Exclusive 2024 Interview with The Isaacs

Hey guys, it's Gail with everything. Nash here with the Isaacs, who, you know, they're my favorites

I say that about all the artists, but I feel like you kind of are because I grew up singing the hymns in church

So when I hear you guys, I just feel like I'm back home again. Oh, well, we love you too. Thank you

So we have lots to talk about starting with the country music cruise, which is almost sold out, by the way

But there's a good wait list. So tell me why you guys wanted to do this

well you know the opry everybody says oh the operas a big family it really is a big family and you know we've never been it we've done a lot of cruises we've sang on a lot of cruises but we've never done a country music cruise with opry people and the people that we love in that family so we thought it would be fun to go with that family on a cruise and it's just going to be awesome we're very very excited and we actually became opry members in 2021 and that just solid official family official

They're going to solidified. We have to do this cruise. You do

And we're going to talk about the Akrona Minute. But I want to talk about you're in really good company on this cruise with TG Shepherd, Dina Carter, John Michael Montgomery

I could go on a John Barry. Oh, he was on last year. Oh, he's so good

So talk about being, you did reference this a little bit, but talk about being in such great company

you know one of the coolest things about what we get to do and I guess the level at which we get to do it

is my phone sorry is getting to know other artists that you've admired for years I mean these artists are not much older than us if they are older than us and you know growing up listening to strawberry wine and and all those artists and

And it's very surreal to get to actually to call them friends

And, you know, we sang at a benefit concert last year. And John Barry was another artist that was on there

And we hung out backstage. And he got the guitar. And we were just singing together

And it was so much fun. And so I'm really looking forward to, you know, you do work a lot on these cruises

You sing a lot. It's about the people coming and, you know, seeing the performers

But to be with somebody for a whole week on a, you know, in a, a fun

environment, you really get to know them better. And I think that's why a lot of people

sign up for these cruises too is because they get to interact with the artists and

you know, see us at the buffet line and what do we like to eat and

a lot, a lot. And how we shouldn't be wearing a baby suit

public. I think the coolest part for me too is that you know, you pay high

tickets to see these performers do a professional show. And although the cruise

is a professional show, it's different. it is a different show than what they can put on in an arena with the lights

It's more personal. And I feel like the personalities of these artists come out more

because they not under the pressure of maybe what an arena or those environments they under a crutch smaller crowds We find we get to be a little bit more funny or engage with the audience more when the audience is like that

And I've watched so many videos of artists that have taken the cruise

And I just can't wait to go because I see them around the pool and in the sun and they're sailing

And I'm like, oh, my gosh, I can't wait to sing on that cruise. And who doesn't want to go to the Caribbean or Mexico or wherever it's going

in the dead of winter, you know, where it's cold here and most everywhere else in America

And you get to go get a tan. So it's awesome. Well, I hope that we get to hang out at the buffet next year

Yeah. I'm sure we will. I'll meet you at an ice cream stand every day

My husband literally got ice cream every day. I had sushi. He had ice cream

It's fair. Yeah. Okay. So on the cruise is they have the opera night

And you guys, we spoke when you became opera members. And that's been a few years ago

So now that you're kind of settled into your role, how does it feel to be grandol opera members

Well, I'd like to say it feels like a big family. You know, if we actually had been going to the Opry, the first time we were ever on the

Opry, Porta Wagner invited us to be on. How many years ago has that been

You know, we lose track. It's close to 30 years. 30 years ago

And we just here and there would, you know, ask if they had an opening and they'd have us

as guests. And so we just loved the Opry even back. But the big surprise was in 2021 when Ricky Skaggs popped up on station

the Lord said, and asked us, we about freaked out. But I have to say that from the staff to the crew, to the management, to the artist

it feels like a big family. And there's no big eyes and little views

Everybody just loves each other. I love it. I love the environment. It's just like a family

So I'm just proud of being a part of that. I really am grateful. Even after being members for the last couple of years

years. You still go in with a great respect for, you know, you feel like family, but at the same time

you still want to pinch yourself because you can't believe that you're actually part of that family

I mean, of all the artists out there that they could have invited in every genre of music

And the offering has done a good job of expanding their genres, include more gospel artists

Christian contemporary, bluegrass, you know, a lot of artists styles. So to be, I mean, I still, like, it still feels like a great dream that we, every time

we get to play on the opera, that we're part of that now in history. And we will go down in history as part of the opera family

It's amazing. And it's so cool because, honestly, it's surreal. We were backstage with Garth and Trisha one night

And we were talking about our induction, and Garth and Trisha both made the comment

we had no idea you weren't already members. And then just what this week they asked Teagram Brown to become a member And I was like I didn realize he wasn already a member And when you start seeing it through those eyes you realize oh my goodness there only

200, 200, what? We were 227 total out of all this time

And they've added people since us, but at the time we were inducted, there were only

about 67 members living. So they've inducted more people. So honestly, it's like, you

you know, of course Teagran Brown should be a member of the Opry. And you didn't realize the ones that haven't been like we were

It kind of makes you feel a little bad or guilty because you got in before they

they did. Right. And they deserve it like 400 times. Right. Yeah

Crazy. Crazy. To a general manager of Opera Dan. Yeah. For remembering the little people and all the people like T. Graham that have

the big people like T. their time. Yeah, the big artist that, for whatever reason, just never were asked

And I have to say, Dan Rogers is one of the kindest, sweetest people in the world

So is Gina. The whole staff is, but it's so funny. My kids, my kids, of course, they call me mom everywhere we go because I'm their mom

Now, everybody backstage at the opera calls me mom, including Dan. So he made me a parent. Everybody needs a Jewish mother

Everybody. I would like a Jewish mother. Good. Okay, we've talked about a couple more things before I let you guys go. You also, big things, you were on a big tour last year. No big deal. Reba takes you out on tour. It's fine. How was that

Amazing. Amazing. There are no words. I mean, from the beginning of the tour to the last day, how they treated us the respect that her band and staff and Reba herself and Rex and Terry Clarke

Clark and all the people on the tour showed us was just mind-blowing

They were very supportive. You know, there was no competition out there

Like, you might think there would be... We weren't treated like the new kids on the block

Not at all. And, you know, it was really a dream come true. And I hope that if Riba tours again win, that she'll think of us again

Yeah. That was really amazing. I mean, it was, let's be honest, we were on the biggest stage of our career

Gaitzer stage was doing arenas too, but we were we were comfortable in that market

And, you know, Gather did a lot for the Isaacs. But other than Gator arenas, we'd never been had that, had that opportunity in that size

especially in a secular market that we've never really gotten a stage in front of before

So other than the operative performances, but individual TV performances and things like that

But to do a tour besides an arena tour. Yeah. It was awesome

Awesome. I got to see it. It was incredible. Okay, two more questions. I'm going to let you go. American Face came out

Are we working on new music? We are. You know this will be our second album that we done that was like more in the secular vein And then we written a bunch of songs with some awesome writers in Nashville

And then we also are going to release another album this year at some point that is more

praise and worship style songs recorded our style, the popular ones that are you doing it as well

Not again. We've already recorded that one. Yeah. A couple times. I pretend that I'm you guys when I sing it with you

It's fine. I know what I pretend. Okay. Last question. Becky, how are you doing? How's your health

I'm good. I'm really good. You know, I would, if I were going to put it on a scale

I'd say I'm about 80% right now. There's some things I can't do that I'm praying that

that God restores maybe through other surgeries. And, you know, I can walk well

but the rest of the things that go along with standing, squatting, down. My knees are still quite a bit traumatized and I have some soft tissue issues that need to be

repaired when the doctors say it's time. But I'm putting it off as long as I can because I don't

want to go through leg braces again and all of that, you know, but I'm doing great. You know, I have to say

I survived Crohn's disease for many years and I would get, you know, I've been in complete

remission and doing great from that. And for years, I would get letters from people that have

struggled with Crohn's disease. And probably one of the heaviest crosses to carry right now for

me is the mail that I get now is I lost my daughter in a car accident just like yours

or I lost my husband, or I survive, you know, and I find myself feeling so grateful that I lived

but praying for wisdom to encourage those people who had a different outcome than I did

And so it's interesting. Survivor's guilt or maybe not necessarily. Yeah, survivor's guilt

But I just pray that God gives me the wisdom to pour into those people that God gives me the ability to just minister to them because, you know, one thing I did realize, though, is that no matter what you're going through, it's your cross to carry

And God gives you grace for that. And that the Lord just uses us

as a whole in me, my story to be able to minister no matter what side of the aisle you're on

no matter what situation, whatever cross you're carrying that God gives the Isaac's wisdom

to be able to just pour into them positive energy and strength and hope and the hope in the gospel

And that's what got me through it. And so I'm thankful to be here and continue to get better

Well, we're thankful you're here too. All right. I've kept you way too long, so I have to let you go, but I love talking to you

So if you want to talk, like, you know, about new albums that may or may not be coming out anytime, just let me know

Yes. We would love to to catch up on that once we announce it and all that stuff

All right. Thanks, guys. Have a great day. Thank you, so much