“Being born and raised in Nashville is so odd to some people,” she says, laughing. “I loved growing up in the heart of this town.”
The singer fell in love with country music at an early age. “My Dad would play 95.5FM in the mornings on the way to school. I had songs like “Wild Angels” by Martina McBride and Trisha Yearwood’s “She’s In Love With the Boy” in my head all day. I wanted so badly to learn how to write like that.”
As a teen, one of her original songs caught the ear of Buzz Ledford, a family friend, who had been on the road with David Allan Coe and worked in country radio. He was certain she was a hit writer early on and encouraged her to keep writing songs.
“Buzz was a dear friend and always believed in me from the very beginning. He passed away much too soon. There isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about him. I want more than anything to make his family proud.” 
When picking a college, Erinn purposely chose the alma mater of one of her favorite artists, Trisha Yearwood. While a freshman at Belmont University, Buzz introduced Erinn to the Grammy winning producer of The Judd’s, Brent Maher, who connected her with powerhouse hit songwriters, Mark Selby and Tia Sillers (“There’s Your Trouble” Dixie Chicks, “Blue on Black” Kenny Wayne Shepherd). Before graduation, she had another manager, Dale Morris, who manages Alabama and Kenny Chesney, and she signed a demo deal at Sony with another award-winning producer, Mark Wright (“I Hope You Dance” Lee Ann Womack).
“Those days at the label, I just kept pinching myself. I couldn’t believe I was given an opportunity to record with these amazing people. Days were spent writing with songwriters I idolized. That deal unfortunately didn’t work out, but I am so grateful I was blessed with that experience.”
Since recording with Maher, Selby, and Wright, she has been writing non-stop and performing across the country. Erinn has won national song competitions, had songs recorded by artists in the USA and Canada, had her original songs on network television, and performed lead vocals and mandolin in her former band, The Darlins. A year after the split, Erinn began writing and recording with her husband, Glenn, and they formed their duo, Hymn and Heart. They released their debut single “Heartbreak Don’t Care” in January of 2020. Follow Hymn and Heart on Spotify, Apple Music, and anywhere you listen to music. For news and updates, find them on their website, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
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