I woke up with the song “Head and Heart” in my brain. In case you don’t know, the “hit” was by America, it appeared on their second album, “Homecoming,” which contained “Ventura Highway.” But the song was written by John Martyn. What stunned me was that neither recording sounded like the version in my head. […]

Hayes Carll is an award-winning singer-songwriter from Texas. We discuss how he performed virtually during the pandemic, as well as what it’s like to be a touring musician singing his truth today and the tension between needing to have a presence online yet still focus on the work. Hayes also describes what it’s like to […]

Hey Bob, You may not know it, but I’ve long admired your writing. So it was that I was quite taken aback when a friend of mine in the States mentioned that you’d written a piece entitled ‘Living In A Fantasy’ – taking inspiration from my 1980 song. It’s a beautifully written article (as always) […]

Is everything disposable? Does everything have a lifespan? Seemingly every day a song gets stuck in my head, I wake up singing it to myself. And usually I can’t figure out what started it. Two days ago it was the Hollies’ “Carrie Anne.” Today it’s Leo Sayer’s “Living in a Fantasy.” You probably know the […]