Our regular contributor, performing songwriter and singing coach Lisa Redford takes a look at the influence of place on songwriting...
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Nashville-based songwriting coach Mark Cawley looks at the core music-making element and how to open up new possibilities for melody...
Writer and musician Ellie Mckinsey explores one of the most common chord sequences and explains how to harness its power...
It sometimes helps to go back to basics. So here’s a useful cheatsheet taken from writer Ed Bell’s latest book...
We discover that a hangover, a view and voice memos are among the items that fuel singer-songwriter Mike Rosenberg’s creativity
From delighting in positive reviews to working on mythology-infused demos, the Nottingham-based rising talent shares a week in her life
Flute-toting frontman of prog-folk group Stackridge, Mutter Slater, recalls a time before the words ‘boundary’ and ‘taste’ had been discovered
We look at the ingredients which make up the English folk musician’s “love song seen through the prism of cooking”
We decide to shine a light on a rising soulful pop musician with a sound informed by her Brookyln upbringing...
Vocalist and songwriter Aux explains how writing, producing and recording at home gives this London DIY-soul act their unique sound...
The alt-rock frontman from Buffalo discusses the band’s new Christmas album including one of the meanest festive songs ever written...
In need of songwriting inspiration? Five lucky winners can get their hands on a deck of these songwriter prompt cards...
Richard Digance on how to write comedy songs
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