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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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- 6 days 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
- 2 weeks ago45 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
- 3 weeks ago42 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
- Jul 20, 202647 min
SONG DIVING with Niko Moon
We get into the stories behind songs he’s written, including “Good Time,” “American Dreamin’,” and Zac Brown Band’s “Homegrown.”Along the way, we explore the music and voices that shaped how Niko hears and writes songs, from John Prine and Travis Tritt to Outkast and Alan Jackson.And we talk about why positive music became his mission, the dive bar show that changed his life when Zac Brown walked in, why the hardest part of writing a song is finding the first great idea, and how one song can find someone at exactly the moment they need it.It’s a conversation about choosing optimism, finding the idea that unlocks a song, and why music can become the encouragement we carry with us through life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- Jul 13, 202643 min
SONG DIVING with Lori McKenna
We get into the stories behind songs like “Humble and Kind,” “People Get Old,” and “All the Time I’ve Wasted on You.”And we talk about how her limitations became her style, why some of the best lines in a song begin with an alley-oop from another writer, and why the songs that make everyone else want to quit are the ones that excite her most.Along the way, we explore the music and voices that shaped how Lori hears and writes songs, from James Taylor and Suzanne Vega to Tom Petty, Bonnie Raitt, and the songwriters she discovered through Boston’s college radio stations.It’s a conversation about keeping it simple, writing the song only you can write, and the songs we’ll spend the rest of our lives reaching for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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