Songwriting For Songwriters

Jah Wobble is an English bassist, composer, writer, and musical innovator who started his musical journey as a founding member of the post-punk band Public Image Ltd. alongside John Lydon . Renowned for his distinctive, deep bass style, he has built a remarkable solo career spanning post-punk, world music, dub, jazz, and experimental genres. Over several decades, Jah Wobble has collaborated with a...

Charlie Eaves is a new and upcoming singer-songwriter whose songs have recently been played and highlighted on BBC Introducing. Charlie has a unique and distinctive voice as an artist and songwriter recording and releasing his own music at one with who he is, how he writes and the way he releases his records His new album 'Waiting Around' is released on June 6th and can be found uner the n...

Graham Fellows 'Do what you like or don't bother' Graham Fellows is an English comedian, musician, actor, and song writer whose career uniquely blends sharp character comedy with expertly crafted pop songwriting. He first found chart success with the 1978 punk-inflected hit Jilted John , a UK Top 5 single released under the persona of Jilted John Fellows later went on to create his mos...

Rick Witter (Shed Seven) 'Never Give Up, Never Give In, Anything Could Happen'Get ready to turn up the volume, because we are joined by a true Britpop powerhouse and one of the most enduring voices in British guitar music: the legendary Rick Witter! As the charismatic frontman of Shed Seven, Rick has spent over three decades crafting the anthems that defined an era, recently defying the od...

Crispian Mills (Kula Shaker) 'It's something to do with control and chaos' Crispian Mills is best known as the songwriter, singer, and guitarist behind Kula Shaker, and his writing stands out for how boldly it blends classic pop craft with spiritual curiosity. At a time when Britpop leaned heavily on irony and everyday realism, Mills zigged toward mysticism—pulling from Indian philosop...

Ian Gillan (Deep Purple) shares his songwriting secrets. Joining =ELIJAH= today for the first episode of season 4 is an absolute musical icon. Songwriter and front man of the legendary and influential rock band Deep Purple Mr Ian Gillan. Ian Gillan is one of rock music’s most unmistakable voices—a singer, lyricist, and storyteller whose work helped define the sound of hard rock and heavy metal. Be...

Hailing from a small Devonshire village that is tricky to pronounce, Cole Stacey is a visceral and lyrical songwriter, singer and musician who has roamed the highest echelons of British folk, 80s pop, spoken word and ambient electronics. From The Royal Albert Hall to The Westfalenhalle Arena, 700-year-old castles in Gdansk to Glastonbury Festival. “Soft, pop-aware voice describing a life alive wit...

George Earwicker is a writer-director based in Dorset, England. He is drawn to reimagining genres and making films that explore the complexity of morality, power structures and interpersonal relationships. He taught himself the practicals of filmmaking by making one feature length home movie a year with no budget and a crew of family and friends since he was 15.  George and Elijah speak about Geor...

Andy Platts (Young Gun Silver Fox/Mama's Gun) Andy Platts is a British songwriter and vocalist known primarily through his work with bands  Mamas Gun  and  Young Gun Silver Fox , but also through his songwriting for solo artists, most notably in South East Asia. Platts’ sound draws heavily from the musical melting pot of the 1970s, encompassing classic melodic songwriting, soulful vocals and s...

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Neale Donald WalschThis week Elijah speaks with one of his influences best selling author Neale Donald Walsch who wrote the ‘Conversations With God’ series of books. Neale spent the majority of his life thriving professionally, yet searching for spiritual meaning before experiencing his now famous conversation with God. The Conversations with God series of books that emerged...

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Ryan HalseyRyan Halsey is a drummer, recording engineer, drum teacher and videographer. He was handpicked by BBC Radio 1's Huw Stephens to be the drummer for the O2 Think Big band and toured O2 arena's playing alongside Rita Ora and Tinchy Strider. Ryan has been the drummer in The Gravity Drive since 2012 as well as engineering some of their recording work and taking...

The Gaslight Troubadours & The Mirorim Season 3 - Episode 2 - The Gaslight Troubadours & The MirorimWith a brand new single, 'Hallelujah (Let Yourself Be Mine) featuring The Mirorim, The Gaslight Troubadours are back with the track already receiving plays on national radio. Podcast host Elijah (The Mirorim) talks with Phil commander in chief of The Gaslight Troubadours about their coll...

To start the new season of the Songwriting For Songwriters Podcast Elijah speaks with producer Phil Meadley, commander in chief of The Gaslight Troubadours. After a 3 year hiatus The Gaslight Troubadours are back with a new single 'Hallelujah (Let Yourself Be Mine) featuring The Mirorim the first single taken frOm their upcoming album 'Children Of The Sun'.WEBSITE: https://gaslighttrou...

Dorothea Forrester is a 20 year old independent filmmaker, writer, photographer and actor currently based in the South West. She studied Film and TV Production and won 'Best Young Filmmaker' at Cannes World Film Festival for her film 'Blue' which has also received praise from figures such as Laura Albert. She has often collaborated with band Die Twice, as heard on Radio 1, creating...

Do You Want To Take Your Music To The Next Level? Songwriting For Songwriters Host =ELIJAH= as you know is a songwriter and artist with over 20 years experience in the music industry as an independent artist but also as a signed artist to a record and management deal. His records have been played all over the world and championed by BBC Radio 2 and in MOJO Magazine. As well as being a songwriter a...

Episode 12 - Jamie O'Neal Jamie O’Neal is a Platinum-selling country singer and hit songwriter that became a household name in 2001 with her back-to-back # 1 singles, “There Is No Arizona” and “When I Think About Angels.” With multiple hits that followed, including “Shiver,” “Trying To Find Atlantis” and “Somebody’s Hero,” Jamie caught fire. She earned numerous career accolades (including mult...

Dom Martin was brought up in the often tough, but community driven streets of Belfast Northern Ireland and has certainly paid his life and musical dues.  He has made a fairly 'meteoric' rise in terms of today's industry with his jaw dropping, entirely natural sounding and unforced/unschooled skill on acoustic guitar, matched with an authentic 'Belfast Blues' voice, bringing to...

Alice Armstrong is an award-winning singer-songwriter and entertainer from Surrey, UK, known for her impressive vocal range , dynamic songwriting and unmatched stage presence . In 2024 so far, Armstrong has been voted Contemporary Blues Artist of the Year at the UK Blues Awards , played sold out shows across the UK, been a guest on BBC Radio 2 with Cerys Matthews and is a common addition to Joe Bo...

Robbie McIntosh has legendary status among his fellow musicians. As a long-term member of The Pretenders, Robbie played at Live Aid in 1985 and on their top-10 UK hit, Don’t Get Me Wrong. His career to date includes spells as guitarist with Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Tom Jones, John Mayer, and Norah Jones. Robbie has played many of the world’s top festivals and venues. Among his numerous TV and radio...

Matt Long - (Catfish) Matt is frontman/guitarist/songwriter in mulit-award nominated blues band Catfish one of the UK's most exciting blues-rock powerhouses on the circuit today. Matt and host Elijah speak about Matt's career so far, finding his own voice as a songwriter within the blues genre, influence and friend Joe Bonamassa, inspiring and lifting young talent, advice and tips within s...

Boris And The Joy - Episode 7

We Need Your Help - Become A Supporter of The Show. Today we launch our Patreon. For the price of about a coffee and a cake each month you can become a supporter of the show and help us to build the podcast and sustain it AND you will get extra exclusive content when you support our Patreon page. Advice from songwriters of note, song challenges from songwriters, video's from Elijah and much mu...

Heather Little is a songwriter whose music has won two BMI awards and through original writing and co-writing her songs have been recorded by many artists including Miranda Lambert and Sunny Sweeney and Kacey Musgraves. Originally from Princeton, Texas, the Lindale mother/singer songwriter has been writing songs since she was a little girl. Her early inspirations came from her mother singing class...

Jamie Catto - Episode 5 Jamie is a British musician, video director, photographer, author and creativity coach. He was a founding member of Faithless and co-created some of their most loved material including No.2 global smash 'Insomnia'. He then went onto form 1 Giant Leap collaborating with a diverse range of artists from Robbie Williams, Michael Stipe, Brian Eno, Ram Dass, Dennis Hopper...

Brave Rival - Episode 4 - Season 2 Elijah is joined today by Chloe and Lindsey from Brave Rival a multi-award nominated fast-rising, rip-roaring, classic rock juggernaut ready to take their place in the upper echelons of British Rock hierarchy. "They’re a great band. I love the music. I love what they are doing...one of my favourite new discoveries this year" Joe Bonamassa. With comparisons to the...