In this episode I have the great pleasure of chatting with Canberra duo, The Cashews. Pete Lyon and Alison Procter write songs about people and places that are close to them and often "pop up" in the places that they have written about to perform those songs. In the interview we learn about how they both started writing songs individually as kids and how, many years later, they combined their songwriting skills to form The Cashews. They tell great stories about how they work together to write songs. Back in the day Alison would record ideas on a dictaphone and Pete would burn them onto CDs. One time Pete left some of his musical ideas on a CD hidden in a tree at a train station for Alison to find!

They also play an old song (Sullivan's Creek) and a new song (A Simple Song) live in the studio and we discuss how both of these songs were written.

This conversation provides great insights into how two talented songwriters have learnt from each other and collaborated to create a fantastic body of work that resonates with their many appreciators. You don't want to miss this one!

Check out The Cashews music here:

⁠https://thecashews.bandcamp.com/⁠

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⁠The Cashews - Tuggeranong Parkway (The Slimer Sessions)YouTube · localnlivecanberra5 minutes, 42 seconds30 Sept 2012⁠