ON THE JOB
It’s a cold, wet morning as winter descends across Middle Tennessee, and for once, country star Jon Pardi is at home. The house, perched on a lush, 15-acre hillside in Goodlettsville surrounded by hardwood forest, is just what you’d expect from a nose-to-the-grindstone country boy: A modest two-story remodeled in cabin-chic style and a brand new “Pardi Barn,” plus his dogs and a few tractors for working the land—including one finicky bulldozer gifted by his buddy Luke Bryan … or maybe off-loaded. (The jury’s still out.)
“It’s quiet,” Pardi says with satisfaction, looking out his kitchen window just as a stiff wind blows through, turning the mist to snow and sending nearby horses sprinting downhill for cover. “A lot of the neighbors are older, and I think they like me because I’m never home … but when I am home it’s loud.”
“When I say it’s not a throwback, I mean I’m not listening to
