Bruce, Neel, and Phil celebrate their first year of Song Talk Radio with a freshly written tribute song to all the guests over the past year. They also feature and discuss five songs from the Songwriter’s Cafe Showcase concert at the Central Bar on Oct 26.
Rogers brings many insights into songwriting from his time spent in Nashville, and performs three of his beautiful songs live in the Song Talk studio – including one written and performed on ukulele!
Eric presents a 80’s video game themed instrumental piece, Bruce shows off a twist on the classic love song, and Neel goes all industrial with a song about trains. You can view Neel’s document on developing his song here.
Jessica talks about what comes first; music or lyrics, and the first song she wrote at the age of eight. She performs all three songs live in the studio.
Gary talks with the guys about using space and his influences in becoming a master finger style guitarist. And the crazy stuff he does with those capos.
Blair shares the very first song he ever wrote, and talks about the difference between writing from the heart and writing from the head. And the Monster Mash. CJRU 1280 AM · Song Talk Episode 45 – Blair Packham (September 30, 2014)
Christine talks and sings about joy and getting au naturel with her lyrics. Oh, and that’s not a surfboard in the photo; it’s Christine’s hand-painted-by-a-friend guitar case.
Scott B discusses stream of consciousness in his lyric writing, how to properly write sad songs, and writing a waltz.
Dom talks with the Song Talk Radio team about his ideas, working with producers, and the release of his latest CD. He also performs “The Autumn Wind” live with a poetry reading and song with acoustic guitar and voice.
Multi-Instrumentalist and composer Martin Van De Ven talks about counterpoint with numerous simultaneous melodies and different influences in constructing his complex instrumental pieces. Beyond The Pale Jumblies Theatre Martin on Soundcloud
Lilian talks about intuition and feelings in her songs, and how she stole borrowed her first guitar from her brother. We talk about the other stuff. She also performs all three songs live in the studio:
Abeena talks about “walking the talk” and spirituality in her songs. She also performs “Cry” live in the studio.
Addy talks about the ideas behind his songs “Think of Me”, “Dark Horse”, “The River” and performs two songs live in the studio.
Alon takes about hard rock songwriting for his band and his lofty goal of writing a song a day for a year. He also performs “Wheels on the Bus” live in the studio.
Helene talks about her journey as a songwriter for children promoting the French language in schools across Canada. She performs “Moi j’m’aime de meme”, “Quand je serai grand je serai petit” and “Still a Kid” live at Song Talk Radio with her guitarist Gady.
Award-winner singer-songwriter Patrick Ballantyne shares songs from his album “Days of Rain” and talks about his process. Patrick also performed two songs live in the studio!
Kash rocks it out on the show with his band, Liquid Identity. Check out the video of their performances!
Jean Luc shares his gentle side with the Song Talk team.
Dan’s songs are an investigation into location and memory. Listen and find out more!
CJRU 1280 AM · Song Talk Episode 30 – Dan Tapper Sound Poet Dan Trapper came in and we explored making music with found sound and talked about his really interesting approach to writing lyrics. Dan Tapper Sound Design MagneticSignals.com VisualCodePoems.com The North American Sound Diaries Dan’s SoundCloud Page
Gary Woods is an instrumental songwriter, using unique tunings on his guitar and an innovative way to use capos to create beautiful pieces of music. Check out the video from this episode of Gary explaining his custom guitar techniques.
Singer and songwriter Mary Jane talks about pop music and working with others with the Song Talk team.
Hollywood book and lyric writer Stephen Witkin talks about musical theatre and the use of cliches.
The Song Talk Action Team talk about bridges, or middle 8’s, in some song examples. Have a listen to the show:
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