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The Songfarmer App got a major update today. If you haven’t tried it in a while — or ever — now is a great time to check it out. What’s New …

Bob Dylan in a recent interview, admired this song. He noted that it reminded him of his songwriting process: “There’s a Duff McKagan song called “Chip Away,” …

We accepted a challenge by a history teacher to create a video lesson on lyric writing using one of the techniques from Songfarmer. So here’s an example by …

We want to mention two more books that are super helpful for developing songwriters. We have to extend much gratitude to Paul Zollo for his book Songwriters on …

Songfarmer: Writing More and Better Songs - Kindle edition After many long conversations about songwriting over the years, Gordy Quist and I emptied our pockets …

Thinking about songs of gratitude and thanksgiving today. Here’s an eloquent and soulful message of thanks from Sam & Dave on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1961. …

The new book by Bob Dylan is The Philosophy of Modern Song – essays on 65 songs he admires. We’re gonna listen/revisit one a day, and today we’re listening to …

“a lot of songwriting is trying to get around your conscious mind and see what’s flowing” - Gary Louris of The Jayhawks The concept of ‘Flow’ to get a seed of …

How does it feel? Pretty great! The Rolling Stones cover Bob Dylan’s ‘Like a Rolling Stone.’ The full story here

Past Songfarmer live workshop attendee Lola & The Huntsmen recently released ’Don’t Get Lonely’. Recorded in Austin, the album features Lauren Hunt’s …