“What happened to us was pretty rare. Who goes bankrupt when they are 26?”

“I had a perfect credit score and had been so responsible with my spending.”

“We were served the lawsuit the strangest way. It was the last show of the tour with Nickel Creek and we were heading to our van after sound check. A guy approached us with pictures of us and sharpies, said he was a huge fan and had his picture made with us. We signed everything, took the picture and then he said, ‘You have been served.’ True story.”

“We had spent most of our money on lawyers and legal fees trying to negotiate out of a contract that was stifling but we couldn’t get out of it. The lawyers said we could go to court and that would cost us hundreds of thousands of dollars, or file bankruptcy. We were broke so we had to file bankruptcy. I was driving a car that I got when I was 18 and living in a one-bedroom house that I paid $60,000 for. I didn’t have anything that mattered to anyone else, but my house and my dog mattered to me. It was humiliating to be in your late 20s with amazing career experiences but can’t pay your electric bill and need help from your parents to pay a $400 mortgage. It turned us on our heads and we had depression and anxiety.

Our artist friends like Brandi and John Paul White rallied behind us, encouraged and gave us advice when they didn’t have to. Those little breaths of life kept us barely breathing and holding on. I don’t want anyone to go through what we went through, but if they do, we are here to listen. I will put that PSA out there.

We started touring again with Jon Paul White, Old Crow Medicine Show and Brandi, and that touring saved us.”

“We are ready to get back out there. We have a new perspective on music and value life even more. Looking back, we know we were spoiled at the beginning of our career because it happened so quickly and easily. Now we know how hard it is in the music business when you are just starting out. Someone paying $25 to come see you play in the middle of the week is a big deal. We are also both married and happy now. In a lot of ways this feels like our first record and a fresh start. Everything is different and brand new.”