“I played my first show - a little
over four years ago - in New York
City at Arlene’s Grocery,” recalled
Davidson. “And it just kind of took
on a life of its own. It brought me
here to where I am in my career
now. I still try to play in New York as
often as possible, but being from
New Jersey and country music be-
ing so big in New Jersey there’s
a lot more opportunities. I would
consider both to be my home base
and I kind of branch out from there.
We’re playing in Nashville, Texas,
Arkansas; we’re going to South Da-
kota. We’re trying to branch out as
much as possible.”
Davidson thinks there are ad-
vantages to being a country artist
outside of Music City. You could
compare it to being a big fish in a
small pond rather than risk being
lost among the crowd.
“Not being in Nashville and be-
ing in New York offers opportuni-
ties that I wouldn’t have if I wasn’t
here,” said Davidson. “There
are so many talented people in
Nashville and everyone is moving
there, writing there, and playing
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