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The Wombles songwriter recollects how a song about death became the theme to ‘Watership Down’ and a No 1 hit...
An inter-species tale of unrequited love provided the surprising inspiration for one of the most memorable songs of the 1990s...
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Not content with just reinterpreting the past, the County Down artist is adding her own folk tales to the genre
The Scottish singer-songwriter looks back upon the enduring success of his debut album and the most brilliant of smash singles
Through easing the lockdown blues with a series of cover shows, a new album was born for the award-winning songwriter
Nashville-based songwriting coach Mark Cawley looks at the core music-making element and how to open up new possibilities for melody...
Our regular contributor, performing songwriter and singing coach Lisa Redford takes a look at the influence of place on songwriting...
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