Demo panel and songwriter chat
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Parisian piggy banks rejoice?
[Heidi writes] I’ve been a songwriter and a teacher of songwriting for some time, but I still find it thrilling to witness the writing process of my fellow songwriters. At SWF you can hear songs being “born” at all times of the day (and night!). These songs are then performed a few hours later in the open mic nights – many of them backed by the excellent house band. There’s something about being given such a tight deadline that really drives... [Read More...]
Playing your songs with the house band
Tutors and students talk about playing new songs with the house band. Read More →
SWF2010 – day two report
[Mark writes...] Another great day at the songwriting 'office' Hi to all you SWF2010 blog watchers. So we come to the end of the (very busy but fun packed) second day. It’s great to see so many people so easily mixing from so many and varied social spheres, continents, musical genres and ages and life experiences/perspectives. It is truly astonishing to believe that the majority of the attendees were complete strangers less than 48... [Read More...]
Day One 2010
Airing a new song near the Castle end of the University campus Today’s introductory blog is a collective effort from Rachel, Mark, Heidi and Matt – the SWF volunteers. It’s our job to keep up a running commentary on all the exciting things that are already happening – and to generally help out wherever we can. From today we’ll be walking about campus, armed with cameras, laptops and vast quantities of sheer brazen noisiness. The three... [Read More...]
