When it comes to songs, sometimes the old saying ‘keep it simple, stupid’ is good advice, say this UK duo...
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Songwriting, in association with musicians’ social network ReverbNation, is delighted to present the first winner of our monthly songwriting contest...
Fans of the piano-driven pop of Keane and Billy Joel should check out this emerging 23-year old singer-songwriter from Brooklyn...
After two years in which he suffered from writer’s block, John Smith returns sounding like he never went away riter’s...
New monthly columnist Lisa Redford is a British singer-songwriter based in NYC. This month, she looks at tackling writer’s block...
No Jimi Hendrix this year but another star-studded line-up nonetheless – this legendary 55 year-old event is still going strong...
We meet a songwriter who’s put his entire life into song, and is releasing it as a 22-track magnum opus...
Ancient History’s Donald Ducote recalls the downbeat and sombre songwriting of American Music Club and Red House Painter on ‘Tracks’...
Blasts from past, Soul II Soul, The Human League and Toploader, headline this very family-friendly fest at the Cheltenham Racecourse...
Sinister folkies Dark Dark Dark return with a treat for Record Store Day – the moving, melancholic ‘What I Needed’...
Two days of music in the North East over the May Bank Holiday weekend, including Paloma Faith and The Vaccines...
Richard Hawley’s support act steps forward with a third album in his hand and a broken heart on his sleeve...
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