Skip Ewing performs ‘Me & God and a Fishing Pole’ in Taste of Country acoustic session

Skip Ewing performed “Me & God and a Fishing Pole” in a Taste of Country acoustic studio session, offering a stripped-down take on the song and explaining the ideas behind its lyrics. The current video is a promotional performance, not a new acoustic release: the song arrived earlier this year as a single from Ewing’s DRAGONFLY album.

In the session, Ewing described the song as a reflection on perspective and everyday connection rather than a strictly religious statement. “It’s not really about religion to me,” he told Taste of Country Nights host Evan Paul. “It’s about being as beautifully human as we can be.”

The title draws from the lyric, “The closest thing to church I know / Is me and God and a fishing pole,” but Ewing said fishing itself was not the sole inspiration. He connected the song’s outlook to early-career struggles, years spent working with horses and solitary rides in Wyoming—experiences that shaped his appreciation for slowing down and paying attention to the present.

For country listeners, the session puts the spotlight on Ewing’s voice-and-guitar storytelling and the reflective writing behind the album track. The performance adds fresh context to a song already in circulation while keeping the focus on the songwriter’s lived-in perspective.

Source: Taste of Country