Stoughton Songwriter Lori McKenna Nominated For Best Country Song

BOSTON — Lori McKenna lives in Stoughton, but she’s got Nashville in her blood. She’s written hundreds of songs, including Grammy winners “Humble and Kind” performed by Tim McGraw and Little Big Town’s “Girl Crush.”

This year, she’s nominated for Best Country Song for writing “Crowded Table”, along with several members of the Highwomen who performed the song. It’s a sweet song about acceptance and community and for McKenna, the five kids who crowd her own table. “Half of them are out of the house. I still crave that crowded table. I still want them to come back,” she said.

McKenna is a self-described homebody. She married an elementary school classmate and even though she does keep a place in Nashville, Stoughton is still home. “I just can’t leave Stoughton. They can’t get rid of me,” she said laughing.

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