In 2006-7 I was the guest singer-song writer in residence at ABC Radio. with a Live Songwriting Sing-a-long segment that I devised and co- hosted with Trevor Chapel on Radio National- Overnights program.
Each session I would present listeners with a template for a song. It would have a hook line or Chorus we could all sing together, a simple verse melody and sometimes a genre or theme. We’d spend a bit of time introducing the tune, chatting and playing pre-written example verses and then open it up to listeners who would call in with their own lyrics that they would sing as I accompanied them on guitar. It was always so lovely to hear people’s voices and ideas, sometimes incredibly heart felt, sometimes witty or philosophical. It was always a joy to sing the chorus together and share the experience with such a huge cross section of the Australian community tuning in at 2 am… taxi drivers, shift workers, breast feeding mothers, insomniacs, truckies, studying students…and so on. The willingness to participate was heart warming, people just need to be given an inviting platform.
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