This is Songwriters & Tour Riders, a music podcast from KOSU hosted by Matthew Viriyapah.

Folksinger Willi Carlisle is not a native of the Arkansas Ozarks. But it's a place that he fell in love with.

He has a new album out titled 'Critterland,' partially about trying to find community there and how he tries to share that with people who come to listen to his music.

In this episode, hear Carlisle talk about the album, moving to Arkansas, and his favorite Oklahoma story.