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Livingston Taylor on being prepared and being of service
We were honored to interview folk music legend Livingston Taylor, someone whose music has been in Aaron’s music collection for a very long time....
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Z. Mulls' "Rumpelstiltskin, Dead at 95"
Michael speaks with Z. Mulls, who has co-written elegant and offbeat songs with Michael (you may know their song “Me and My Purple Monkey.”)...
At summer's start, reflecting on its end (with Neysa Ricciardi)
Michael recently recorded an album, “Blue Bayou,” with Neysa Ricciardi, and in this week’s episode, he speaks with Neysa about her songwriting process, the...
Some thoughts on memorial songs
This week we’ve lost some important people in our world. Aaron lost his brother in law, David. And the music world lost songwriter and...
To bridge or not to bridge?
It’s one of the most delicate questions in songwriting. Do we add a bridge to our songs? Do they need that little bit of...
Oh baby: The word songwriters can't live without
The word “baby” has been a staple of songwriting since before we were born. From “Baby Face” to “Be My Baby” to “…Baby One...