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Where songwriters go deep into the songs they wrote and the songs that wrote them. Conversations that play like mixtapes of the music we love and are about to discover.
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- 1 weeks ago40 min
SONG DIVING with Judy Collins
We go Song Diving with Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Judy Collins.We get into the stories behind songs like “Both Sides Now,” “Suzanne,” “Since You’ve Asked,” “My Father,” “Someday Soon,” and “Send in the Clowns.”We also explore the songs and artists who shaped the way Judy hears, writes, and interprets music, from the traditional ballad “Barbara Allen” and the folk songs she discovered growing up to Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, and Stephen Sondheim.And we talk about her classical piano training, the song that changed the course of her life, hearing Joni Mitchell sing “Both Sides Now” over the phone, and Leonard Cohen playing her “Suzanne” before he was even sure it was a song.It’s a conversation about recognizing a great song, discovering your own voice as a songwriter, and a lifetime spent listening for the songs that demand to be sung. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago45 min
SONG DIVING with Warren Haynes
We go Song Diving with Warren Haynes, Grammy-winning guitarist and songwriter for the Allman Brothers Band and founder of Gov’t Mule.We get into the stories behind songs he’s written, including “Soulshine,” “Banks of the Deep End,” “Two of a Kind, Workin’ on a Full House,” “Beautifully Broken,” and “My Separate Reality.”We also explore the music that shaped him, from hearing Simon & Garfunkel and Black gospel as a kid to discovering John Prine, Jackson Browne, and Bonnie Raitt, and later finding a deeper connection to the songwriting of the Grateful Dead.And we talk about how sneaking into an Asheville folk club as a teenager led to an education in songwriting, how “Soulshine” found its way onto an Allman Brothers Band record, finding a way forward with Gov’t Mule after the loss of Allen Woody, and how circling a line on a page of ideas became an iconic song for Garth Brooks.It’s a conversation about the songs that get inside you before you understand why, how musical friendships can shape the songwriter you become, and finding new ways to explore, interpret, and carry forward the music that shaped you. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 weeks ago49 min
SONG DIVING with Paula Cole
We go Song Diving with Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and producer Paula Cole.We get into the stories behind songs she’s written, including “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?,” “I Don’t Want to Wait,” “Me,” “Chiaroscuro,” and “Hush, Hush, Hush.”We also explore the songs and artists who shaped how Paula hears, writes, and produces music, from Kate Bush, John Lennon, and Joni Mitchell to XTC, k.d. lang, and Annie Lennox.And we talk about growing up believing music should be self-made, learning to think like a drummer, finding the freedom to produce her own music, and what it means to return to the beginner’s mindset after decades of making records.It’s a conversation about embracing your eccentricity, finding freedom in making music your own way, and the power of music to heal both the person making it and the people who hear it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 31, 202645 min
SONG DIVING with Ray Wylie Hubbard
We go Song Diving with Texas songwriting icon Ray Wylie Hubbard.We get into the stories behind songs he’s written, including “Cassette Mix Tape,” “Snake Farm,” “Dust of the Chase,” “Drunken Poet’s Dream,” “Redneck Mother,” and “Mother Blues.”We also explore the songs and artists who shaped how Ray hears and writes songs, from Michael Martin Murphey and Neil Young to Jimmy Reed and J.J. Cale.And we talk about getting sober and rebuilding his career in his 40s, swallowing his pride and taking guitar lessons, the comfort of knowing you don’t have to write “Yesterday,” and the unexpected places a song can come from.It’s a conversation about starting over, staying curious, learning from the songwriters who came before you, and making the kind of songs only you would think to write. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 24, 202642 min
SONG DIVING with Keb’ Mo’
We go Song Diving with five-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and guitarist Keb’ Mo’. We get into the stories behind songs he’s written, including “Every Morning,” “Am I Wrong,” “Life Is Beautiful,” and “Stitched Up Heart.”We also explore the songs and artists who shaped how Keb’ Mo’ hears, writes, and performs songs, from Motown and the blues to Bonnie Raitt, James Taylor, Paul Simon, and Taylor Swift.And we talk about why Keb’ Mo’ considers one of his biggest failures his biggest success, why honesty and simplicity matter in songwriting, and The Breakdown, the record he says he’s been threatening to make for 30 years.It’s a conversation about the long road to becoming yourself, the wrong turns that point you in the right direction, and why the truth is usually the best place to start a song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 17, 202637 min
SONG DIVING with The Red Clay Strays
We go Song Diving with The Red Clay Strays frontman Brandon Coleman and guitarist Drew Nix, along with Brandon’s brother Matthew Coleman, one of the band’s chief songwriters.We get into the stories behind songs they’ve written, including “Wanna Be Loved,” “Demons in Your Choir,” “Wondering Why,” “I’m Still Fine,” and “If I Didn’t Know You.”We also explore the songs and artists who shaped how Brandon Coleman, Matthew Coleman, and Drew Nix hear, write, and perform songs, from Johnny Cash and Lynyrd Skynyrd to Guns N’ Roses, J. Roddy Walston, Brent Cobb, and NEEDTOBREATHE.And we talk about what each of them brings to a song, why Brandon has to believe in a lyric to sing it, Matthew’s analytical approach and love of clever lyrics, how Drew turns moments from his own life into songs, and why sometimes one great line is enough to unlock an entire song.It’s a conversation about collaboration, finding your place in a song, and the songs that keep you going when you need them most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Aug 3, 202642 min
SONG DIVING with Tift Merritt
We go Song Diving with Tift Merritt and get into the stories behind songs she’s written, including “Sugar,” “Traveling Alone,” “Mad World,” “Tambourine,” and “Good Hearted Man.”Along the way, we explore the songs and songwriters who shaped how Tift hears and writes songs, from Emmylou Harris and Carole King to Maria McKee, Townes Van Zandt, and Dusty Springfield.And we talk about why vulnerability is rock and roll, how stepping away from the music business helped her rediscover her voice, how songs can become personal manifestos, and why the artists we love can become North Stars that help us find our own path.It’s a conversation about finding your voice, trusting your instincts, and the songs that remind us who we are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jul 27, 202645 min
SONG DIVING with Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show)
We go Song Diving with Ketch Secor, singer and songwriter for Old Crow Medicine Show, and get into the stories behind songs he’s written, including “Wagon Wheel,” “I Hear Them All,” “Dearly Departed Friends,” and “My Side of the Mountain.”Along the way, we explore the songwriters who shaped how Ketch hears and writes songs, from Bob Dylan and John Hartford to Don Schlitz, Marty Stuart, and John McCutcheon.And we talk about why Bob Dylan made his “teeth chatter,” why songs are “Greyhound bus tickets of the mind,” what David Rawlings taught him about the mechanics of songwriting, and why every word is an expression of just how much he loves language.It’s a conversation about tradition, storytelling, and finding your own voice within the long conversation of American music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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