Bonner Black is...For The Birds!

Bonner Black is a singer-songwriter from Hot Rock, Tennessee who moved to Nashville at 17. She is one of my absolute favorite writers, ever, and I'm lucky enough to have shared the stage with her on half a dozen occasions. Her debut album Hopeless RomANTICS hit the New York Times Spring Playlist, Spotify's Fresh Finds Pop, and Apple Music's Breaking Singer-Songwriter. She's also one of the most followed birders on the internet — 15 million views and counting — and her new EP Little Bird In A Big Sky is out now! We covered going independent, the stories behind her love songs, surviving panic attacks through birdwatching, surprise phone-in guest Jake Ohlbaum , AI in the music industry, and a segment on funny bird names that ran longer than anyone planned. Recorded at Treehouse HQ, Nashville. — 00:00 – Introduction 02:08 – Moving to Nashville & Going Independent 04:17 – What the Independent Artist Life Actually Looks Like 06:03 – Romance, Longing & Where Her Songs Come From 12:13 – Hopeless RomANTICS & the Stories Behind the Songs 14:27 – The New EP: Little Bird In A Big Sky 16:38 – Writing Love Songs People Claim as Their Own 22:41 – Special Phone-In Guest, Jake Ohlbaum 25:51 – On Collaboration & Brutal Honesty 31:36 – Cornell Lab of Ornithology & the eBird App 35:32 – Seven Panic Attacks a Week — How Birding Saved Her 36:49 – Why Watching Birds Keeps Her Grounded 44:10 – Becoming a Professional Bird Guide in South Africa 45:02 – Funny Named Birds (It Gets Out of Hand) 52:28 – Community, Mentors & Who She Couldn't Have Done It Without 56:02 – "I Believe God Spoke to Me Through a Bird" 58:48 – AI in Music 01:03:55 – The Duct-Taped Car Story 01:06:33 – Live Show August 20th & Where to Find Bonner — Follow Bonner Black: 🌐 bonnerblack.com 📸 Instagram: @bonnerblackmusic 🎵 Spotify & Apple Music: search "Bonner Black" Subscribe to The Noah Jackson Podcast for conversations with working artists, music industry professionals and all-around interesting people! 📺 YouTube: @noahjacksonlive 📸 Instagram: @noahjacksonlive