Heartbreak, Healing & Harmony: Laurel Wright of The Young Fables on Finding Her Voice
Ever fallen head-over-boots for a voice that feels like home? Meet Laurel Wright, one half of Nashville duo The Young Fables, whose crystal-clear vocals and soul-first songwriting chart a path through grief, grit, and gorgeous melody. From singing in East Tennessee churches at age three to American Idol and USA’s Real Country, Laurel opens up about loss, mental health, thick skin in a male-dominated genre, and why success is something you define for yourself.
In this conversation, we spin 30-second clips of “Daddy’s Girl” and “Good at Hurtin’,” talk bout touring life with partner Wes Lunsford, and dig into Laurel’s documentary The Fable of a Song, a project that began as a simple “let’s film a writing session” and became a lifeline after unimaginable loss. Watch the film on Amazon Prime or via their Patreon.
In This Episode You’ll Learn
- How Laurel built thick skin without losing kindness, and what it is really like navigating
- country music as a woman.
- Why grief has no timeline, and how therapy plus medication helped her move forward.
- The story behind “Daddy’s Girl” and how it grew into the documentary The Fable of a
- Song.
- What a modern indie career looks like: van life, meaningful rooms, and defining success
- on your own terms.
- How signing a publishing deal with BMG changed her writing life (yes, paid to write songs).
Resources & Mentions
- The Young Fables — Official Site (music, tour, merch)
- The Fable of a Song — available on Amazon Prime Video and via their Patreon
- Patreon: The Young Fables — behind-the-scenes, unreleased songs and livestreams
- “Daddy’s Girl” — stream the song
- “Good at Hurtin’” — stream the song
- BMG Publishing Deal — coverage and announcements
Tour Notes (from the episode)
PLYMOUTH, MA — The Spire Center (Lobby Series). Check listing for details and tickets.
Gouldsboro, PA — Historic Train Station — Sunday, November 2, 2025, 7:00 PM. Tickets available.
“We don’t play huge rooms, we play meaningful rooms.” - Laurel Wright.
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