{"id":5613,"date":"2015-10-15T07:00:49","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/?p=5613"},"modified":"2015-10-13T21:53:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-14T02:53:02","slug":"my-country-music-tradition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/2015\/10\/15\/my-country-music-tradition\/","title":{"rendered":"My Country Music Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What is tradition? Every family has those quirky things they do that have become ritual. Only your family gets it, but you wouldn\u2019t have it any other way.<\/p>\n<p>My family has so many traditions and I am very thankful for that. From having a white elephant party each year before Christmas to cooking \u201cbeer butt chicken\u201d, I love all the unique traditions my family has and I know I will pass those on to my family when I am older.<\/p>\n<p>One of my favorite traditions takes place on the way to my favorite place, Concan, Texas. Ever since I can remember, we turn right into Sabinal and as soon as we pass the train tracks, we have to listen to country music singer, Owen Temple. The 45 minutes it takes to get from Sabinal to Concan are some of the best times. I bet most of you reading this have probably never heard of Owen Temple, but that\u2019s what makes this tradition for my family even that more special. He was my dad&#8217;s favorite artist and would always play at a small venue in Concan when I was younger.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/10\/concan.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/10\/concan-300x129.jpg\" alt=\"concan\" width=\"400\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/10\/concan-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.dwrl.utexas.edu\/countrymusic\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2015\/10\/concan.jpg 920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>The feeling of knowing you will have a fun and relaxing weekend on the river is unbeatable and I\u2019ll always associate that feeling with Owen Temple\u2019s music.<\/p>\n<p>My most-liked song by this small town artist is \u201cPassing Through\u201d. Although the song is directed towards a person he loves, I take the lyrics and associate them with the town I love.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Passing Through\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NrBVagwGFFw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sun comes up on a distant hill\/ I loved you then and I always will\/ I just roll the windows down\/ Passing through your hometown\u201d. These few lines are my favorite because I am sure you can imagine driving through the hill country, watching the sunset, blaring music with the windows down. A trip to Concan without Owen Temple on the speakers would discount the trip.<\/p>\n<p>That is the cool thing about country music, everyone is able to interpret meanings of songs in their own way. One song can mean a lot of different things to a lot of different people. Or you are able to associate a song with a memory, or in my case associate a song with a tradition. Whatever the case, country music means a lot to its listeners.<\/p>\n<p>Next time you hear the country song play on the speakers that you can sing every word to, embrace it and sing your heart out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is tradition? Every family has those quirky things they do that have become ritual. Only your family gets it, but you wouldn\u2019t have it any other way. 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