Stand By Your Pan, Outlaw Women & Keeping Country Country | Hannah Dasher
Hannah Dasher joined Heart of the Gulch host Tony Mendoza during CMA Fest 2026 for a conversation about her Stand By Your Pan cookbook, Scattered, Smothered, & Covered, the women who shaped country music, and why she's determined to preserve the traditions that made her fall in love with the genre.
Hannah Dasher talks Stand By Your Pan, traditional country music and building a career that combines music, cooking and her larger-than-life personality.
Between music, cooking, touring and an unmistakably larger-than-life personality, Hannah has created a career that doesn't fit neatly into one box. More importantly, she's built it without sanding down the parts of herself that make her different.
From Stand By Your Pan to a Cookbook
What started as Hannah's viral Stand By Your Pan cooking series has grown into something much bigger: her own cookbook.
Stand By Your Pan brings Hannah's personality into the kitchen with recipes designed for busy people who still want to put real food on the table.
During her Heart of the Gulch interview, Hannah talks about bringing the cookbook to life, the nostalgia behind it and preparing to take the project on the road with upcoming book signings.
For an artist who spends much of her life touring, food has become another way to connect with people—and another extension of the world she's built around her music.
“Outlaw Women” and the Women Who Came Before Her
Hannah's commitment to country music history is also woven throughout her latest EP, Scattered, Smothered, & Covered.
The conversation dives into “Outlaw Women” and the classic country influences behind the song.
Artists like Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline aren't simply names from another era to Hannah. They're part of a country music family tree she believes today's artists should understand and appreciate.
That respect for the past doesn't mean country music can't evolve.
It means remembering the foundation while it does.
Heart of the Gulch host Tony Mendoza sits down with Hannah Dasher during CMA Fest 2026 to talk country music history, touring, faith and staying true to yourself.
Why Hannah Dasher Petitioned for Clint Black
Then there's Clint Black.
Hannah made waves by standing outside the Country Music Hall of Fame with a petition calling for the country star to be inducted.
It's exactly the kind of move you'd expect from Hannah: funny on the surface, but backed by a genuine belief.
During the interview, she explains why she believes Clint deserves the recognition and expands the conversation into a bigger question about talent, popularity and how Nashville decides who gets celebrated.
Hannah isn't particularly interested in keeping those opinions to herself.
Loretta Lynn, Luke Combs & Finding Her Own Lane
Hannah's journey through Nashville has put her around artists from different generations of country music.
She reflects on Loretta Lynn, talks about Luke Combs and discusses what she's learned while navigating an industry where success can be difficult to define—and even harder to predict.
Her influences aren't limited to country, either.
Lynyrd Skynyrd and Southern rock are part of the equation, particularly when it comes to Hannah's love of guitar and the attitude she brings to the stage.
Put all of those pieces together and you get something that's unmistakably Hannah Dasher.
Hannah Dasher dives into “Outlaw Women,” Scattered, Smothered, & Covered and why she believes artists like Clint Black deserve their flowers.
Faith, Business & Knowing What Not to Compromise
Building a career independently also means learning some lessons the difficult way.
Hannah opens up about business, faith and the things she's learned she will never compromise on again.
Self-doubt still happens.
Her response is rooted heavily in faith and trusting that the road she's on has a purpose, even when the next step isn't immediately obvious.
That mindset has helped her continue building an audience through touring, social media, music and now publishing.
Keeping Country Country
For all the humor surrounding Hannah Dasher, she's serious about country music.
She believes its history matters.
She believes the people who built the genre deserve to be remembered.
And she believes artists can move country music forward without abandoning the qualities that made it special in the first place.
That's part of why Scattered, Smothered, & Covered, “Outlaw Women” and even a petition for Clint Black all make sense coming from the same person.
Hannah Dasher isn't waiting for Nashville to tell her what lane she belongs in.
She's cooking, writing, touring, making country music and building the lane herself.
Watch Hannah Dasher on Heart of the Gulch
Watch the full Hannah Dasher interview from CMA Fest 2026 as she joins Tony Mendoza to discuss Stand By Your Pan, “Outlaw Women,” Scattered, Smothered, & Covered, Clint Black, Loretta Lynn, traditional country music, faith and what's coming next.
Interview Chapters
0:00 — Hannah Dasher Interview at CMA Fest 2026
0:50 — Hannah Dasher Talks Stand By Your Pan Cookbook
1:40 — “Outlaw Women” Explained: Classic Country Music Influences
2:57 — Why Hannah Dasher Believes Clint Black Belongs in the Hall of Fame
3:51 — Loretta Lynn, Patsy Cline & the Country Music Family
5:01 — Hannah Dasher on Nashville, Luke Combs & Country Music Success
6:04 — Lynyrd Skynyrd, Southern Rock & Playing Guitar
6:36 — Tour Dates, Festivals & Life on the Road
7:33 — The Story Behind Hannah Dasher's “Waffle House”
8:18 — Faith, Business & Lessons Learned in 2026
9:32 — What Hannah Dasher Will Never Compromise On Again
10:19 — Hannah Dasher's Most Underrated Song
10:41 — Touring Across America & Building a Fanbase
11:57 — Faith, God & How Hannah Dasher Defeats Self-Doubt
13:23 — New Music, Stand By Your Pan & Future Plans
14:19 — Final Thoughts
Tony Mendoza is the Nashville-based host and creator of Heart of the Gulch, featuring conversations with country artists, songwriters and personalities from Nashville and beyond.
