Fi’s blog – Andy West ñ Live Songwriting

Posted by Fi on August 22, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Andy West Andy is introduced by Joe as the bravest man at SWF as he is about to write a song live with no preparation at all in front of a crowd of songwriters. He hands round pieces of paper and asks everyone to write down prospective song titles. The purpose of this demonstration is to share one method of songwriting with the group. Drawing from his experiences in Nashville he explains how he formulated a method drawing from what worked for others... [Read More...]

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Demo panel

Posted by Joe on August 20, 2009 · Leave a Comment 

Day 4 – and the first demo panel. The demo panel 2009 - Boo Hewerdine, Andy West, Iain Archer, Chris Difford, Joe Bennett Our songwriters were invited to submit songs for group discussion for public critique (and many thanks to those who were brave enough to do this!). A recording of each song was played, with lyrics projected in the University Theatre. Our panel this year is Boo Hewerdine, Joe Bennett, Iain Archer, Andy West and Chris Difford. The... [Read More...]

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