Not content with just reinterpreting the past, the County Down artist is adding her own folk tales to the genre
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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...
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...
The talented Scot shares some valuable lessons learned from an illustrious career, “a lot of heartache” and the Skywalker Ranch
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
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16 song starters
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How I wrote Art Garfunkel's 'Bright Eyes' by Mike Batt
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How I wrote 'Enola Gay' by OMD's Andy McCluskey
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Interview: Seafret
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How I wrote 'Munich' by Editors' Tom Smith
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How I wrote ‘Beds Are Burning’ by Midnight Oil’s Rob Hirst
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How I wrote 'Turning Japanese' by The Vapors' David Fenton
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How I wrote 'Zombie' by The Cranberries' Dolores O'Riordan
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How I wrote Earth, Wind & Fire's 'Boogie Wonderland' by Allee Willis
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How I wrote 'Cool For Cats' by Squeeze's Chris Difford
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How I wrote 'Senza Una Donna' by Zucchero
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Interview: Colin Macleod
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What to do if you’re a ’lyrics-only’ writer
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How I wrote 'Labour Of Love' by Hue & Cry's Greg and Pat Kane
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The Lumineers' Wesley Schultz on sharing ideas
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How I wrote 'Suddenly I See' by KT Tunstall
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Using scales to write songs
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