Nice song! Catchy, and the lyrics have heart.

The mix starts out nicely balanced. But then the vocal seems to get pushed further and further into the background.

The vocal - to my ears - becomes "small" in comparison to the guitar and fiddle. By "small", I mean it sounds like it's coming out of a small tinny speaker, as opposed some of the fuller instruments in the mix. It's also competing against a rhythm guitar, although the panning helps separate it.

That's not to say that I've got any difficulty making out the lyrics. It's more that the balance seems off. It doesn't sound like what I'd hear in a physical space, which is why I've go the image of a small speaker chirping out the vocals.

I think there are a couple of things happening.

First, when you add harmonies, the vocals become "fizzy" and less clear. That moves them further back.

Second, the rhythm guitars and fiddle mixed bright and clear, front and center. That means my focus moves to them, so instead of acting as support, they have my full attention.

You might consider cutting some of the highs off the those instruments to push them further into the back. Bring their volume down, and bring them down a bit when there's a lead vocal.

Widen the harmonies, keeping the lead vocal in the center. Make sure the lead vocal keeps the same volume throughout.

Just some thoughts. Fun song, holds up well to multiple listens. laugh

-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?