00:35 Kim Carson explains she first played at Jazz Fest in 1995; this is her twenty-second appearance. She sang “I Can’t Help It If I’m Still In Love with You” with Russ Russell and the Rustlers in 1994, by surprise, her second public appearance. 01:55 Carson didn’t grow up in a musical household but felt supported. 02:36 Carson relates her last conversation with her grandmother, who died suddenly of cancer, which inspired her to pursue singing. 04:24 Carson relays her love for Hank Williams, whose songwriting she appreciates partly for its simplicity. 06:30 A call from her grandfather about having dreamt she wrote a good song spurred her to investigate songwriting, which she began with help from experts John Thomas Griffith, Paul Sanchez, and Joe Tullis, who were recommended to her by Steve Himelfarb. 08:33 Relates story of beginning her first song, inspired by a huge number of quarters she got as change from dinner, called “Where Is The Jukebox When You Need One?” 10:14 Demonstration “Where’s the Jukebox When You Need One?” 12:54 Carson explains where she played first starting out; preferred playing in Slidell because Clarence Gatemouth Brown would come out, and once sat in. 15:43 Carson sings the praises of Teresa Andersson, who was a member of her band, having met through Anders Osborne, Andersson’s then-partner who Carson was songwriting with. In addition to the band, their duo was the beginning of the Tipsy Chicks. 18:06 Explains that she didn’t, in real time, realize that there weren’t many female songwriters around town when she was starting out, though sees retrospectively that they gravitated toward one another. 19:10 Carson shares stories of her deceased fiancé, Rodney St. Pierre, and explains how she found she could sing the song she wrote about him, “Just Because You’re Gone,” without choking up by disguising it in an upbeat tempo within a bluegrass tune. 23:27 Demonstration “Just Because You’re Gone” 26:50 Carson explains the role of the Kerry Irish Pub, where she has a weekly Monday night gig, in her musical development and history, emphasizing its dedication to live music. She explains that many venues stepped back their live music booking following 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. 28:45 Carson shares a story about Rusty McHugh, who wrote her song “Tequila Makes My Clothes Fall Off” 30:53 Carson explains that vulnerability is a challenge for her, while humor comes easily in songwriting. For this reason “Missing You” is considered her most honest song. 32:06 Demonstration “Missing You” 36:06 Carson recounts her Katrina experience, featuring the generosity of Houston 39:12 Carson gives the background of her Katrina song, “Buddy Johnson” 40:45 Demonstration “Buddy Johnson”