Nashville. Scratching the surface.
by Alison Craig & Andrew Rollins
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Harold Shed, Part 2. The man who discovered the biggest Country…
Harold Shed, Part 2. The man who discovered the biggest Country…
About this podcast
Emmy award winning songwriter Andrew Rollins and songwriter and broadcaster Alison Craig talk about the songs, the songwriters, the highs, lows, heartbreaks and beyond of Nashville.
Guests give their insight into the process, the town and the highs and lows within.
Andrew has 9 songs on Nashville The Show and a million stories to tell.
Find out where and how some of the best known songs in the world were written.
Meet some of the extraordinary people who are working and living there now.
40 years of songwriting experience and he lays it bare.
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Episodes
- Harold Shed, Part 2. The man who discovered the biggest Country stars in the world. · 34 min · Season 2 Episode 2Text us here - we would love to hear from you Billy Ray Cyrus went from support act to superstar. Harold Shedd was the guy who did it. How does one man discover the biggest…
- Meet Harold Shedd discovered Shania Twain, Billy Ray Cyrus, Alabama, KT Oslin and dozens more. · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 1Text us here - we would love to hear from you The expression living legend is overused but Harold Shedd, age 94 is the real deal. A man walks into a bar, sees a guy, calls a…
- Ep.10. Jeff Silbar Part 2.Wind Beneath My Wings - the incredible story of that song and many others. · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 10Text us here - we would love to hear from you Final episode of this series is a beauty. Jeff Silbar legendary songwriter gives in-depth story of writing one of the best known…
- Ep. 9 Jeff Silbar the man who wrote Wind Beneath My Wings joins the party. Part One. · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 9Text us here - we would love to hear from you From the first song her wrote as a kid...to the song he wrote the day we recorded this podcast Jeff Silbar is the true definition of…
- Ep. 8 Digging deep into Songwriting, performing, AI and the madness of the music business. · 59 min · Season 1 Episode 8Text us here - we would love to hear from you Andrew and Alison talk about everything songwriting and performing. How does it feel to perform in front of 40k people? Andrew talks…
- Ep. 7 Rock N Roll lawyer to the stars for 40 years Steven Lowy - buckle up this is a cracker. · 46 min · Season 1 Episode 7Text us here - we would love to hear from you Steven Lowy has represented rock n roll legends, artists, songwriters and producers for 40 yrs and he gives great story. Some of the…
- Ep. 6 Nashville Star Charles Esten aka Deacon Claybourne joins the podcast for The Christmas Special · 54 min · Season 1 Episode 6Text us here - we would love to hear from you Andrew and Charles (Chip) have written dozens of songs together. Their friendship is long and close and so this is an exclusive…
- Ep. 5 Nashville, Noshville. · 38 min · Season 1 Episode 5Text us here - we would love to hear from you Pay tribute to Brett James, a remarkable songwriter who tragically passed away last month. Nashville - a totally unique city - with…
- Ep. 4. Chuck Cannon Part 2. More insight and astounding stories from one of the best songwriters in the world today. · 37 min · Season 1 Episode 4Text us here - we would love to hear from you Chuck Cannon a natural raconteur tells us his thoughts on the art of the song. He talks Shakespeare sonnets, hard and soft rhymes…
- Ep 3. Chuck Cannon Part 1. The legendary songwriter joins Andrew and Alison - solid gold! · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 3Text us here - we would love to hear from you One of the most successful songwriters in the world. Chuck Cannon lives in Nashville and has written 1000s of songs, including…
- Ep. 2 Insights into songwriting in Nashville and digging deep to do so. · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 2Text us here - we would love to hear from you Chapters We cover a lot in this episode. Some topics include The Journey of Songwriting Emotional Depth in Songwriting…
- Ep. 1 Nashville the town, Nashville the series, a songwriters dream comes true. · 49 min · Season 1 Episode 1Text us here - we would love to hear from you Andrew Rollins is a Emmy award winning songwriter with 9 songs in Nashville the series. He knows Nashville like the back of his hand…
