THis is a question for the Band in A Box forum or perhaps the Songwriting forum, not the Showcase, which is for finished songs....

That withstanding. If the individual posts the style they used that will get you to the genre better than them telling you that the song, with a fiddle, steel guitar, and dobro is "country".

You can find my music at:
www.herbhartley.com
Add nothing that adds nothing to the music.
You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.

The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.