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Nashville Native Kelleigh Bannen Talks About Her Fine Irish Name, Hosting Her Own Podcast, New Song/Video, “Church Clothes,” & More

Nashville Native Kelleigh Bannen Talks About Her Fine Irish Name, Hosting Her Own Podcast, New Song/Video, “Church Clothes,” & More

by Jason Simanek  |  May 8, 2017

Jim Casey talks with Kelleigh Bannen about her Irish name, her podcast series, This Nashville Life, what it means to be a member of CMT’s Next Women of Country class, her new single, “Church Clothes,” working on new music and more.

Show Participants

  • Kelleigh Bannen
  • Jim Casey, NCD director of editorial

Show Notes & Links

https://youtu.be/TVsQajwqY8w

The Writers Room, Ep. 86, 25 minutes
photos by Jason Simanek

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