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The crazy tales of rock n’ roller Greg Godovitz
April 11, 2021

This week old school rock n’ roller Greg Godovitz enthralled us with tales from his long career and some great songwriting tips. You’ll never look at Shepard’s Pie the same way again! Legendary Canadian musician and author Greg Godovitz continues to be...

Mikalyn – Getting started early with songwriting
April 04, 2021

Impressive new talent Mikalyn stopped by to talk about starting off early, collaboration and songwriting. We talked about: Phil bought a drum kit The Songwriting Challenge – stuff still coming in The Songwriters Association of Canada

2nd Annual Songwriter Challenge: Listener Songs #2
March 21, 2021

This week we welcomed five more songwriters who sent us their answers to our latest songwriting challenge, to write a song with a single chord progression throughout. We got two protest songs, a song about social media, a rather tense relationship,

Funky Collaboration with Jellyfish Interrupted
March 14, 2021

Now physically- distanced duo Jellyfish Interrupted stopped by to talk about how they constructed a funky, lyric-driven track. We talked about: The Copy RIght? Game The Bandname Generator Groove With You – Jellyfish Interrupted (Lyrics)

Tomato Tomato and How Writing Simple Songs Can Be Complicated
March 09, 2021

This week SongTalk welcomed John from Tomato Tomato to our virtual studio. They just might be Atlantic Canada’s most entertaining musical duo. The New Brunswick based pair – John and Lisa McLaggan – have built a reputation on a live show that is as muc...

Old school reggae with Juno winner Kirk Diamond
February 28, 2021

JUNO Award-winning reggae singer, songwriter, producer and social activist Kirk Diamond shared his new single “Let It Be Done” — available now. “‘Let It Be Done’ was written in light of the political climate and social unrest that has affected so many ...

2nd Annual Songwriter Challenge: Listener Songs #1
February 21, 2021

We got a ton of great submissions to our 2nd Annual Songwriters Challenge: Write a song that uses the same chord progression for the Verse, Chorus and Bridge, here are the first 4 selections. Sadie Aliza- Dirty Introvert

New Life to Old Songs with The Fugitives
February 17, 2021

This week SongTalk welcomed Brendan and Adrian from The Fugitives to our studio. The Fugitives are a folk collective headed by songwriters Adrian Glynn and Brendan McLeod. They’re joined by banjo player Chris Suen (Viper Central) and violinist Carly Fr...

The 2nd Annual Songwriting Challenge Results: Our Songs
January 31, 2021

Neel, Michael and Phil show off their response to the 2nd Annual Songwriting Challenge: A song that uses the same chord progression for Verse, Chorus and Bridge. What are your fav 1-Chord-Progression Songs? Let us know in the comments. The Stuff:

Making Your Influences Your Own with Jay Gordon Wright
January 26, 2021

This week SongTalk welcomed Jay Gordon Wright to our show. Jay a multi-instrumentalist songwriter and performer who has entertained audiences around the world. He is classically trained on violin, and has expanded his musical toolshed to include just a...