Raw Songwriting

As with many artists, Matt Tedder didn’t really start writing until he had a bad breakup. Then he couldn’t stop. He found his words would often be shaped by the music he was listening to, until they e...

6 Mar 20211h 11min

Denver singer-songwriter Barry Osborne plays post punk old time banjo. According to Marquee Magazine, Barry “takes the old-time clawhammer sound and blends it with his influences of early 1980s colleg...

27 Feb 20211h 19min

Antonio Lopez is a musician, composer, and the executive director of the nonprofit, Sound Bridge Music. He is a quiet man who has something to say. His music is like an onion: It has many layers, each...

20 Feb 20211h 18min

Over the course of the last 30-odd years, Jay Stott has been a ski instructor, a fishing guide, brick layer, carpenter, hot tub technician, retail store manager, janitor, heavy equipment operator, hou...

13 Feb 20211h 40min

Timmy Riordan makes tools and opportunities for writing songs available to songwriters. He is the catalyst and creator behind the Fearless Songwriting Challenge (which is to write seven songs in seven...

25 Jan 20211h 2min

Timmy Riordan makes tools and opportunities for writing songs available to songwriters. He is the catalyst and creator behind the Fearless Songwriting Challenge (which is to write seven songs in seven...

17 Jan 20211h 3min

Dave gathered up as many of his guests from last year to play their best songs written in 2020 and to talk about their goals for 2021. It's a freewheeling celebration of songwriting!For more music, ch...

10 Jan 20211h 49min

Jeanne McAdara writes songs from the perspective of her own experiences with—and compassion for—the tragic beauty of human frailty. Her lyrics remind us that even the best people sometimes do wrong in...

31 Des 20202h 1min