Nearly a decade ago, Margo Price turned Nashville on its head with her breakthrough,
beloved debut solo album, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter. Released in the throes of bro-country
and before pop stars were crossing over into the genre left and right, it showcased an artist
completely unafraid to double down not only on herself, but what she’d always loved: classic
country songs written from the intellect and the gut, hell-bent on truth-telling and both timeless
and urgent all at once. Respected by her peers, praised by critics and beloved by her fans, Price
created a lane where independent-minded, insurgent country music can exist and thrive alongside
the mainstream, and became an ardent fighter for her beliefs in a genre where the norm is to shut
up and sing. A trailblazer and a champion for the craft, Price redefined what it meant to be a
modern country artist.
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