Hello friends! High school English and Creative Writing teacher turned singer-songwriter, Matthew Payne is my guest for episode 1518! Matthew has just released his debut EP, "Coyote Howlin Blues" recorded live at Cedar Creek with engineer André Moran and available wherever you stream or download your jams. He's playing tonight, Tuesday, October 7th at Batch in Austin, TX and tomorrow, Wednesday, October 8th at The Dosey Doe in The Woodlands, TX. Go to thisismatthewpayne.net for show dates and info, merch, and more. We have a great conversation about teaching English and Creative Writing for over two decades and switching gears to professional musician, his love of Townes Van Zandt, recording "Coyote Howlin Boues" live in the studio in one day, what he got from teaching, being a dad, playing gigs, writing songs, and much more.I had a great time getting to know Matthew. I'm sure you will too. Let's get down!