Turning emotions into songs with poetry with Loryn Taggart

This week we welcomed Loryn Taggart back to the show, after her first appearance almost five years ago! The fast-rising jazz artist just released her album Irene, but showcased two of her other songs, The Guest and The Wedding Song.

We talked about:

• the recent passing of Little Richard, Dave Greenfield (keyboardist for the Stranglers), and Florian Schneider (co-founder of Kraftwerk)
• an interesting video about scams that target musicians
• how Loryn always starts with the music, not the lyrics
• the music scene in Montreal
• transitioning from emotions to writing poetic lyrics that can be interpreted differently
• how Loryn takes inspiration from other musicians and artists
• the balance between clever and cheesy

Download the lyrics to follow along:

The Guest

The Wedding Song