Episode 7: Write Me A Real Person

Welcome to the seventh episode of Write Me A Song: A Songwriting Podcast with Edward Randell and Olivia Rafferty! Thanks for joining us on this journey so far, it’s almost the end of Season 1! Take a listen to this week’s songwriting challenge and don’t forget we’d love you to get involved too! Scroll down to read this week’s homework and the submission link.

🎵 Episode 7: Write Me A Real Person

This week we have someone who we consider the unofficial godfather of this podcast: Findlay Napier. Edward and Olivia met at a Findlay Napier show back in 2023. We chat to Findlay about co-writing, being an engaging performer, and finding subject matter outside your own life.

Listen to the episode to see what challenge he assigns us!

🎹 Your Songwriting Homework!

1. Choose a well-known person (preferably dead!) with a Wikipedia page

2. Distil the information you find about their life into a song

3. Pick out details you find compelling, and craft a story from one angle

4. Try to keep things lyrically simple, especially the chorus

5. Record a demo and send it in!

Upload your song to be featured on the podcast or newsletter below:

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📚 Episode References

💻 Findlay’s Website

✉️ Findlay’s Newsletter

🎟️ Tickets for Findlay’s Tour

🎙️ The Jerry Springer Podcast Episode

🧍‍♂️ Boo Hewerdine

🎵 Very Interesting Persons EP

🎟️ Tickets for Edward’s String Quartet Show on 3rd April

🎸 Find Us Elsewhere…

* Listen to Edwards’s music

* Sign up to Edwards’s newsletter

* Listen to Olivia’s music

* Read Olivia’s Newsletter

* Write Me A Song Instagram

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