Nashville. Scratching the surface.
Emmy award winning songwriter Andrew Rollins and songwriter and broadcaster Alison Craig talk about the songs, the songwriters, the highs, lows, heartbreaks and beyond of Nashville.
Guests give their insight into the process, the town and the highs and lows within.
Andrew has 9 songs on Nashville The Show and a million stories to tell.
Find out where and how some of the best known songs in the world were written.
Meet some of the extraordinary people who are working and living there now.
40 years of songwriting experience and he lays it bare.
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Episodes
10 episodes
Ep.10. Jeff Silbar Part 2.Wind Beneath My Wings - the incredible story of that song and many others.
Final episode of this series is a beauty.Jeff Silbar legendary songwriter gives in-depth story of writing one of the best known songs in the world and it is fascinating. He reveals how long the song took to gather the momentum to take of...
Ep. 9 Jeff Silbar the man who wrote Wind Beneath My Wings joins the party. Part One.
From the first song her wrote as a kid...to the song he wrote the day we recorded this podcast Jeff Silbar is the true definition of a 'living legend'. He has had hits for Kenny Rogers, Fleetwood Mac, Dolly Parton and literally dozens of others...
Ep. 8 Digging deep into Songwriting, performing, AI and the madness of the music business.
Andrew and Alison talk about everything songwriting and performing. How does it feel to perform in front of 40k people? Andrew talks about his experience of live performance with some of the biggest artists in the world.We pl...
Ep. 7 Rock N Roll lawyer to the stars for 40 years Steven Lowy - buckle up this is a cracker.
Steven Lowy has represented rock n roll legends, artists, songwriters and producers for 40 yrs and he gives great story. Some of the names include Ronnie Wood, Third Eye Blind, John Cougar, The Beat, Jane’s Addiction, Mary Wilson: George Thorog...
Ep. 6 Nashville Star Charles Esten aka Deacon Claybourne joins the podcast for The Christmas Special
Andrew and Charles (Chip) have written dozens of songs together. Their friendship is long and close and so this is an exclusive conversation where you will learn a lot more about the star of Nashville, his background, where he started, how felt...
Ep. 5 Nashville, Noshville.
Pay tribute to Brett James, a remarkable songwriter who tragically passed away last month. Nashville - a totally unique city - with unique lifestyle and stories. Writing a 'copyright' a song that keeps you fed and watere...
Ep. 4. Chuck Cannon Part 2. More insight and astounding stories from one of the best songwriters in the world today.
Chuck Cannon a natural raconteur tells us his thoughts on the art of the song.He talks Shakespeare sonnets, hard and soft rhymes, lessons he learnt from some of the legends he has worked with.The difference between a hit and a num...
Ep 3. Chuck Cannon Part 1. The legendary songwriter joins Andrew and Alison - solid gold!
One of the most successful songwriters in the world. Chuck Cannon lives in Nashville and has written 1000s of songs, including massive hits and award winners like How Do You Like Me Now? and ' I love the way you love me' a massive hit for...
Ep. 2 Insights into songwriting in Nashville and digging deep to do so.
ChaptersWe cover a lot in this episode. Some topics includeThe Journey of Songwriting Emotional Depth in Songwriting, Collaboration and Co-Writing, Songwriter Etiquette and Nashville ...
Ep. 1 Nashville the town, Nashville the series, a songwriters dream comes true.
Andrew Rollins is a Emmy award winning songwriter with 9 songs in Nashville the series. He knows Nashville like the back of his hand and in this episode his co-host Alison Craig delves into Andrews remarkable backstory.How he...