Friends and colleagues share their stories of the Madison musician.

On “Country & Western,” a key track from Joshua Hedley’s new album, Neon Blue, the 37-year-old singer/songwriter slyly confronts one of the great country music conundrums.

It’s a typical Wednesday night at Dee’s, fairly bustling considering the times we live in. As usual, on the bar side of the room are the long-neck regulars and off-duty musicians shooting the breeze.

Meg Morgan and Parker Millsap are pumped. During a recent hike in Ashland City, the two nature-buffs — an award-winning environmentalist and her chart-topping singer/songwriter husband — identified more than 30 species of birds in a matter of hours.