Songversations Podcast

119 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -

Ever wonder how singers, songwriters, musicians approach their work and their craft?
Who and what inspires and drives them to compose, what music means to them, their dreams, their challenges, their struggles and wins, and the message they want to deliver?
Inviting artists from the music world, we want to give give you an intimate insight into the artists’ world behind the scenes.
This is what Songversations Podcast is about, a bi-weekly podcast about music and songwriting.
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Episodes

Episode 018: Kere Buchanan

May 21, 2021 02:35 - 1 hour - 73.9 MB

Our guest today is Kere Buchanan. Mainly drummer but multi-instrumentalist Kere started to play drums on gigs around Christchurch New Zealand with his dad when he was 12 and at the young age of 13 was the winner of ‘Most Outstanding Young Musician of the Year’ for drums @ the Tauranga Jazz Festival NZ. From that moment the list of collaborations, recording sessions, music projects, and productions he has been involved with is incredible, a career that took him to play around the world wh...

Episode 017: Allison Forbes

May 17, 2021 07:51 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

Our guest today is Allison Forbes, one of the best emergent talented singer-songwriters of Australian Country Music. Tamworth’s rebel child is a new-age outlaw of country music, Allison Forbes has secured her spot tightly in Australia's alt-country scene. Brave and authentic, will insightful lyrics and addictive melodies, her stories will hit you deeply. She is an honest and inspiring performer, her voice soars easily through any style with strength, warmth, and consideration.

Episode 016: Gina Jeffreys Part 2

May 14, 2021 12:59 - 57 minutes - 35.7 MB

This is Part 2 and the conclusion of our Songversation with Gina Jeffreys, a royalty of Australian Country Music. Star Maker multi Golden Guitar winner in Australian Country Music and first ever Australian has been touring around the world with touring Australia with music greats like Lee Kernaghan, Kenny Rogers, Guy Sebastian, Kris Kristofferson, and the most famous of all – Johnny Cash. After stepping out of the music scene for several years Gina come back in 2019 with the new album "B...

Episode 015: Gina Jeffreys Part 1

May 11, 2021 07:40 - 1 hour - 43 MB

Our guest for this episode of Songversations Podcast is Gina Jeffreys, a royalty of Australian Country Music Star Maker multi Golden Guitar winner in Australian Country Music and first ever Australian has been touring around the world with touring Australia with music greats like Lee Kernaghan, Kenny Rogers, Guy Sebastian, Kris Kristofferson, and the most famous of all – Johnny Cash. After stepping out of the music scene for several years Gina come back in 2019 with the new album "Beauti...

Episode 014: The French Family Band

May 07, 2021 06:59 - 55 minutes - 34.6 MB

Our guests today are The French Family, Camille, Stuie, and Sonny. Australian country music multi Golden Guitar winners as the duo "Camille & Stuie", they now live in Nashville and added a new member, their son Sonny, transforming the successful duo into The French Family.

Episode 013: Melody Pool

May 04, 2021 07:38 - 1 hour - 40.3 MB

Our guest today is Melody Pool, a singer-songwriter that critics have considered as one of the best songwriters in Australia and that wrote some songs that still today bring me to tears for their intensity and deep emotions. A profoundly emotional and talented artist that struggled with the pressure of mental health that threatened more than her budding stellar career. After being the support act for Australian tours by the Eagles and Rodriguez among many others, in 2017 following the relea...

Episode 012: Kevin Bennett Part 2

April 29, 2021 11:43 - 1 hour - 41.4 MB

This is Part 2 of our Songversation with Kevin Bennett, a prominent singer/songwriter in Australian Country Music highly respected by his peers. Multi Golden Guitar winner and Aria nominee He writes relevant, contemporary Australian music containing elements of Blues, Rock, and Country - telling stories of where he's from and where he might be going. He sings his life. It speaks to and is informed by the Australian landscape and the people of this wide, brown land, Australia. In 2005 he ...

Episode 011: Kevin Bennett Part 1

April 26, 2021 13:34 - 1 hour - 49 MB

Our guest today is a prominent singer/songwriter in Australian Country Music highly respected by his peers. Multi Golden Guitar winner and Aria nominee He writes relevant, contemporary Australian music containing elements of Blues, Rock, and Country - telling stories of where he's from and where he might be going. He sings his life. It speaks to and is informed by the Australian landscape and the people of this wide, brown land, Australia. In 2005 he discovered that he had Aboriginal heri...

Episode 010: Mark Cryle

April 22, 2021 11:24 - 58 minutes - 35.2 MB

Mark Cryle is an Australian singer/songwriter that Courier Mail’s Noel Mengel once described as “one of the best songwriters in Australia”. Mark has tended to avoid the typical path of the solo singer-songwriter. Instead, he is something of a musical chameleon who enjoys the craft of writing for a variety of ensemble projects. Most recently, these have included the Celtic-flavoured band Asleep at the Reel and a duo with Richard Evans, his old friend from Spot the Dog days, called The Myster...

Episode 009: Amber Lawrence

April 19, 2021 11:25 - 45 minutes - 28.8 MB

Our guest today is Amber Lawrence, an Australian singer-songwriter. 2015 ‘Female Artist of the Year’ and winner in 2018 of three Golden Guitars, as APRA Song of the Year, Single of the Year, and Vocal Collaboration of the year, for the song ‘Our Backyard’, a collaboration with Travis Collins.In 2019 Amber Lawrence launched her 6th studio album, Spark – nominated for CMAA Album of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, and Contemporary Album of the Year. Amber is also a mentor to young arti...

Episode 008: Andrew Swift

April 15, 2021 08:43 - 1 hour - 38.8 MB

Our Songversation today is with Andrew Swift, often referred to as one the hardest working country artists in Australia. He has been on tour with the Wolfe Brothers, Felicity Urquhart, Shannon Noll, numerous festival appearances & Swift’s own shows including his ‘Caravan Park Country Music Showcase’. 2 x Golden Guitar Winner, he has gone from strength to strength since finding his feet in the Australian country music scene as a Toyota Starmaker grand-finalist in 2017. At the 2019 Golden Gui...

Episode 007: Cassandra Campbell

April 12, 2021 08:14 - 41 minutes - 27 MB

Our Songversation today is with Cassandra Campbell, a fingerstyle guitarist who writes, perform and record music for relaxation and meditation purposes. With a Bachelor of Music and an AMEB (Australian Music Examinations Board) accreditation for classical guitar, her soothing melodies, subtle harmonies, and sonic pulse take people on a journey that helps them explore and create space within themselves – inviting a sense of peace, relaxation, and connection.

Episode 006: Max Jackson

April 08, 2021 08:17 - 55 minutes - 35.8 MB

Our Songversation today is with one of the emergent and best talents of Australian country music, Max Jackson. Max hit in 2020 the #1 on the Australian iTunes Country Chart with multiple singles and her debut album “LIFE OF THE PARTY”. Max is unlike any other young Australian country artist, creating her own unique blend of Country and Pop.

Episode 005: Allan Caswell

April 05, 2021 09:04 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB

The Songversation today is with a real legend for any singer/songwriter in Australia and internationally, Allan Caswell. With more than 800 songs published and 500 recordings, is the most published songwriter in Australia and he is the go-to cowriter for many of Australia’s top artists.