In this episode my guest is Larissa Swan who writes beautiful songs for and about people who mean a lot to her. Larissa writes songs to help process big issues in her life and has made great connections with people through songwriting. Sometimes the people she writes songs for reciprocate and send her back one of their own compositions which can be pretty special. Larissa recognises that she's got to stop and capture song ideas when she gets them. Sometimes the song can be written in that moment, other times it might take a year or more.

Larissa plays her song "Stars and Streetlamps" live in the studio, written about saying goodbye to a close friend on a cold, dark night. She explains how her friend's musical tastes influenced the way the song was written. Larissa's powerful performance conveys the emotional connection to her friend - it's a beautiful song.