnant 05:27 โ Early Musical Background 07:00 โ Transition from Classical to Bluegrass 10:11 โ Going Electric & Finding Their Sound 15:49 โ Label Experience & Creative Control 17:43 โ Starting Their Own Label 26:18 โ Authenticity vs Industry Expectations 28:04 โ The "Small Batch" Mindset 34:30 โ Writing "Little Bit" 39:42 โ AI vs Human Imperfection 43:51 โ Imposter Syndrome & Practice 49:48 โ Learning Through Covers 54:11 โ Grammy Win & What Changed 1:12:06 โ T-Bone, Tyler Bryant & What's Next
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๐ Filmed live at Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville, Tennessee. ๐ฅ Host: Spencer Handley ๐ฅGuest: Larkin Poe (Megan Lovell + Rebecca Lovell) Editor: Carl Reeverts, Clayton Hopkins, Evan Bowser Executive Producer: Spencer Handley Camera/Sound: Mitch Goudy
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