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Live from Chicago: Elexa Dawson's soul-stirring Native Americana
In our first Nathans & Roncast recording in front of a live audience, we speak with Kansas-based performing songwriter Elexa Dawson about two songs...
Why Richard Shindell's "You Stay Here" packs a punch
Richard Shindell is great story songwriter, and wow can he play guitar. Both of those skills — songwriting and guitar work — are on...
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"Love Out Loud": Burr Settles, who helped birth a quarter million songs
In part two of our conversation with the founder of February Album Writing Month, Burr Settles discusses the wonderful and occasionally strange journeys taken...
How to Make a Set List: Pacing and Balance
Aaron and Michael take you inside the process of making a set list just before a recent house concert. We write the set list...
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Why Burr Settles, founder of February Album Writing Month, doesn't like the "like" button
Tens of thousands of new songs, perhaps more, exist because Burr Settles founded February Album Writing Month in 2004. The annual monthlong challenge requires...
What I Like About You: Aaron & Michael Pick Our Favorite Songs
We’ve been working together for 14 years and counting, and our staying power is thanks in large part to the fact that we are...