James Coberly Smith speaks with local Boise Songwriters about how they write their songs.
The New Season
Meet your local songwriters up close, personal and unedited.
Featuring Rosalie Sorrels, Marcus Eaton, Gayle Chapman, Thomas Paul, LeAnne Town, Catherine and Sam Merrick, Rod Dyer, and Patricia Folkner.
Rosalie Sorrels in a special three-part series of conversations with James Coberly Smith.
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James Coberly Smith
Episode 1 – October 5th, 2012
Rosalie Sorrels
“Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong came to Boise all the time…as a kid, I got to hang out with those guys.”
Episode 2 – October 12th, 2012
Rosalie Sorrels
“You have to love the process and it has to be spontaneous.”
Episode 3 – October 19th, 2012
Rosalie Sorrels
“I really appreciated that people recognized me for being a storyteller.”
Episode 4 – October 26th, 2012
Marcus Eaton
“I’m…going to continue to learn no matter what, and that’s the fun part.”
Episode 5 – November 2nd, 2012
Gayle Chapman
“Descriptive words..then rewrite it..simplicity is key.”
Episode 6 – November 9th, 2012
Thomas Paul
“Songwriters like myself can write three songs in a day, then not write one for a month.”
Episode 7 – November 16th, 2012
LeAnne Town
“The lyrics – if they’re personal they’re going to stick more.”
Episode 9 – November 30th, 2012
Rod Dyer
“I’ll agonize over a song for days because I like my words to be good and I like them to flow.”
March 6th, 2011 at 6:05 am
James!!! This looks fabulous! I’m so happy to see this wonderful body of work you’ve put together is now available for the whole world to see. Congratulations on a fine effort and a fantastic program. It’s an honor and a privilege to be a part of it. Can’t wait to see the next season!!
Cheers,
Dan
March 13th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
Thanks for the tip James. It’s about time Boise area songwriters have a web site at their disposal to “think tank” and offer some pointers on song writing. Thanks, RW
March 25th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Very cool James! What a great innovation & outlet for us local writers…see you @ the Songwriter’s Showcase soon!
Spud
July 25th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
Will there be some new 2011 shows? If so, I suggest getting Brother Bob Crist on the show.
Thanks for putting all this together.
October 24th, 2012 at 11:35 am
Nice work James. I just found this program a couple of weeks ago and watched the Bernie Reilly/Ryan Wissinger and the Travis Ward episodes (they are some of my favorite people and great songwriters. I write and sing in the band Old Death Whisper, and it’s always cool to hear stpories from other songwriters. Especially bad asses like Travis Ward. Cheers and keep up the great work. Hope to meet ya sometime.
November 10th, 2012 at 8:11 pm
I enjoy your shows. I enjoy them alot. And also learn from them.