Songcraft: Spotlight on Songwriters

Ep. 287 - BUDDY MILLER (Does My Ring Burn Your Finger?)

Grammy winner and Americana Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Buddy Miller chats about everything from his signature guitar licks, to finding the right ramp for Solomon

Ep. 286 - LUKAS GRAHAM ("7 Years")

Multi-Grammy-nominated and international multi-platinum artist Lukas Graham chats about his evolution as a writer, from his breakthrough with "7 Years" up through his lat

Ep. 285 - MAGGIE ROSE ("Red Shoes")

Two-time GRAMMY nominee and Americana Music Association Award nominee Maggie Rose joins us to chat about the development of her creative voice and her excellent new album

Ep. 284 - PAUL OVERSTREET (Forever and Ever, Amen)

Country Music Hall of Famer, Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer, 2-time Country Song of the Year GRAMMY winner, and 5-time BMI Country Songwriter of the Year Paul Overst

Ep. 283 - SWAMP DOGG ("She's All I Got")

The legendary Swamp Dogg returns to Songcraft after more than a decade to talk about, well, whatever he wants. And we're here for it!  PART ONE Paul and Scott contempl

Ep. 282 - BRIAN DUNNE ("New Tattoo")

Indie troubadour and Rolling Stone darling Brian Dunne gets real about his work as a songwriter who take the craft seriously.  PART ONE:  Paul and Scott talk about the

Ep. 281 - STEVE POLTZ ("You Were Meant For Me")

Known for co-writing Jewel's "You Were Meant For Me," Steve Poltz has spent more than three decades as a singer-songwriter-performer of the first order, earning internati

Ep. 280 - CAMERON McCLOUD of Cure for Paranoia ("No Brainer")

Rising hip hop influencer Cameron McCloud lets us in on his journey and his process PART ONE: Paul and Scott chat about a song that's getting a lot of hate online and

Ep. 279 - MOLLY TUTTLE ("Crooked Tree")

Singer/songwriter, virtuoso guitarist, and multiple Grammy winner Molly Tuttle chats about her wide-ranging musical personality that encompasses bluegrass, folk, American

Ep. 278 - PYNK BEARD ("Scars to Your Beautiful")

Grammy nominated songwriter Pynk Beard (aka Sebastian Kole) chats about his extensive work as a behind-the-scenes pop creator and gives us insight into his latest country

Ep. 277 - LOU GRAMM of Foreigner ("Juke Box Hero")

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer and Songwriters Hall of Famer Lou Gramm shares stories about his career, from his pre-Foreigner days all the way to his latest album, Released. 

Ep. 276 - JENNA ANDREWS & STEPHEN KIRK ("Butter")

GRAMMY-nominated songwriting and production team Jenna Andrews and Stephen Kirk chat about their contributions to the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, their success with th

Ep. 275 - RICH ROBINSON of The Black Crowes

Two-time GRAMMY and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominee Rich Robinson joins us to chat about his songwriting with The Black Crowes.  PART ONE Paul and Scott talk about th

Ep. 274 - JEFF BARRY ("Be My Baby")

A legend to the legends! Jeff Barry was named one of Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time and is inducted into both the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the R

Ep. 273 - JAY BUCHANAN (of Rival Sons)

Rival Sons front man Jay Buchanan takes us deep into the writing process for his fantastic debut solo album, Weapons of Beauty PART ONE: Scott and Paul talk about Scott'

Ep. 272 - Alexa Ray Joel ("Heavy Eyes")

Alexa Ray Joel, the daughter of legendary singer/songwriter Billy Joel and supermodel/actress Christie Brinkley, talks about her own experiences as a songwriter and perfo

Ep. 271 - TAJ MAHAL ("She Caught the Katy")

18-time Grammy nominee and American musical legend Taj Mahal goes deep on his influences and his approach to the craft.  PART ONE Paul and Scott kick off the new year wi

Songcraft Classic: WALTER AFANASIEFF ("All I Want for Christmas Is You")

We've been celebrating our 10th anniversary all year by digging in the vaults to re-present classic episodes with fresh commentary. Today, for our final "classic episode"

Ep. 270 - MIKE REID ("I Can't Make You Love Me")

GRAMMY winner and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Famer Mike Reid chats about his remarkable musical life.  PART ONE Scott and Paul talk about the sports games and so much

Songcraft Classic: ELVIS COSTELLO ("Pump It Up")

We're celebrating our 10th anniversary all year by digging in the vaults to re-present classic episodes with fresh commentary. Today, we're revisiting our 2020 conversati