The final track of this collection wraps up the three-album trilogy by exploring the conflicting concepts of mortality; between faith and doubt, the certainty of death and the instinct for survival, the balance of the duality of nature, and ult

Cannonball Girl

Jan 24th, 2022 3m 56s

Common themes like love, loss, and survival are all foundations of great songwriting. In this installment, we discover how a daredevil circus act can represent the full range of creation.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.

Rock Hard Bottom

Jan 24th, 2022 1m 46s

Dustin attempts to explain how this particular song illustrates his sadistic tendency to make his characters suffer as much as possible in the pursuit of redemption.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dustin-we

Poster Child

Jan 24th, 2022 2m 40s

"It's an Amateur Theater..." in this song about the artificial products of premature achievement.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dustin-welch8/support

Double Single Malt Scotch

Jan 24th, 2022 3m 6s

Dustin discusses the importance of binary symbolism in cocktail etiquette.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dustin-welch8/support

After The Music

Jan 24th, 2022 3m 24s

How the ghosts of Gruene Hall became an inspiration for this song of hope and rebuilding.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dustin-welch8/support

Man of Stone

Dec 18th, 2019 2m 44s

An existential crises through the long dark night of the soul.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dustin-welch8/support

Dresden Snow

Dec 18th, 2019 6m 21s

This is a song about a portion of the novel, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, by author Jonathan Safran Foer. It talks about loss and grief and trauma through the lens of someone who can't actually talk themself.--- Support this podcast

Paranoid Heart

Dec 18th, 2019 3m 30s

Dustin discusses founding the non-profit organization, Soldier Songs and Voices, and the realizations which lead to this song; written with Jeremiah Nelson and John Fullbright.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho

The Player

Dec 10th, 2019 3m 47s

The Corruption of Power, the Ivory Tower Syndrome, and The Sword of Damocles.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dustin-welch8/support

Forgotten Child

Dec 10th, 2019 3m 4s

The strange story of writing the haunted character in the second song of the album.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dustin-welch8/support

Stick To The Facts

Dec 10th, 2019 4m 24s

Dustin talks about the tall-tale he spins in the opening track, and discusses the idea for his three-part collection of albums, culminating with Amateur Theater.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dustin-welch8

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