Godwin began playing music while studying finance at West Virginia University, where he first learned to play the guitar and practiced songwriting. He describes his musical style as inspired by “…artists such as Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, John Prine, Chris Knight and Ryan Bingham”. His first album, Seneca, was released on February 15, 2019.

His second project, How the Mighty Fall, was released on November 5, 2021, and was also received positively, being described as less autobiographical and more focused on telling other people’s stories, compared to his previous record.