interview Pascal Danae Discovers Himself in the Blues The Delgres singer/guitarist writes the blues through a Guadeloupean lens.
interview Robert Finley on Honest Songwriting Finley and producer/Black Key Dan Auerbach build songs out of family memories
interview Joanna Connor Discusses Taste and Presence in the Blues The guitarist explains the personal songwriting that takes place within covers.
interview Alabama Slim on Tapping into the Blues’ Emotional Center The blues man shows us how great blues songs connect to personal (or overheard) experiences.
interview Rick Holmstrom on Undercooking Your Songs “I'm all into songs having bridges and middle eights, and pre-choruses and all that kind of stuff is great. But sometimes it just ends up being, in my experience, an exercise in songwriting excess.”
interview Ghalia Volt and Songwriting’s Beautiful Mess Blues singer/guitarist/one-woman-band Ghalia Volt discusses how her songwriting begins with a train ticket, a scratch book and a nice view.
interview Dennis Jones: How to Let the Song Go Blues singer/songwriter/guitarist Dennis Jones discusses his songwriting process, explaining the power of titles and the importance of believing the song will come.
