SONG DIVING - An American Songwriter Podcast

SONG DIVING with Ray Wylie Hubbard

We go Song Diving with Texas songwriting icon Ray Wylie Hubbard.We get into the stories behind songs he’s written, including “Cassette Mix Tape,” “Snake Farm,” “Dust of t

SONG DIVING with Keb’ Mo’

We go Song Diving with five-time Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, and guitarist Keb’ Mo’. We get into the stories behind songs he’s written, including “Every Morning,”

SONG DIVING with The Red Clay Strays

We go Song Diving with The Red Clay Strays frontman Brandon Coleman and guitarist Drew Nix, along with Brandon’s brother Matthew Coleman, one of the band’s chief songwrit

SONG DIVING with Tift Merritt

We go Song Diving with Tift Merritt and get into the stories behind songs she’s written, including “Sugar,” “Traveling Alone,” “Mad World,” “Tambourine,” and “Good Hearte

SONG DIVING with Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show)

We go Song Diving with Ketch Secor, singer and songwriter for Old Crow Medicine Show, and get into the stories behind songs he’s written, including “Wagon Wheel,” “I Hear

SONG DIVING with Niko Moon

We get into the stories behind songs he’s written, including “Good Time,” “American Dreamin’,” and Zac Brown Band’s “Homegrown.”Along the way, we explore the music and vo

SONG DIVING with Lori McKenna

We get into the stories behind songs like “Humble and Kind,” “People Get Old,” and “All the Time I’ve Wasted on You.”And we talk about how her limitations became her styl

SONG DIVING with Shinedown

We get into the stories behind songs like “Second Chance,” “In Memory,” “Fly from the Inside,” and new songs like “Young Again” and “Searchlight.”And talk about the years

SONG DIVING with Jason Mraz

We dive in with Jason Mraz to talk about songs like “I’m Yours,” “I Won’t Give Up,” “Lucky,” and “The Remedy (I Won’t Worry),” and we get into songwriting as meditation,

SONG DIVING with Taj Mahal

We dive in with Taj Mahal to talk about songs like “Queen Bee,” “Loving in My Baby’s Eyes,” and “Mailbox Blues,” and how they grow out of the lineage of African and Ameri

SONG DIVING with INXS, Andrew Farriss

We dive in with Andrew Farriss of INXS to talk about songs like “Need You Tonight,” “New Sensation,” and “Never Tear Us Apart,” and how those songs came together during t

SONG DIVING with Hiss Golden Messenger

We dive in with Hiss Golden Messenger to talk about songs like “Cracked Windshield,” “It Will If We Let It,” and “Heavy World” from his new album “I’m People.”Along the w

SONG DIVING with Steve Earle 

We dive in with Steve Earle, singer-songwriter known for songs like “Guitar Town,” “Copperhead Road,” and “Transcendental Blues.”Along the way, we explore the music and v

SONG DIVING with José González

We dive in with José González, singer-songwriter known for songs like Crosses, Heartbeats, and Killing for Love.Along the way, we explore the music and voices that shaped

SONG DIVING with I’m With Her

We dive in with I’m With Her, the trio of Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and Sara Watkins, whose voices and playing intertwine on songs like “Overland,” “Ancient Light,”

SONG DIVING with Langhorne Slim

We dive in with Langhorne Slim, singer, songwriter, and relentless live performer behind songs like “Diamonds and Gold,” “Morning Prayer,” and “Dance On Through,” and go

SONG DIVING with Dan Wilson

We dive in with Dan Wilson, Grammy-winning songwriter, producer, and frontman of Semisonic, to talk about the songs he’s written, including “Closing Time,” “Not Ready to

SONG DIVING with AJ Croce

We dive in with AJ Croce, son of the late Jim Croce and the driving force behind the Croce plays Croce tour, a live show that blends his own songs with his father’s class

SONG DIVING with Ani Difranco

We dive in with Ani DiFranco to talk about the songs she’s written, including 32 Flavors, Genie, and This Bouquet, along with the music and voices that shaped how she hea

SONG DIVING with Billy Corgan

We dive in with Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins to talk about the songs he’s written, including “Tonight, Tonight,” “Cherub Rock,” and “Cupid de Locke,” and the mus