“It’s pretty amazing what goes on in the middle of nowhere, isn’t it?” The words with which country music artist Jeremy Pinnell ended the evening have stuck with me since that night in October of 2018. Hours earlier I had walked up to the entrance of Bishop Hill Creative Commons, a unique live music and cultural venue that books word class talent from all over the world. I traveled 30 miles to Bishop Hill, Illinois to see Pinnell perform his distinctive style of country music