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Sisters sharing the songwriting with The Lifers
Two sisters combine a love of traditional folk and olde time country and create songs that sound far older than their young authors. - https://youtu.be/u7NLvKDF0V4 -
Revelation and Redemption with Sonja Seiler
Sonja talks about her arguably turbulent past with regard to the Canadian Art Song. The guys comment on her strong melodies, powerful imagery, and beautiful songs.
The Scenic Sound: Taking it direct to the youngin’s
Tim Stead with his band The Scenic Sound talks about how melody drives his songs, and how repetition of the lyrics helps to get their message across to their young audience. Download 5 of their songs for free. - https://youtu.be/FBpuN_AXBhQ
Neel & Peter: Erotic Terror and the Power of Collaboration
Neel and Peter talk about their collaborative approach of jamming out songs, Neel on piano/keys and Peter with either pre-written or spontaneous lyrics. Neel's funky and evocative keyboard parts and thoughtful arrangements combined with Peter's compel...
I don’t need no stinkin’ band! T.C. Folkpunk – one man, one electric guitar – no band needed
Toronto's TC Folkpunk talks about only needing his electric guitar and voice to play shows and gain fans! Really fun stuff. - - https://youtu.be/aAkgsB-0qns
Chris Birkett: Finding and Freeing Your Creative Flow
Producer extraordinaire (Sinead O'Connor, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Alison Moyet, Dexys Midnight Runners, Talking Heads, The Pogues, Bob Geldof, Mel Brooks, Siedah Garrett, Steve Earle, Ali Amran, Alain Chamfort, René Lacaille, Talitha Mac Kenzie,
How to find the emotional truth of your lyrics: Janice Ho
Our very own Janice Ho (and social media person) plays some great tunes and gives some great tips on collaborating remotely with different songwriters and how to map out a lyric so that you hit all the emotional bits.
Two songwriters: Collaborating and flamico guitar with Ivan & Wilson
Guitar/ songwriting duo, Ivan & Wilson stopped by and we talked about collaborating and song structures. They performed A Day's Tale, Live Another Day, and It's All A Mystery live in the studio. - http://youtu.be/4xkEVuUE6hU