Bästa Art Song podcaster (2024)

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Born, The Painter & Healing 21:11

14d ago21:11

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Discussion of Kenny Chesney's "Born" album, my initial thoughts, Cody Johnson's "The Painter" & creative souls & thoughts of much needed healing. Also, love to No Shoes Nation on the cusp of the 2024 Sun Goes Down Tour.

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#52 - Lewis Capaldi - The Needless Struggle of a Successful Music Artist 19:12

1y ago19:12

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So, I recently dived into Netflix's documentary about Lewis Capaldi, titled "Lewis Capaldi: How I'm Feeling Now," and let me tell you, it was a rollercoaster of emotions - inspiring and tear-jerking in equal measure. >>> Download a Songwriter's Roadmap to Narrative Songwriting <<< >>> lyricmastery.com/21steps And in this episode, we talk about Lewi…

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#51 - How to Write a Viral Song 40:47

1y ago40:47

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How many of you have a message for the world, but you need help finding your voice or your audience? Close your eyes. Take a deep breath. I want you to imagine millions of people listening to your song. I want you to imagine thousands of people knocking your door down wanting to know when you come to their city to play them the song live because th…

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#50 - “The Comeback” by Drew Davies - A great example of a redemption story in a song 56:11

1y ago56:11

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Lets move away from all those love songs we’ve talked about in the past because I recently had the pleasure to listen to the song “The Comeback” by the London-based musician Drew Davies. As stated on metaltalk.net, this song by Davies “is a call to arms for society's malcontents and a tip of the hat to an era of alternative greats such as David Bow…

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#49 - Overcoming what's holding you back & reaching your goals. 11:35

1+ y ago11:35

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When you feel stuck in your songwriting, or in life in general, I’d like to share with you the approach that helped me. So if you feel stuck sometimes… maybe this helps. Support the show Would you like to join our FREE 3-hour Masterclass on ... The #1 Secret of Writing Timeless Hit Song Lyrics, and How You Can Do It, too. Go to lyricmastery.com/get…

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#48 - The Ultimate Dilemma for the Song’s Main Character – Waypoint #3: The Crisis 19:03

1+ y ago19:03

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In today’s episode, we’re gonna explore what it looks when we write about facing a crisis. We’ve all been in a dilemma in our life, right? It’s when no matter what we choose, there’s always something to lose, but also something to gain. But it’s normal if we fear the loss more than having the potential to gain something. Being in a dilemma, there’s…

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#47 - How to combine every part of the lyrics so that it contributes to one central meaning? 11:20

1+ y ago11:20

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Today, I wanna answer a question that I got recently asked in my Facebook Group. It’s from Hudson. And he asked: How can I combine every part of the song so that it contributes to one central meaning of the lyrics? That’s an awesome question, and let’s talk about it right now. Support the show Would you like to join our FREE 3-hour Masterclass on .…

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Ingrid Aubrey Interview Two 1:04:01

1+ y ago1:04:01

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My second interview with singer/songwriter and visual artist Ingrid Aubrey, who hails from Winnipeg, Manitoba. She's getting ready to go into recording studio. Great stories about being strong creative women & songwriting. Talk about Kenny Chesney, Tiffany Napper & Eron Otcasek a bit too. Just a fun interview with a great creative friend…

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#46 - Writing A Turning Point Moment in Lyrics – Waypoint #2: The Turning Point Progressive Complication 15:46

1+ y ago15:46

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If you’re like me, you have something valuable to share. Something that matters. And that we know that can help someone who will listen to our song. And to get our message across in a way that bypasses a listener's critical mind, we have to wrap what we have to say into an experience. And we create that experience through the journey we send our so…

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#45 - How I Discovered the Power of Lyrics 18:32

1+ y ago18:32

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Today, I wanna take the chance and introduce myself to you. Especially, I wanna tell you the story about the time in my life when I was completely lost, on my own, literally at the end of the world, and how one song gave me the strength to carry on… and what all of that taught me about what makes lyrics powerful. So it’s all about my journey, so to…

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#44 - Throwing the Song's Character's Life Out Of Balance – Waypoint #1: The Inciting Incident 14:21

1+ y ago14:21

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You know, I always consider what happens in a powerful lyric like a journey. It’s basically about watching a character move from one point in their life to another. They are in a certain external or internal situation, and they wanna get from where they are to a better place. So there’s always this little journey that the song’s main character goes…

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#43 - What You Have to Say Matters… and How To Make it Matter to Others 17:25

1+ y ago17:25

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In today’s episode, I want to talk with you about you, your purpose, and why we write lyrics. For me, when it comes to writing – no matter if it’s novels or lyrics – I use my words as the means to communicate with my audience and deliver a meaningful message that has the power to make an impact on them. And I guess, since you are here, you have the…

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#42 - “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” by Thompson Square – How to Create a Smooth and Subtle Narrative Flow 48:24

1+ y ago48:24

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In today’s episode, we’ll go through the lyrics of “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not” by Thompson Square. And I tell you, as I first listened to the song. I thought: Quite nice. But I didn’t give the lyrics much thought. But now, after I have studied the lyrics and their storytelling power, I must say, I’m super surprised by how well-crafted those lyri…

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#41 - Attention Grabbing Opening Lines – Part 3: The Intriguing Question 13:54

1+ y ago13:54

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#043 - Welcome to part 3 of our mini-series of Attention-Grabbing Opening Lines. In episode 41 of the Stories in Songs Podcast, I’m gonna throw a lot of questions at you. Why? Listen to the show and find out. ;-) Episode Overview [00:00:53] The Intriguing Question [00:03:37] Different Types of Questions to ask [00:07:13] Song Examples that start wi…

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#40 - Steps Two and Three to Creating A One-Sentence Lyric Outline To Guide Your Writing Process 34:26

1+ y ago34:26

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#040 - Creating A One-Sentence Lyric Outline To Guide Your Writing Process. In today’s episode, we continue with steps Two and Three to Creating A One-Sentence Lyric Outline To Guide Your Writing Process. If you haven’t listened to episode 38 yet where we talked about the character’s literal action, please go back to that episode and listen to it. …

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#39 - Attention Grabbing Opening Lines – Part 2: The Shocking Statement 13:04

1+ y ago13:04

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#39 - Today, we continue with another technique of how you can create an attention-grabbing opening line for your lyrics beginning. And specifically, we talk about the Shocking Statement and different ways how you can pull it off to stun your audience and make them wanna hear more! Episode Overview: [00:01:08] The Shocking Statement [00:03:35] Diff…

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#38 - The First Step to Creating A One-Sentence Lyric Outline To Guide Your Writing Process 26:33

1+ y ago26:33

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#038 - Let's address the question of why we should look at the craft of storytelling when we write our lyrics – apart from the impact the power of storytelling has on our audience. Let's focus on our writing process. Because when we write our lyrics, it’s good to know where we are going. Otherwise, we’re just writing words that are all over the pla…

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#37 - Attention Grabbing Opening Lines - Part 1: The Powerful Problem 26:10

1+ y ago26:10

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#037 - How can we write an attention-grabbing opening line so that we can hook our listener with our first line? In today’s age, thousands of distractions compete for our audience’s attention. And if our song doesn’t hook our listeners straight away, they might not listen to it at all. But we want to get heard, right? Songs are a powerful way to ma…

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#36 - Knowing Which Lyric Lines & Ideas To Keep Or Throw Out – How To Answer The Question Of Relevancy 31:18

2y ago31:18

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#036 - How To Answer The Question Of Relevancy when it comes to Writing Lyrics. Have you ever listened to a song only to end up confused because something in the lyrics seemed off? Did you struggle because something was missing or didn’t understand why something was included because it didn’t seem relevant? In today’s episode, I want to talk with y…

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Interview with Mike McDonnell, Jr./Kenny Chesney's Music Saved Mike's Life 1:13:01

2y ago1:13:01

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Interview with Mike McDonnell, Jr., fellow podcaster Seattle Sports Diaries & BS Commentaries on how Kenny Chesney's music saved his life & the Seattle stop of the Here and Now Tour. Amazing stories & a little bit of sports talk too.

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#35 - Can A Song Save A Life? 17:50

2y ago17:50

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#035 - “Can A Song Save A Life.” Lyrics ain’t an afterthought to making a song. They are equally as important as the melody and the song’s production. I mean, writing Songs as well as Listening to Songs can be the greatest aid in a desperate situation. It can keep us from falling down a cliff and empower us again. Like Galadriel said to Frodo: “May…

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#34 - How To Crush It As A Support Act - The Do’s and Dont’s! 30:05

2y ago30:05

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#034 - How to Crush it as a Support Act to Get People Interested in Your Stuff. After all, it’s all a question: Will they sing your lyrics back to you, or will they not? For me as a listener, yes, I’ll definitely shout back: Viva La Victoria! Now what that means and how you can get people excited as a support act – even if they didn’t come because …

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Interview with Tiffany Napper 38:51

2y ago38:51

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Interview with Nashville based Women's Lifestyle Coach, Tiffany Napper. We talk about being a creative female entrepreneur, her coaching business,the UpLevelers Society, Ruby Money, social media, share a little background & some stories

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#33 - Dynamic Characters in Narrative Songwriting 29:56

2y ago29:56

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#033 - What does “character development” or “developing characters” mean? And do we, as songwriters, really have to think about how we create our song’s character? And if so, how can we show the audience a character in the lyrics that they can invest themselves in? That is so believable that they themselves have the power to carry the message of th…

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#32 - “You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This” by Toby Keith – Making Your Song’s Character Fall in Love 41:29

2y ago41:29

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#032 - Making Your Song’s Character Fall in Love and Influence your Audience's Engagement. In today’s episode, we’ll go through the lyrics of the song “You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This” by Toby Keith. The lyrics are so amazing to see how much the power of storytelling influences your audience’s engagement. The song is written so great, and the lyric…

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#31 - Creating Conflict by Using a Character's Wants and Needs (+ WORKSHEET) 31:47

2y ago31:47

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#031 - The Wants and Needs of a Song’s Character and How They Can Engage Your Listeners through Creating Conflict. Did you know that listeners are drawn to specific topics of lyrics because they strive to get similar things in their lives as the character in the song? When you think about your lyrics this way, it’s much easier to see the kind of ta…

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#30 - 3 Ways to Develop your Song's Character Using Internal Content Genres 26:22

2y ago26:22

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#30 - Write a song that shows a meaningful transformation of your song’s main character. Here's how you can do that. Do you want to tell your audience about someone who had to change a part of who they are to get what they actually needed? Does it interest you not only to write lyrics about external challenges but also to discover how those externa…

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Eron Otcasek Interview 40:33

2y ago40:33

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Interview with Eron Otcasek a musician from Brooklyn, NY who is releasing his first album & some stories about connections going back to 1985.

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#29 - Every Character WANTS something. But how to figure out WHAT that is? 20:44

2y ago20:44

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#029 - Let's create a character for your song who does what's necessary to get what they want. And besides, we also figure out WHAT a character might want. In a story, the main character actively pursues a goal, right? I don’t think you’ve ever gone to the movies to watch someone sitting on the couch all day and doing nothing. We watch a story to f…

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No Shoes Nation Nashville Here And Now Tour Review/Kenny Chesney 20:39

2y ago20:39

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Most amazing two nights with NSR/Blue Chair Bay kickoff party featuring The Wheeland Brothers, meeting new friends from No Shoes Nation. Being front row center Sandbar and seeing Carly Pearce, Old Dominion, Dan + Shay and Kenny Chesney up close in Nashville at Nissan Stadium. Amazing, amazing two days.…

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#28 - “Shut Up and Kiss Me” by Mary Chapin Carpenter – Avoiding Contradictions in Lyrics 49:52

2y ago49:52

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#028 - Today we’ll do our third lyric study about the love story moment of the first kiss. More specifically, we’ll talk a little more about the tension, and the anticipation BEFORE the first kiss happens. After all, that’s an incredible feeling to be moments away from that first kiss while the butterflies are rushing in roller coasters through you…

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#27 - Develop your Lyric's Verses by Using Progressive Complications (+ WORKSHEET) 22:03

2y ago22:03

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#027 - Do you want to make it progressively worse for your song's character? Then find out how you can use progressive complications to develop your lyric verses. Do you struggle with writing the second verse? Do you have problems developing your song’s idea and creating an outline? You might have already looked at some ways how to come up with ide…

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Give Us A Break - Women & Social Media 38:13

2y ago38:13

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A simple comment on my friend Jason Aldean's Mother's Day post about his amazing wife & mom led to a stream of imposter accounts & romance scammers on Instagram following & harassing. It's time us women fight back & make social media safer for us. Discussion of the harassment I have felt, celebrity rights to a bit of privacy plus some more thoughts…

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#26 - Development Engine ADVANCED: 5 Commandments of Storytelling 25:18

2y ago25:18

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#026 - Use Pat Pattison's Development Engine and the 5 Commandments of Storytelling and develop your lyric idea. Today we talk about how you can actually develop your lyric idea into an outline. That means no more struggles with what to put in the first verse or the dreaded second verse! You might already be familiar with Pat Pattison’s approach. H…

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#25 - A Songwriter’s Six Best Friends ADVANCED: The Story Grid Diorama Model (+WORKSHEET) 17:58

2y ago17:58

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#025 - Outline your lyric's idea by using six crucial questions and combine them with the Story Grid Diorama Model. Today we talk about a songwriter’s six best friends. You might have already heard about the term: Songwriter’s Six Best Friends in the book “Writing Better Lyrics” by Pat Pattison or in one of his courses. But today, we want to make h…

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David Korgan Interview 18:32

2y ago18:32

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Nashville based but international musician David Korgan sings a couple originals, does part of "Ghost In You" and closes out with in impromptu version of "Runaway Train" with me. It was really fun and a little tongue in cheek as both of us love the punk rock era and 80s and 90s alternative music.

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End of March & April Fools 15:37

2y ago15:37

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Just a little episode about spring, April Fools, new song from my friend Raleigh Keegan, stop at L&L Land Market in Nashville & spring flowers along with other stories

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#24 - “Rumor” by Lee Brice – Using Multiple Love Story Conventions 53:22

2y ago53:22

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#024 - Do you want to write a great love song about the first kiss? Get inspired by using love story conventions to get your listeners into the mood. Today we’ll do our second lyric study about the love story moment of the first kiss. And we’ll use the song “Rumor” by Lee Brice as today’s example to find out how you can pull it off to write about t…

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#23 - Finding Topics to Write about by Looking at Universal Human Values 23:52

2y ago23:52

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#023 - Not in the mood to write another song about love? Get inspired by other great topics to write about. Let me ask you this: Have you ever wondered if there’s anything other than writing a love song? It seems every second song seems to be about love. So there’s a huge demand for love stories. But still, can’t we write about something else for o…

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Blowing In The Wind Two - please listen first Blowing In The Wind Episode 0:49

2y ago0:49

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Correction on Igor Oliyarnik's name and his effort to help those in his home country of the Ukraine

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Blowing In The Wind 27:41

2y ago27:41

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How do we balance social media posts with what is happening in the Ukraine? Igor Oliyarnik's photo prints for his home country, the Ukraine. How we need to come together & work together to save the planet, & other stories wrapped around Bob Dylan's "Blowing In The Wind".

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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly Of Social Media reissue 23:14

2y ago23:14

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Thoughts & experiences of the good, the bad & the ugly of social media as a woman & creative person. Lessons learned, friendships formed & old friendships revived.

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#22 - How to Show a Change between your Song's Beginning and Ending 19:54

2y ago19:54

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#022 - The Most Important Element of a Story that Works – How to Show a Change between Beginning and Ending. Honestly, you’re about to learn about one of the most important aspects that decide if you have a story or if it’s just a sequence of events where nothing happens at all. You might already know what I mean: Stories are about change. In each …

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Let It Go/You Don't Get To 36:41

2y ago36:41

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Letting go of a friendship, a failed relationship, walking away. Finding strength, new true friends & strong bonds & connections wrapped around the theme of "Let It Go" and Kenny Chesney's "You Don't Get To" .

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#21 - Crucial Components of Narrative Songwriting 20:48

2y ago20:48

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#021 - No more struggles when you flesh out your lyric's idea. Today we start with our first bite-sized episode to talk about one specific aspect of using the power of storytelling in writing lyrics. Let me ask you this: When it comes to finding ideas to write about, do you know how to turn that idea into lyrics? Do you know what components you act…

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Ingrid Aubrey Interview 1:01:11

2y ago1:01:11

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Interview with Ingrid Aubrey, Manitoba, Canada based Singer, Songwriter, Artist & Hairstylist about the issues women face on social media, songwriting, art & creativity & single parenthood. Raising daughters in the age of social media. Lots of great stories of Nashville too. Many mentions including Carly Pearce & Arlene Quinn to name a few.…

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Everyone She Knows - Being a Strong Woman 29:07

2y ago29:07

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Getting ready for another trip around the sun & wrapping this episode around the release of Kenny Chesney's new single from the "Here & Now" album "Everyone She Knows" & how he talks about how this song is about strong women who walk to their own tune in life. A lot of subjects & stories covered about life, living, being strong, friendships, photog…

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#20 - “Kiss Me Slowly” by Parachute – Why Change is Better than Repetition 1:16:10

2y ago1:16:10

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#020 - Find out why change is better than repetition in writing the lyric's plot. Today we’ll talk about Parachute’s song “Kiss Me Slowly.” This is the first song we analyze in the category of the love story moment of the First Kiss. And you’re in for a surprise. The more we take that song apart, the more we discover why the lyrics actually confuse…

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January 2022 Episode - A Few Shoutouts 19:10

2+ y ago19:10

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Raleigh Keegan's "New To Nashville", injury update, missing Dad, Red Perch, Chaatable, Richland Farm Market in Nashville reviews & recommendations, Young's Dairy & Yellow Springs, Ohio & discussion of NFTs

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The Waiting Is The Hardest Part & Thank You 17:57

2+ y ago17:57

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2021 has been a year of waiting but also a year of great interviews & things hoping to pop soon & everything will be alright. Mentions include Jason Aldean, Kenny Chesney, Carley Pearce, Dan & Shay, Old Dominion, Ashley McBryde, Raleigh Keegan, Chef Tomasz, Tyler Boone, Faye Band, Tres Fiori, Mikeal Rafeal & the lovely Paulina Porizkova. Discussion…

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