At any given time, you’re likely to find Jim Lauderdale making music—whether he’s laying down a new track in the studio or working through a spontaneous melody at his home in Nashville. And if he’s not actively crafting new music, he’s certainly thinking about it. “It's a constant challenge to try to keep making better and better records, write better and better songs. I still always feel like I'm a developing artist,” he says. This may be a surprising sentiment from a man who’s won two Grammy Awards, released 38 full-length albums (39 on the way), taken home the Americana Music Association’s coveted Wagonmaster Award, and recently become a member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. The North Carolina native is only continuing to hone his craft.