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Letters of Love and Loss: Alex Woodard's [For The Sender]

Ruth Gerson | Posted 11.24.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Sara Watkins, Alex Woodard, Nena Anderson, Jon Foreman, Molly Jenseon, Jordan Pundik, Singer/Songwriter, Jack Tempchin, For the Sender, Sean Watkins, Entertainment News
Ruth Gerson

Alex Woodard's release, For The Sender, a combined novelette/CD composition, inspired by the letters he received relating to the loss of his beloved dog, suggests that we are all united in part, by the loss of whom we love.

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How To Write a Song, Songwriting Exercise #2 -- Sequel or Response

Ruth Gerson | Posted 12.12.2011 | Arts
Read More: Glen Hansard, Nirvana, Marketa Irglova, Singer/Songwriter, Songwriting, How to Write, Singer-Songwriter, Classic Songs, Diagramming a Song, Song Diagram, How to Write a Melody, Something in the Way, Cyndi Lauper, Time After Time, How to Write Lyrics, Falling Slowly, Arts News
Ruth Gerson

In our first songwriting exercise we began with a letter, writing to someone we feel intensely about, regarding something we feel intensely about. The...

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Tearing Down the Walls: In Praise of Joe Henry

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Joe Henry, Richard Pryor, Pop Music, Singer/Songwriter, Willie Mays, Popular-Music, Entertainment News
Leonce Gaiter

If you don't know him, check out Joe Henry. He is a shockingly talented man making music that can make you giddy. He is a shockingly talented man who can break your heart.

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