Editing Leigh Nash (section)

== Inspiration ==
Nash has two distinct poles of inspiration: her work with Sixpence in the Christian music sphere and her childhood fascination with older female country artists like [[Tanya Tucker]], [[Loretta Lynn]], and [[Patsy Cline]].

"I started singing country music and learning old country songs on the guitar when I was 12. I was really, really shy but just had this desire to get on stage and started calling clubs myself to ask if I could come down and sing," says Nash, who grew up in the [[Texas Hill Country]] town of New Braunfels.<ref>[http://www.newreleasetoday.com/artistdetail.php?artist_id=389 Leigh Nash Artist Profile] New Release Today</ref>

Before long, the adolescent Nash was singing Loretta Lynn and Tanya Tucker songs like "You Ain't Woman Enough to Take My Man" and "Texas When I Die" on alcohol-free, open mic Sunday nights, backed by a middle-aged band of town locals. Later in life her interest in pop acts like [[the Sundays]], [[Innocence Mission]], and [[the Cranberries]] provided more formative material for her songwriting and singing.