Welcome to episode #127 of The Troubadour proudly brought to you by Hennessey Cigar Co.  You can find a clickable link in the show notes on the blog page for this episode at www.thetroubadourpodcast.com.  By using code TTP15 at checkout you’ll get 15% off of your first order of their fine hand rolled cigars. CLICK HERE AND USE CODE: TTP15 Imagine chasing your dream to be a songwriter and competing with all the other talent in a town like Nashville.  After years of playing the game and working on your craft, you feel beat down and wonder if you are ever going to have any success…  You finally reach a point where you are thinking very seriously about just walking away from it all…And then, you find out Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard have recorded on of your songs…That my friend’s is what you call validation at the highest level. That’s the abridged version of what occurred for songwriter and artist, Ward Davis, who is our guest on today’s show.  This was a really great visit with Ward and I think you all will enjoy his openness and candor about his career and life in general. I think we also make some history on today’s show.  I’m pretty sure we’ve never had to take a pause in the interview so the artist we’re interviewing could take a call from his realtor and find out that the offer he put it on a new home for he and his family has been accepted!  It was a pretty cool moment and you can really hear the excitement and relief in Ward’s voice after he got the out the news in the middle of recording this episode.  That’s what you call grade A audio content folks. To check out Ward's tour dates, music and everything else, go to:  http://warddavismusic.com/ Here comes episode #127 of The Troubadour featuring singer and songwriter, Ward Davis. How YOU can support the podcast!If you’re interested in supporting the podcast and helping us FREE CARLY from the bondage of editing every episode CLICK HERE and help us hand off this part of the process to a third party! There’s another way to support the podcast AND ALSO earn some free swag in the process.  CLICK HERE to check it out. You can listen to our wonderful podcast by clicking on any of the following links: The Troubadour Podcast Website, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, Podbean