Rustic Songbird

Want to learn to use your voice to connect the feeling of your songs to your audience?

In this episode of the Rustic Songbird Podcast, Lydia Walker interviews vocal coach Tiffany Vanboxtel, about how songwriters can learn to sing with emotion. If you've written songs and want your passion to come through when you perform, you will learn some great tips for using your voice to get the message across to your listeners.

Wondering if you could quit your day job and pursue music full-time?

In this episode of the Rustic Songbird Podcast, Lydia Walker interviews John Martin Keith, about his journey to becoming a full time musician, and what it looks like currently in his music career. He's recently started a podcast about how you can make a living in the music industry.

Do you ever wonder how to stand out as a singer, and find your unique sound?

In this episode of the Rustic Songbird Podcast, Lydia Walker interviews vocal coach Moe Loughran about how to find your voice. Moe shares from her experience of working with many singers, and talks about the common struggles as well as how you can discover the sweet spot of your own unique voice.

Description: Wanna know how to balance pursuing your dream of playing music, while also holding down a job?

In this episode of the Rustic Songbird Podcast, Lydia Walker interviews Kristina Ward about how to keep your music career going when you work full time. Kristina shares her experience of chasing her dreams of pursuing music, while funding it by working other jobs. She shares some great tips for musicians who are getting started.

Are you ready to go from playing music as a hobby to turning it into a business? It all starts with your mindset!

In this episode of the Rustic Songbird podcast, Lydia Walker interviews Lorneth Delora Peters about how to have a success mindset as a musician. You will be encouraged by listening to the simple mindset shifts and practical habits that you need to go from hobbyist to professional musician.

Ever wonder how you could pitch your songs to be featured on TV and in movies?

In this episode of the Rustic Songbird Podcast, Lydia Walker interviews Shawn Williams about how he writes music specifically to pitch for use in TV shows, and his method for being intentional in the writing process for the style and potential use of the song for sync licensing.

Are you interested in releasing your own music online, but don't know where to start?

In this episode of the Rustic Songbird Podcast, host Lydia Walker breaks down how to release your own music as an independent music artist. Find out if you're ready to put your music out there, and learn pro tips for getting your songs ready to release into the world.

When it comes to booking gigs do you fly by the seat of your pants? If you've been wanting to get better organized so you stop double bookings and missed opportunities, this one is for you!

In this episode of the Rustic Songbird Podcast, Lydia Walker interviews gospel singer Pam Weston about her system for organizing all of her bookings, and keeping her calendar full. Pam shares great tips for gigging musicians who want to be more streamlined in the way they keep track of venues, bookings and contacts. You'll learn how to get your calendar organized so that it stays that way!

Are you looking for ways to build your audience online?

In this episode of the Rustic Songbird Podcast, Lydia Walker interviews Grace Askew about her 2 year challenge of writing a song every day! She has given her followers the chance to be a part of the writing process, and then posted the new songs online each day.

Grace has a Patreon account setup for her true fans to donate to her music and get access to all the full songs and videos. She shares how the process works and how it has affected her audience by posting new music every day.

Want to know the secret to getting your songs on Spotify playlists for more streams and more income?

In this episode of the Rustic Songbird Podcast, Lydia Walker interviews Allison Clarke about her process of pitching her songs and the strategy behind how to get your songs placed on playlists for more plays on Spotify.

This is a must listen if you are planning to or already have released music online, and want to get it out to more people! The process is simpler than you might think, if you're willing to do the work. Allison shares some great tips and explains how anyone can use this strategy to get more plays.