Buxton Hughes: "Real Music. Not Going to Be Like a Chore to Listen To."

Australian guitarist Jedd Hughes and Kansas singer-songwriter Sarah Buxton — who has collaborated with Keith Urban, Martina McBride, and Kenny Rogers — finally joined forces as the duo Buxton Hughes after Sarah's record label closed. Premier Guide Miami sat down to find out what that means — and what comes next.

Jedd Hughes, an Australian native, and Sarah Buxton from Lawrence, Kansas are both singers and songwriters who were destined to be together. Over the years they collaborated on many projects and supported each other's musical careers. The darling duo Buxton Hughes finally came together after Sarah's recording company closed. Jedd and Sarah have worked with Keith Urban, while Sarah's associations include Martina McBride, Kenny Rogers, and others. They recently visited West Palm Beach on the Country Throwdown Tour.

PGM: How did you get started?

Buxton Hughes: We both had starts as solo artists, but we first sang together about four years ago. The first time we did it was like wow — blew us both away. We thought we should do this more. The last four years we sat in on each other's shows playing together here and there, and finally we just decided we needed to do it together and take it on the road. We both had different record deals, and we waited for the time to be just right. Sarah's record label closed, and so we just started our duo — Buxton Hughes. We have a great manager and we are having a blast.

PGM: Sarah, you sang on a Kenny Rogers song?

Buxton Hughes — Sarah: Yes I did. It was crazy. So cool to hear his voice — so cool to have him in your headphones like a rough track vocal, him singing, and then you have to think of a part to sing over Kenny. He sent me a letter in the mail saying, "Thank you for sharing your talents," with the gold seal. Totally cool.

PGM: What's next for Buxton Hughes?

Buxton Hughes: We are working on a record over the summer. We are focused on writing songs for the record and finding a new label to put it on.

PGM: Give us a sense of your style on this record.

Buxton Hughes: You will hear real music. We love rootsy country music, rock, southern rock — all of it put together with really tight harmonies. It's just our own sound. It's not going to be like a chore to listen to.

PGM: How do you feel about performing on the Throwdown?

Buxton Hughes: Totally stoked. Totally honored to be a part of this tour. The Throwdown tour is the coolest thing in country music right now. Getting real artists together who have a sort of common thread, putting them out as one big show — it's awesome that we are on the tour.

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