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Phil and Neel

Songwriting Challenge 2024: Listener and Guest Songs Volume 2

The second of four batches of listener and guest songs for our songwriting challenge 2024 to write a holiday song.

Melanie Peterson shared her song All Roads Lead to Christmas. Download the lyrics to follow along.

  • using conventional holiday images in fresh new ways
  • writing melodies that are sing-song and nursery rhyme-like
  • writing with an economic use of language

The Noble Kind shared their song Christmas Again.… Read the rest

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Phil and Neel

Songwriting Challenge 2024: Listener and Guest Songs Volume 1

Our first batch of listener songs for our songwriting challenge 2024 to write a holiday song.

Victor Hathaway shared his song Keeping Christmas. Download the lyrics to follow along.

  • Pulling off a melancholy song on the ukulele
  • Phil was reminded of the songwriter Moondog
  • Changing the lyric and message a bit in your final chorus

Steve Johnson shared his song Psychedelic Christmas.… Read the rest

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Neel, Phil, and Avery

Writing through Synesthesia with Avery Raquel

Returning recently from Europe, where she performed, and earned her master’s degree in music from Berklee College of Music in Valencia, Spain, Canadian Billboard-charting recording artist and alternative Soul singer Avery Raquel has entertained audiences professionally for over a decade.

She’s released 4 solo albums and two EPs now to critical acclaim.Read the rest

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Neel, Phil, Nadia, and Jason

Collaborating as a duo with Burnstick

Built on emotion-stirring storytelling and unmistakable vocal harmonies accompanied by a century-old instrument, Burnstick, a JUNO nominated husband and wife Folk duo, are intent on creating affecting music that inspires listeners to feel. The Manitoba-based duo features Nadia and Jason Burnstick, esteemed independent artists who united over a decade ago to create deeply moving, cinematic Folk music using their trademark vocal pairing, and Jason’s mastery of the lap slide Weissenborn guitar.Read the rest

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