Songs, Smoke & Untold Flatland Cavalry Stories | Meat Church Podcast

Send in Questions to ask Matt for the next Mailbag!: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2462366/fa... Meat Church Podcast Episode 3 - Cleto Cordero of Flatland Cavalry A billion streams is a flex, but it doesn’t explain how you get there, or what it costs to keep it going. We’re hanging with Cleto Cordero of Flatland Cavalry to talk about the real build: traveling the country, earning fans one show at a time, and turning a garage dream into a worldwide Texas country music career that’s now reaching places like Australia and New Zealand. Cleto walks me through the moments that shaped him: getting a guitar at 14, learning to play during Lent when the TVs got unplugged, and writing a song in high school that made people cry and kickstarted what he wanted to do with his life. We dig into the craft of songwriting, how a song has only a few minutes of “real estate,” and why the studio version of a track can involve different musicians, different parts, and a whole lot of humility in service of the song. Then we bring it back to what we do at Meat Church: food, family, and the stories that happen around the table. We talk comfort food, Cleto’s love of cooking from his mom’s kitchen, and why chile verde is the kind of Southwestern classic that brings people together fast. We also pour some serious bourbon, including Blanton’s Straight From The Barrel, plus a wild story about playing music inside Buffalo Trace’s iconic Warehouse C. If you’re into BBQ, we also relive a brisket disaster that literally caught fire, get honest about smoker choices, and talk about what it means to keep your heart in your work when the dream job starts feeling like work. Subscribe, share this with a friend who loves Texas country and barbecue, and leave a review so more people can find the show. 0:00 Accolades, Fans, And Global Touring 5:16 The Guitar, The First Song, The Band 9:38 Songwriting Craft And Studio Versus Stage 18:20 Home Cooking Roots And Comfort Food 22:00 Blanton’s, Buffalo Trace, And Big Moments 29:05 The Brisket Disaster And Smoker Reality 36:47 Work, Art, And Not Forgetting Why 53:39 Naming Flatland Cavalry And Meat Church 58:34 Work Of Heart And Never Coming Back 1:12:42 Tour Plans, Big Shows, And Wrap Up Live Fire Chile Verde with Flatland Cavalry:    • Live Fire Chile Verde with Flatland Cavalry   Meat Church BBQ Supplies: www.meatchurch.com Butcher Block - Rosewood Block: www.rosewoodblock.com Thermapen IR thermometer: https://thermoworks.sjv.io/aOodrZ Montana Knife Co - https://bit.ly/mcmkc Subscribe: ​http://bit.ly/3q5hn2t​ |​ Website: ​https://meatchurch.com Watch the newest videos: ​   • New Videos | Meat Church BBQ   Follow Meat Church BBQ Instagram: ​  / meatchurch   Facebook: ​  / meatchurch   Twitter: ​  / meatchurch   Watch ​more videos! Recipes:​    • Recipes | Meat Church BBQ   Beef Recipes:​    • Beef Recipes | Meat Church BBQ   Most Popular:​    • Most Popular | Meat Church BBQ   About Meat Church BBQ: Welcome to the official Meat Church BBQ YouTube channel! Meat Church is a global lifestyle BBQ brand and has one of the largest social media reaches in the world of outdoor cooking. The unique brand offers some of the most popular craft BBQ seasonings, apparel, recipe development & live fire cooking instruction around the world. Matt Pittman is the pitmaster and the founder of Meat Church BBQ. He is an expert and respected authority on outdoor cooking. Students travel from around the world to attend BBQ schools in his private outdoor kitchen. Make sure to subscribe and enable ALL notifications! #MeatChurch​ #Podcast #MeatChurchPodcast