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Florida’s own Mofro plays my favorite sort of groove - a southern funk swamp shuffle that can easily switch to different genres, without compromising their fundamental sound.
Their debut album was deemed one of the “Best Albums of the Decade” in 1999.
Their third - and latest - album is called “Country Ghetto” and sounds like JJ […]

Went to Eddie’s Attic last night for their Monday Night Open Mic Competition, along with fellow Asheville Singer-Songwriter Chris Jamison. It was a three-and-a-half hour drive from Asheville but well worth it. Got there around 5:30pm and checked in. Went for a quick dinner around the corner at Raging Burrito (highly recommended). Changed clothes. […]

The Group Songwriting Tips Project has been a fun project over the last couple of months. We have 50+ tips in the archives right now. You can view the songwriting tips by category, as well as just click through all the songwriting tips one at a time.
Got a songwriting tip of your own? If so, […]

To ask a songwriter if he has ever been frustrated during the process of writing a tune is like asking a drowning person if they need a life raft.
So when I saw the title The Frustrated Songwriter’s Handbook - I knew I had to take a look.
The book was first recommended to me by Ruth […]

Need an extra boost to keep those 2007 songwriting resolutions?
Over the last few months there have been many helpful items to prompt songwriters to get moving.
Here are some inspirational songwriting gems from 2006:

If you want to be a songwriter, it’s never the right time
“… so I encourage everyone that reads this site and has […]

Several Blogging Muses readers have taken to just getting out there and doing it (songwriting that is). Some have felt the reverberation of articles like “If you want to be a songwriter it’s never the right time” and my own “4/4 Challenge“. The songwriters at Songwriting Apples were generally impressed by Jonathan Coulton’s Thing-A-Week project. […]

Contributed by: Dainis W. Michel
Are you curious about how to write song lyrics? I’ve put together a few tips that might help you. Be sure to go through the free music composition lesson on [the] site [listed below] to gather further information on what will help you grow as a songwriter.
There are many, many approaches […]

If you are looking for some inspiration, you got it.
BMI has a gigantic collection of songwriting video clips on their site with interviews and commentary from some of the greatest names in songwriting.
Yolanda Adams
Bill Anderson
Sherrie Austin
Dallas Austin
Steve Azar
The Winans
It would be nice to see these clips up on YouTube or something similar.
(Songwriting Videos)

In the spirit of the 4/4 challenge and the Thing A Week project, Nick Daugherty also placed some hard deadlines on himself to accomplish his goals. Check out this video about his quest to get a record deal in 365 days. His self-appointed deadline is July 7, 2007.
(By the way: I love how the PLAY […]

Say what you want about the man, but John Mayer put up a really cool blog post yesterday. I have the hardest damn time linking to specific posts on his blog (Hey John, how about some Permalinks??), so here is the blog entry in it’s entirety:

“I can’t really explain what happens when, as an artist, […]