{"id":1803,"date":"2017-10-26T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/?p=1803"},"modified":"2017-10-24T21:23:49","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T03:23:49","slug":"patti-jos-country-idaho-love-redneck-romance-brook-faulk-robert-houghton-ron-watkins-and-patti-jo-roth-edwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theboisebeat.com\/index.php\/2017\/10\/26\/patti-jos-country-idaho-love-redneck-romance-brook-faulk-robert-houghton-ron-watkins-and-patti-jo-roth-edwards\/","title":{"rendered":"Patti Jo’s Country: Idaho Love, Redneck Romance: Brook Faulk, Robert Houghton, Ron Watkins and Patti Jo Roth-Edwards"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"PJ<\/p>\n

Idaho Love<\/b><\/span><\/span> I discovered came in many forms. I originally began this article after enjoying a song by an Idaho Songwriter, <\/span><\/span>Ron Watkins<\/b><\/span><\/span>, called “<\/span><\/span>Redneck Picnic<\/b><\/span><\/span>“. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I put out the call for love songs and got everything from a woman’s love of her horse to a guy’s infatuation with his truck. There were songs about cheating and divorce – not what I was looking for.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"BrookThen I met Brook Faulk. Brook is an extraordinary performer and delight. She shared a song she wrote called, <\/span><\/span>Take Your Time<\/b><\/span><\/span>. Her performance is exquisite. She is a true professional and a pleasure to work with. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Brook Faulk<\/b><\/span><\/span> says of her song:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I wrote the song, <\/i>Take Your Time<\/b><\/i>,<\/i> <\/i>over a decade ago, as a woman approaching her late 20s, <\/i>who was realizing <\/i>just how quickly time goes by. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

One of the guitarists in my band at the time, Doug McCullough, used that phrase often onstage when someone was about to perform a solo. The Texas roadhouse blues player would drawl encouragingly to his fellow instrumentalists, ‘Take Your Time’. I often pondered on that phrase, and it became more meaningful to me in relation to my life, especially where romance was concerned. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I realized that as a young woman, I had always been in a hurry to get to the next thing and see what the future held, to know where something was going instead of just enjoying the moment. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I realized: that is what love is truly about:<\/i> <\/i>being present, enjoying the moment you’re in instead of worrying about what will happen next. I wanted to learn to treasure every beautiful second, instead of letting life pass me by and wondering where it all had gone. I still try to reflect on this notion in my daily life, so that I don’t miss one blissful, precious, ordinary second. <\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Life and love are a gift and a blessing.<\/i>\u00a0<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

At that same time, I was also flying from Alaska to Nashville every couple weeks to record and play with the original members of the Waylon Jennings Band. Jerry “Jigger” Bridges, Waylon’s bass player and road manager of almost 30 years, was my Producer. There is no doubt that his Muscle Shoals roots influenced the R&B\/Motown feel of this arrangement, which I recorded in his Mississippi studio with the rest of the Waylon guys somewhere around 2007\/2008. <\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n