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Brìghde Chaimbeul, Rhodri Davies, Sam Amidon and Linda Buckley discuss the roles of tradition and place in music, and what they might think about when performing.Brìghde Chaimbeul is a Gaelic musician, composer and bagpipe player. Her music stems from traditional Gaelic material, ...  Show more

Caterina Barbieri, Kali Malone, Moritz Von Oswald and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe discuss the role limitations play in the creative process, and whether they can be a source for creativity, if working with limitations helps sharpen one’s aesthetics and define one’s unique artistic vo ...  Show more

Zara Larsson is an international singer song writer, amassing over 8 billion streams across all major streaming platforms. Since she won a national televised talent contest in her native Sweden aged 10, Zara has always wanted to be ‘bigger than Elvis’ and ‘more famous than Beyonc ...  Show more

Swedish singer/songwriter sensation Zara Larsson got cozy with us this week and we talked about all things loooooove and relationships. We reminisced about the ex she couldn’t quit even though everyone in her life hated him, talked about our former best friends and what it took t ...  Show more

In their ongoing effort to explain why the Swedes are so good at making pop, Alex and Jordan dive into the creation of “Dancing Queen.” (Spoiler: It might involve working their recording engineers to the brink of exhaustion.) They also touch on the lengthy writing process for the ...  Show more

Songwriters play a big role in the music industry by writing songs that fit the styles and genres of different artists. But have you ever wondered how their musical ideas successfully get produced and released by top-performing artists? In this episode, Xylo chats with London- ...