Phil gets all intimate for his songwriting challenge

Neel shared his answer to our songwriting challenge for 2026 to write a traditional country song. Download the lyrics to Hideaway Island to follow along. We were joined by Boston-based singer-songwriter and music educator Susan Cattaneo. Thanks for doing this Susan!… Read the rest

Toronto-based singer-songwriter Julian Taylor joined us for the first time since 2018 to talk about his new song Drive. Download the lyric sheet to follow along.

Canadian singer-songwriter and band leader Hatley Edmonds of the band enemies, lovers, joined us to talk about the process behind their song Fraud. Download the lyrics to follow along.

For this special episode, we talked about happy songs and what makes them tick, with a few examples. We talked about:

Canadian singer-songwriter and band leader Russel Leon joined us to talk about writing a love song that’s also about the fragility of life. Download the lyrics to The Dream is Real to follow along. We talked about: