Rustic Songbird

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In the latest episode of the Rustic Songbird podcast, Lydia Walker interviews Cristabelle Braden about her story of becoming a songwriter after experiencing a head injury. They talk about using your story to inspire others, and how writing music can be therapeutic. Cristabelle shares about how her music is helping others who are recovering from head injury to feel understood, and to give them hope.

Cristabelle Braden is an award winning singer/songwriter, speaker, author, and the founder of Hope After Head Injury. After suffering a traumatic brain injury, she began to write music. Since then, she has surpassed medical expectations and thrived in her newfound gift of music; she has come from re-learning daily life tasks in brain injury rehabilitation to setting her feet firmly on the ground as a songwriter, speaker, and artist with a message of hope.

Find out more at https://cristabellebraden.com/.

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Welcome to the Rustic Songbird Podcast!

Have you slaved over making your songs the best quality they can be, and then shy away when it comes to promoting and selling your music?

In the latest episode of the Rustic Songbird podcast, Lydia Walker interviews Greg LaFollette about how he intentionally plans his songs and music promotions to be authentic and real. You'll learn helpful tips for how to promote your own music without sounding cheesy or salesy.

Find out more about Greg's music at www.greglafollette.com.

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Are you thinking about making music videos for your songs?

In this episode of the Rustic Songbird podcast, Lydia Walker interviews Karen Keeley about how to plan a professional music video shoot. Karen shares great tips and advice for any size budget.

Karen Keeley has extensive experience in TV/video production, casting, modeling, music and radio. Her career in the entertainment industry has given her the opportunity to be on both sides of the camera. Karen has the ability to see through the eyes of a director, think like a producer, and speak the language of an actor. She's dedicated to creating outstanding content that will entertain, inform and inspire.

Find more about Karen and her new casting agency at www.karenkeeleycasting.com.

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Are you a singer who's afraid to put yourself out there online? What if no one watches? Or, what if they do?

In this episode of the Rustic Songbird podcast, Lydia Walker interviews Sarah Watson about her story of singing regularly on Facebook Live. Sarah shares about facing her fears of going live, and what it felt like to finally go for it. She also talks about the response from people watching, and how it's helping to build her audience online.

Connect with Sarah on her Facebook pages, Sarah Beth Watson Music, and "I Love Christian Folk Music".

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Are you getting ready to put your own music out there, but want to make sure your songs are protected? Don't know where to start with copyrighting and publishing your work?

In this episode, Lydia Walker interviews Anne Schmidt about how to prepare to release your own songs on the legal side. Learn how to make sure your copyright is safe, and how to register with a music publishing company so you will get paid for all uses of your songs.

Anne is a public relations manager for the Hand of Help ministry, and CSMI (Christian Songwriters Musicians International).

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Are you a musician who participates in your church praise and worship team? Do you ever wonder if there's more than just singing the same songs over and over? Have you seen a need for representing multi-ethnic and multi-cultural music in your local church?

In this episode of the Rustic Songbird Podcast, Lydia Walker interviews Robby Valderrama about the need for diversity in our churches, and specifically how songwriters and musicians can impact the music by serving in the local church.

Robby is the host of the Praise Hands Podcast, and offers resources and advice for forward-thinking Christian leaders at www.thechurchahead.org.

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Would you like to find a mentor to help coach you through becoming a better songwriter?

In this episode, Lydia Walker interviews Krissy Nordhoff about her songwriting career and the journey of becoming a mentor. They talk about praying for the right mentor, and becoming what you need by paying it forward.

Krissy is the co-founder of Brave Worship and hosts the Brave Worship podcast. She has recently created a Songwriting Personality Test and an online course called "Worship Songwriting Mentorship".

In this episode, you'll learn more about the importance of mentorship and an example of what true community looks like.

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Have you found your calling, but now you're not sure how to make your passion pay the bills? Maybe you're starting a new venture, and need the funds to keep it going while it grows?

In this episode, podcast host Lydia Walker explains 10 ways you can FUND your passion. When what you're passionate about isn't paying the bills, here are some ideas to get you started and keep it going.

Tony Robbins says, "It's not the lack of resources that causes failure, but the lack of resourcefulness."

So in this show, you'll learn how to make a plan for how to fund your music career with other streams of income, to inspire you and help you take the next step.

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Want to know how you can stay motivated even when you don't feel like showing up? How do post consistently without letting discouragement get you down?

In this episode, Lydia Walker interviews Tobias about how he stays motivated to create consistent content and to keep showing up. Tobias tells his story of wanting to be a singer and putting in the work, and how he started a podcast that has grown quickly because he is consistent to share his message. You'll be inspired hearing how he started, and never gave up.

Check out his podcast, Tobias Motivations and subscribe for DAILY encouragement!

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In this episode of the Rustic Songbird podcast, Lydia Walker interviews Anne Schmidt about how to prepare to release your own songs on the legal side. Learn how to make sure your copyright is safe, and how to register with a music publishing company so you will get paid for all uses of your songs.