On this week’s episode of Country Risers Radio with Ward Guenther, Troy Cartwright shares how his background with faith came into writing “God Is Good.” Tune into the full conversation anytime on-demand at apple.co/_RisersRadio
Country Risers Radio spotlights new tunes from voices you know as well as stars in the making. As the founder of Nashville’s Whiskey Jam, a bar-room proving ground for emerging voices and future hits, host Ward Guenther has his finger on the pulse of the city’s creative community and will draw on his knowledge of the scene to give listeners a daily dose of music and personalities that are destined to make it big.
Troy Cartwright is a fascinating mix. Certainly a product of Texas’ rich heritage of dive bars and honky tonks, he’s also a Berklee trained musician, a one-time youth worship leader and an all-around good guy. Part of what makes his music so compelling is his heart, and the way he views the world around him: always something to take apart and understand, to bring his sense of grace to turning points, difficult moments and the thrill of being alive, in love and on fire.
A winner of the prestigious B.W. Stevenson Songwriters Competition, writing has been the compass for navigating life for an unlikely Dallas kid. While he could’ve played football, the dark-haired outlier preferred playing in a rock/roots band. “My best friend was the captain of the football team, and we’d find each other after games. Hang out and talk about life…”
The ability to understand what people want, but to go his own way saw the teenager head to NYU for a summer course. Beyond showing him a world outside of his hometown, it turned him onto a school where music was everything. Not long after, he applied to – and was accepted at — Boston’s highly competitive Berklee School of Music.
