Songwriting Festival 2012 announced – 12-17 August 2012

We’re delighted to announce that the UK Songwriting Festival 2012 will run from August 12th (evening) to August 17th 2012,... 

SWF 2011 – and Masters Degree in Songwriting

Bath Spa University Songwriters' Centre We’ll be resting the Songwriting Festival in 2011 due to major building work... 

Songwriting Festival 2010 – a word of thanks

Dear songwriters, Two brothers, songwriting side by side Thanks to all (staff, volunteers, tutors, guest tutors, musicians,... 

Eddi Reader – special guest 2010

We were delighted to welcome Eddi as our 2010 special guest tutor.  Read More →

SWF in the Sunday Times

Sunday Times journalist David joined us for the week We had a lovely write-up in the Sunday Times this week from journalist (and... 

Chris Difford – special guest SWF2009

Chris and Boo answered questions from the audience about the craft of lyric-writing (UK Songwriting Festival 2009). On the Thursday... 

Songwriting tutors

House band rehearsal 2008 In 2009 we were delighted to welcome back two of our 2008 tutors. Iain Archer and Boo Hewerdine (best-known... 

Richard Thompson – Guest songwriting tutor 2008

Richard Thompson performs ‘Cold Kisses’ at the 2008 Festival.  Read More →

Teaching songwriting with a Mac

I occasionally get asked, by Festival songwriters  Read More →