If you’ve ever wondered what happens when two of Nashville’s most quietly brilliant songwriters get a microphone, a satellite radio channel, and permission to reminisce about Jimmy Buffett, the answer just landed on SiriusXM. Mac McAnally and Zac Brown of Zac Brown Band are co-hosting a brand-new “Songlines & Stories” episode on Radio Margaritaville, and it’s every bit as warm, funny, and disarmingly honest as fans of both artists would hope.

The special episode finds the two country music collaborators unpacking the craft of songwriting itself — where the ideas come from, how they survive the trip from napkin to studio, and why some tunes refuse to die. Woven throughout are personal, often hilarious stories about their beloved friend, the late Jimmy Buffett, whose fingerprints are all over both artists’ careers.

Tune in on SiriusXM Channel 24 at any of the following times:

Wednesday, July 8 — 4 p.m. EDT
Thursday, July 9 — 10 p.m. EDT
Friday, July 10 — 8 a.m. & 9 p.m. EDT

Can’t catch it live? The full episode is available on demand via the SiriusXM app and web player.

McAnally, a GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter and 10-time CMA Musician of the Year, is a longtime member of Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, which is currently barreling across the country on the Keep The Party Going tour through next month. Between Coral Reefer dates, McAnally is also headlining his own All The Way Around tour and turning up for select Margaritas & Memories shows with Scotty Emerick — a man who clearly does not believe in days off.

For a taste of the storytelling that makes McAnally such a natural fit for a show like this, dig into his latest album, Once In A Lifetime: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Mac+McAnally+Once+In+A+Lifetime

Mac McAnally Tour Dates
Aug. 21 — Beaver Dam, KY — Beaver Dam Amphitheater
Aug. 22 — Pelham, TN — The Caverns
Sept. 6 — Key West, FL — Party in the Park
Sept. 11 — Mobile, AL — Saenger Theatre Mobile
Sept. 16 — Sioux Falls, SD — The District
Sept. 18 — Minneapolis, MN — Dakota
Dec. 5 — Shipshewana, IN — Blue Gate Performing Arts Center

Keep The Party Going — Coral Reefer Band Tour Dates
July 9 — Bethlehem, PA — Wind Creek Event Center
July 10 — Atlantic City, NJ — Hard Rock Live at Etess Arena
July 11 — Washington, D.C. — The Theater at MGM National Harbor
July 14 — Wilmington, NC — Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park
July 16 — Charlotte, NC — Truliant Amphitheater
July 18 — Atlanta, GA — Synovus Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park
July 19 — Orange Beach, AL — The Wharf Amphitheater
July 21 — Rogers, AR — Walmart AMP
July 23 — Austin, TX — Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park
July 24 — Houston, TX — The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion Sponsored by Huntsman
July 25 — Fort Worth, TX — Dickies Arena
July 28 — Highland Park, IL — Ravinia Festival
July 30 — Indianapolis, IN — Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
July 31 — Grand Rapids, MI — Acrisure Amphitheater
Aug. 1 — Clarkston, MI — Pine Knob Music Theatre
Aug. 4 — Holmdel, NJ — PNC Bank Arts Center
Aug. 6 — Wantagh, NY — Northwell at Jones Beach Theater
Aug. 7 — Gilford, NH — BankNH Pavilion
Aug. 8 — Boston, MA — Leader Bank Pavilion

Set a reminder, pour something cold, and let two of the genre’s sharpest storytellers do what they do best. For tickets and more information, visit macmcanally.com.