SWF 2008 - LAST FEW PLACES!

Booking for 2008 will close on July 31st. The Studio option is sold out; there are still a few places left on the Workshop option (which does actually include studio time).The 2008 festival dates are from Monday 18th August 2008 (late Sunday arrival available) to Friday 22nd August 2008 (Saturday morning checkout available). Here are some photos of the 2007 festival and comments from previous visitors.

Guest tutors 2008 - Richard Thompson, Iain Archer, Boo Hewerdine

We're delighted to announce that songwriting legend Richard Thompson will be joining us as a guest tutor for part of the 2008 festival. Richard will be presenting a masterclass/workshop about his songwriting, joining our songwriting panel, and will be on hand to listen to our songwriters' new work.
After a brief visit to the 2007 festival, Ivor Novello award-winning songwriter and solo artist Iain Archer (Snow Patrol) will be returning to join us as a guest tutor in 2008.
We're also pleased to welcome a new tutor to the team. Boo Hewerdine (the Bible. Eddi Reader, Natalie Imbruglia etc) will be on hand throughout the week, supporting our writers and participating in song critiques. Staff biogs...

SWF on the web

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Guest tutors 2007 - Nizlopi

Luke and John performed a live show as part of the 2007 festival, and called in to help our students out with their songwriting. See photos.

Free stuff

Drum loops and pdfs for songwriters.

Festival update

If you can't make the 2008 festival, join our forum, where you can post songs or lyrics, find collaborators, or generally discuss songwriting. Set up a free account here.

SWF on Myspace

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Guest tutors 2006 - Chris Difford and Midge Ure

British Academy lends an ear

The SWF is endorsed by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters.