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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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Average audio length:
44 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United Kingdom
12 episodes
since July 20, 2025
episodic
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Billy Ray Cyrus went from support act to superstar. Harold Shedd was the guy who did it.
How does one man discover the biggest Country stars in the world ? Harold Shedd a mere 94 years young tells us the night he saw Billy Ray Cyrus live and how he we…
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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 record company and says. I have just seen the new Elvis Presley.
That man was Harold Shedd, that guy was Billy Ray Cyrus an…
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Final episode of this series is a beauty.
Jeff Silbar legendary songwriter gives in-depth story of writing one of the best known songs in the world and it is fascinating. He reveals how long the song took to gather the momentum to take off - how many pe…
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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 a 'living legend'. He has had hits for Kenny Rogers, Fleetwood Mac, Dolly Parton and literally dozens of other…
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Andrew and Alison talk about everything songwriting and performing.
How does it feel to perform in front of 40k people? Andrew talks about his experience of live performance with some of the biggest artists in the world.
We play Alisons new single co-w…
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Steven Lowy has represented rock n roll legends, artists, songwriters and producers for 40 yrs and he gives great story. Some of the names include Ronnie Wood, Third Eye Blind, John Cougar, The Beat, Jane’s Addiction, Mary Wilson: George Thorogood; Cann…
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Andrew and Charles (Chip) have written dozens of songs together. Their friendship is long and close and so this is an exclusive conversation where you will learn a lot more about the star of Nashville, his background, where he started, how felt audition…
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Pay tribute to Brett James, a remarkable songwriter who tragically passed away last month.
Nashville - a totally unique city - with unique lifestyle and stories.
Writing a 'copyright' a song that keeps you fed and watered for the rest of tim…
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Chuck Cannon a natural raconteur tells us his thoughts on the art of the song.
He talks Shakespeare sonnets, hard and soft rhymes, lessons he learnt from some of the legends he has worked with.
The difference between a hit and a number 1.
Why writing a …
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One of the most successful songwriters in the world. Chuck Cannon lives in Nashville and has written 1000s of songs, including massive hits and award winners like How Do You Like Me Now? and ' I love the way you love me' a massive hit for Joh…
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