[Cover photo credit to Libby Danforth]

Australia-raised, Nashville-based songwriter and guitarist, Jedd Hughes and his writing partners, Sarah Buxton and Rodney Crowell, wrote a tune that would end up recorded multiple times over the decade after they wrote it, “Loving You Is The Only Way To Fly.” Now, Hughes has recorded and released his own version.

Hughes comments:

We all fell under the spell of a guttural melancholy love song. I had always wanted to record this for myself after multiple recordings by others.

Notable versions include Rodney Crowell’s from 2023’s The Chicago Sessions and a duet from the television series Nashville.

“Loving You Is The Only Way To Fly” is the latest single from Hughes’s upcoming album, Night Shades, out May 2nd, 2025 on Truly Handmade Records.

Recently nominated by the Academy of Country Music for the Electric Guitarist of the Year award, Hughes will take the stage at Nashville’s 3rd & Lindsley on May 4th to celebrate the release of Night Shades and will be hitting the road as a member of Vince Gill’s band throughout 2025.