Songwriting For Songwriters

Elles Bailey - Episode 3 - Season 2 Elijah speaks to Elles about her upcoming new record, life as a songwriter, her career and journey so far, her influences, her Planet Rock radio show and more. Elles Bailey is an English blues roots, rock singer, songwriter, and pianist. She has recorded three studio albums including her debut album Wildfire in 2017, Road I Call Home in 2019 and the chart toppin...

Clive Stafford Smith OBE - Episode 2 - Season 2 This weeks podcast is in 3 parts with different guests. 1 -Clive Stafford - Smith OBE British attorney who specializes in the areas of civil rights and working against the death penalty in the United States of America. He worked to overturn death sentences for convicts, and helped found the not-for-profit Louisiana Capital Assistance Center in New Or...

David Joseph (Held By Trees) - Episode 1 - Season 2 Held By Trees is the collaborative vehicle for David Joseph, a recording artist, producer and multi-instrumentalist. Held By Trees arrived with debut album Solace in spring 2022 to global critical acclaim and a unique story. Not many artists can claim direct DNA from their chief influences, but on Solace, project leader David Joseph managed to br...

A new season of Songwriting For Songwriters is nearly upon us and we have some amazing guests and conversations lined up for you celebrating the art of songwriting. These new episodes will be dropping every fortnight so make sure you follow and subscribe and please share and get in touch.

Mark Tucker is a producer, composer and recording engineer. With over 20 years in the music industry working with artists such as Portishead, PJ Harvey, Jethro Tull, Fairport Convention, Frank Turner, Ian Gillan and many many more. Mark is also Creative Director & in house producer at ARC Studios. Having built a number of successful professional recording facilities, (including; Presshouse Stu...

The Songwriters Handbook by Elijah Wolfe, host of the podcast 'Songwriting For Songwriters' is out now on Amazon. The book is an interactive book packed with 52 themes and subjects for you songwriters and creative writers to muse over and find a seed or a spark of an idea for a new song, lyric or piece of creative writing. It's engaging and easy read and is guaranteed to be a valuable friend in yo...

Jinder is is best known for his extensive catalogue of dark folk- and country-influenced solo work, including his 2019 Top 40 single, 'Keep Me in Your Heart', which features in the 2019 film Fisherman's Friends and has been successfully covered by many other artists. He is also known for his brief tenure as the frontman of the Mercurymen . In this episode Elijah and Jinder discuss his career to da...

With emotive soul, woozy synths, warm harmonies, lo-fi electronics, and softly strummed guitars, British multi-hyphenate artist James Alexander Bright dreams of open spaces, warm surroundings, and a place to find comfort and peace both inside and out. Based in the Hampshire countryside and an illustrator by day, James’ creative duality lends a visual aspect to his music. He often approaches the cr...

Mark Davidson is a songwriter, musician, musicologist and lead archivist of The Bob Dylan Centre in Tulsa. He has just written and curated with co-writer Parker Fishel, a new book BOB DYLAN: MIXING UP THE MEDICINE an unprecedented glimpse into the creative life of one of America's most groundbreaking, influential and enduring artists. This monumental work stands as the most comprehensive book ever...

Thea Gilmore has been making intensely personal, socially aware music to considerable acclaim in her homeland since she was a teenager. London’s Independent regards her as “the best wordsmith of her generation.” Uncut labeled Gilmore “the best British singer/songwriter of the last ten years - and then some.” Thea is about to release a self-titled new album. Born, as planned, from the preceding EP'...

When an artist’s resume boasts of a pedigree like that of Yolanda’s – from Top 40 Pop, soul, rock, jazz, studio recordings, film soundtracks, TV shows, and from stadium tours to intimate jazz club engagements, it’s obvious that we are talking about one of the most well respected, in demand, creative and eclectic, multi-genre talents working in music today. Yolanda Charles started her career playin...

The Scribes are an award-winning Alternative Hip Hop group that have been making music for over a decade now. There unique off the cuff freestyling, and genre-spanning sound has formed a fan base and musical chemistry like no other; with their appeal spanning far beyond the confines of traditional Hip Hop. Known for critically acclaimed live performances the group’s extensive touring has seen them...

Episode 29 - Mutter Slater Mutter Slater played harmonica, flute and sang as a member of the influential British band Stackridge beginning in 1970s. Stackridge were the first band to play and headline the world famous Glastonbury Festival. Although often categorized as a progressive rock band, their sound included themes of folk, the blues and psychedelic rock. Among the bands successful albums we...

Episode 28 - Chris Potter Chris Potter is a BRIT Award winning and Grammy nominated producer and mixer, best known for his work on The Verve's #1 seminal album 'Urban Hymns', which features the classic singles 'Bittersweet Symphony' (2 billion streams), 'Lucky Man' (300 million streams), 'Sonnet' (100 million) and the #1 single 'The Drugs Don't Work' (275 million). The album is the 17th biggest se...

Episode 27 - Danny McNamara (Embrace) Danny McNamara is frontman and songwriter in Embrace. Their debut album ‘The Good Will Out’ went to Number 1 on the UK albums chart and since then Danny and Embrace have had an amazing career with the original line-up still in place. Danny and Elijah speak about his songwriting, the pressure he put on himself as an artist and songwriter, the bands success and...

Episode 26 - Youth Born Martin Glover, Youth is a multi award winning, legendary music producer, fine artist, songwriter, remixer and bass player of the seminal post-punk band Killing Joke. With a staggering 20 million records sold worldwide, Youth’s career spans over three decades and shows no sign of slowing down. The music he makes has inspired not only the legendary artists he works with, but...

Episode 25 - Steve Harley Episode 25 - Steve Harley - Songwriting For Songwriters Podcast Steve began his singing career "floor-spotting" (singing for free as a member of the audience) in London folk clubs in 1971/72. He sang at LES COUSINS, BUNJIE'S and THE TROUBADOUR on nights featuring JOHN MARTIN, RALPH McTELL, MARTIN CARTHY and JULIE FELIX, all leading lights of the London folk movement at th...

As front-man of The Rifles, Joel Stoker has released a host of acclaimed albums, the most recent two of which achieved the highest chart positions of their career, as well as playing numerous riotous sold-out tours and picking up famous fans including Paul Weller, Madness and Ian Broudie. Joel has just released his debut solo album ‘The Under flow’ on Cooking Vinyl https://www.joelstoker.com/

Episode 23 - Jane Siberry - Songwriting For Songwriters Podcast Jane’s Website: https://janesiberry.com/home Jane Siberry Biography by Jason Ankeny Canadian art-pop chanteuse Jane Siberry stands outside the traditional boundaries of folk and pop music, creating ethereal, unconventional songs that draw from a deep wellspring of creativity. Emerging in the early '80s, Siberry courted mainstream succ...

John Owen Williams is a record producer and songwriter. He has managed, A&R’d, and produced many artist careers, including producing debut albums for The Housemartins, The Proclaimers, The High, and The Almighty. His latest production, Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott’s N.K-POP was released in October 2022 and debuted at Number One on the UK Album Charts. John has also signed, produced, or A&...

Episode 20 - Pete Schwier - Songwriting For Songwriters Podcast Pete is a producer, mixing and recording engineer with over 40 years of experience in the music industry. He has worked on some of the most loved records of our time and most recently on 'The Feminine Divine' by Dexys. Pete began his career at Mickie Most’s RAK Studios. As a Tape Op/House Engineer he worked on albums with: Yes, The Wh...

This week Elijah is joined by legendary DJ and Broadcaster ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris. Bob has been curating music in the airwaves for decades across many radio stations and now on BBC Radio 2. Many of us grew up with the classic music TV show ‘The Old Grey Whistle Test’ and Bob is responsible in many ways for presenting audiences with some of the finest songwriters who ever lived. Currently pressing...

As a performer who was signed to a major label (Island Def Jam) and a music publisher (Sony/ATV) herself, Jenna Andrews is driven by an innate passion for music and a belief in its power to unite and inspire. The Calgary native has worn many hats in the music industry, from vocal producer to A&R/creative consultant, from songwriter and arranger to executive producer, taking both young and seas...

Episode 18 - Jamie Lawson - Songwriting For Songwriters Podcast Hear more of Jamie pre-order his new single 'Napoleon Dynamite' taken from his upcoming new album 'Little Weaknesses' https://jamielawsonmusic.com Jamie is an Ivor Novello Award winning songwriter. He was the first artist to be signed by Ed Sheeran’s record label, Gingerbread Man Records. Lawson is best known for his hit single, “Wasn...

Episode 17 - Jim Cregan - Songwriting For Songwriters Podcast Joining Elijah this week is Jim Cregan. Jim’s early work with Blossom Toes, Family, Linda Lewis, Cat Stevens and Cockney Rebel eventually lead him to join the new band started by Rod Stewart, after the break-up of The Faces. Jim stayed for 18 years as his band-leader, co-writer and co-producer. Together they wrote such songs as Tonight...