I'm joined to today by Australian singer songwriter and teacher Lyn Bowtell.

"Finding that drive inside of you can be hard but enjoy the wins and remember that it’s okay to feel any way that you feel in the moment and that sometimes can come through in the song you write." Describes Lyn in this featured podcast. She wanted to be a singer forever and never really considered another option, it's what she wanted and has always done. We talk through her journey as a singer, songwriter and teacher along with check out some of her new collaborations and work. 

She encourages us to "find the right people to share your songs with who can validate you and nurture your songwriting."

“The more personal the more universal” was a great quote that she loves when writing songs. 

Director of the country music academy which is going online for 2021 with country superstars. 

Check out the online course here: academycountrymusic.com.au

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Ainsley Costello originally from Seattle just moved to Nashville at the age of 16 with her parents to pursue her music career just as the Covid 19 lockdown hit, hear how this pandemic has impacted Nashville and the arts through the eyes of this ambitious 16 year old girl and her family.

Trying to be who she is but at 16 she is aware that she doesn’t know exactly who she is, Rae and Ainsley talk about how life changes over the years and that who you are keeps changing and they make a comparison of life to the old “choose your own adventure” games.

She has a long list of artists she would like to write with but top of the list in the podcast was John Mayor.

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Jesse Slack Country Singer Songwriter from Canada

Jesse says it felt like the options were sports or music growing up, his twin went towards sports and he got into playing guitar and singing, he would sit for hours, with his first guitar called “tiny boy” from the toy shop, and would learn Neil Young songs and at the age of 13 wrote his first song.

Jesse says “it took me 27 years to work out you just have to be yourself, and don’t change for anyone”

“If you wanna be successful and get there fast go on your own, if you wanna be successful and stay there forever go together” Jesse says and works a lot with his good friend, songwriter, Darrell Scott. 

We also check out his new song 'Christmas Time With You' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VbCqupo4qk  

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Jessica Lynn, independent singer songwriter from New York shares about her ups and downs building her music life, the heartbreak and with wins including sharing the bill with major country music talent, such as Keith Urban, Thompson Square, and Clint Black Lynn also went on tour with country music artist Jo Dee Messina

This year she released a single called "It's Just Not Christmas" and shares the true meaning behind the song, it might just make you cry.

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Collin Lillie, Scottish Australian from popular TV show the Voice, came and talked to us about his incredible journey with music, nature and relationships including parenting which is always a great inspiration for great songwriting. 

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Singer Songwriter Saint Barae from Gold Coast QLD shares from the heart. In this podcast we talk about religion, sexuality and the way these aspects in life have impacted his journey as a songwriter.

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Singer Songwriter Sarah Harralson is a beautiful singer songwriter from Nashville Tennessee. With a career in music not just as a singer songwriter but in the business side of it too she has a wide understanding of the industry and creative songwriting. Hear about how by a mistake in identity ended up meeting some amazing opportunities. Sometimes having a common name like Sarah can be a blessing.

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SAAKB an artist who sing's like an angel and writes from a place of love and humility, he is all about the music. In this talk we find out more about his musical experience, inspiration and future goals. If you want to learn more about this amazing artist make sure you tune into this podcast. 

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With one foot in Boston, one in Nashville, and roots in the Midwest, Mary Haller combines her musical background with her love of language in crafting songs aimed at the commercial country, pop and film/TV markets.

Mary shares her stories of songwriting starting at the age of 40, nothing stopping her from following her passion for music and songwriting,

Rae Leigh and Mary Haller met through a Marty Dodson introduction and co-wrote the new single "Find A Better Day" released on the 20th of November 2020 which is featured in the podcast. Even after writing the song together via e-mail this podcast is actually the first time the two co-writers have spoken, its great to hear how their first talk unfolds.

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Rapper and songwriter Brad McCracken also known as B.M.C, some amazing stories and collaborations with people from all over the world, using digital tools such as BandLab.com and Facebook.

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